NEBOSH National General Certificate

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If you would still like to enrol on a full time course that started in September 2025, please contact our admissions team directly – admissions@wolvcoll.ac.uk

Attendance: Part Time

Location: Telford Campus

Course code: H&S2

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Is this course right for me?

The NEBOSH National General Certificate is the most widely held Health & Safety qualification in the UK. It is aimed at anyone who wants to pursue a career or anyone who is currently working and has responsibility of Health and Safety in the Health and Safety sector.

This course runs 9.00am – 5.00pm for 5 days plus an exam.

Various dates throughout the year

Course Fee: £1,399

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Course details

Entry Requirements:

Candidates do not require any formal entry requirements in Health and Safety, however it is recommended that learners undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IETS) score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests or GCSE English Language A*-C (9-4 new system)

What will I learn?

Element 1 Why we should manage workplace health and safety
Element 2 How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
Element 3 Manage risk – understanding people and processes
Element 4 Health and safety monitoring and measuring
Element 5 Physical and psychological health
Element 6 Musculoskeletal health
Element 7 Chemical and biological agents
Element 8 General workplace issues
Element 9 Work equipment
Element 10 Fire
Element 11 Electricity

What skills will I gain?

By studying this course you will:

Develop your understanding of how your actions and your responsibilities contribute to Health and Safety in the workplace
Develop skills to manage Health and Safety within the workplace
Learn how to identify and define hazards and risks, how to produce risk assessments and risk control
Learn to identify the legal requirements within the workplace
Understand investigating accidents and incidents
Understand how to improve the safety performance in your workplace and how Health and Safety plays an active part in protecting the environment
Understand the benefits of implementing safety management systems in the workplace

How will I be assessed?

Assessment is in the form of the NG1 exam, a 24 hour online open book exam and the NG2 open book practical assessment with 2 weeks for completion.

On achievement of both units a Nebosh National General Certificate parchment is awarded.

What can I do next?

After successfully completing this course you could progress onto to the Level 6 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice or onto one of our other courses.