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About this Qualification
The NEBOSH Construction Certificate training is a qualification both for those with construction management responsibilities and for those who are required to provide routine, day-to-day advice on health, safety and welfare in construction work. The full title of this qualification is: "NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Safety & Health'
The Construction Certificate is designed to cover general health and safety issues within a construction context as well as placing emphasis on the specific construction issues that make the industry amongst the most dangerous in which to work.
National Construction Key facts
- Duration: 110 - 165 hours
- Memberships: TechIOSH
- Locations: All SHEilds' venues
- Exam Dates: March / June / September / December
- Exam Price: £115
- Course Start Dates: Anytime
Payments for eLearning courses made within the UK (only) are subject to UK VAT at the prevailing rate.
Syllabus Summary (Nov 2014 Specification)
The course syllabus consists of two primary modules broken down into unit elements as follows:
NGC1
- Foundations in health and safety
- Health and safety management systems (SMS) - Plan
- Health and safety management systems (SMS) - Do
- Health and safety management systems (SMS) - Check
- Health and safety management systems (SMS) - Act
NCC1
- Construction law and management
- Construction site: Hazards and controls
- Vehicle and plant movement: Hazards and control
- Musculoskeletal hazards and control
- Work equipment: Hazards and risk control
- Electrical safety
- Fire safety
- Chemical and biological health: Hazards and risk control
- Physical and psychological health: Hazards and risk control
- Working at height: Hazards and risk control
- Excavation work and confined spaces: Hazards and risk control
- Demolition and deconstruction: Hazards and risk control
Examinations
The examination comprises two 2-hour written papers and a practical assessment. Each written paper consists of one 'long-answer' question and ten 'short-answer' questions. All questions are compulsory. The practical assessment consists of carrying out a risk assessment of a workplace and preparing a short report.
Exam Sitting Fees: Students not wishing to sit their examinations at a 
SHEilds Test Centre may incur an additional fee, please click here to see a list of venues.
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General Exam information
NOTE for NVQ courses: There are no Examinations for NVQ qualifications; NVQ assessment is solely based upon your portfolio (collection of evidence)
NEBOSH eLearning courses
When taking one of our NEBOSH eLearning courses you can take you're exam in one of our worldwide locations, all eLearning courses require an examination to be passed in order to complete the qualification, please see the below dates for your specific course.
NEBOSH Certificate level exams are now on demand and our examinations team will make students aware of opening periods.
NEBOSH Exam Sitting Fees (for eLearning students): Students not wishing to sit their examinations at a SHEilds Test Center may incur an additional fee payable for non SHEilds test centres click here to see a list of venues.
Classroom/Blended Examination (NEBOSH & IOSH courses) Dates:
Our classroom based courses usually include the examination on the last day of the course with no additional fees to pay.
NEBOSH / IOSH Exam Sitting Fees (for Classroom students): There are no additional fees, all examination fees are included within the course price.
If you have questions regarding your classroom based course, which includes your exam, then please do not hesitate to contact your course advisor on success@sheilds.org and they will be happy to assist you.
IOSH eLearning examinations/assessment:
Our IOSH eLearning courses are studied entirely on-line, examinations are also taken on-line from your location over the internet, in addition to a work-based project assessment.
