NEBOSH Environmental Management Diploma

About this Qualification

The NEBOSH Environmental Diploma is designed to equip health and safety practitioners with an appropriate professional level qualification to undertake responsibilities in relation to the risks of damage to the environment posed by work activities. The full title of this qualification is: "NEBOSH National Diploma in Environmental Management".

The intended learning outcomes are that holders of this award should be able to:

• Advise management on the likely environmental impact of an organisation's activities and the action needed to avoid or minimise the harmful effects.
• Arrange for appropriate action to be taken either by themselves or in co-operation with other specialist staff.
• Appreciate the inter-relationship between actions taken to protect workpeople and those taken to protect the environment so that the best combination of measures is adopted.

Environmental Diploma Key facts

• Duration: 150 hours
• Locations: All SHEilds' venues
• Exam Dates: June / December

Note: Commencing 2017 the NEBOSH Environmental Diploma exams will no longer be held in June and December. These will be held alongside the IDUC and NDUC exams in the months of January and July. Dates TBC.

• Registration fee: £26
  
• Exam fee: £89
• Exam venue fee: price varies on location
  
• Practical Assignment fee: £89
• Course Start Dates: Anytime

Payments for eLearning courses made within the UK (only) are subject to UK VAT at the prevailing rate.

Syllabus Summary (September 2010 Specification)

The syllabus comprises two core modules:

• ED1:  Management of environmental risk
• ED2:  Application of environmental risk theory and practice

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements; prospective candidates should be advised that this is a professional level qualification. The NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management is intended primarily for those responsible for environmental management.

Examination details

The examination is held twice each year (every 6 months) and comprises one 3-hour written paper where candidates are required to select five from eight questions. There is also a 4,000 word workplace based project to complete.