NEBOSH National General Certificate (Classroom)

About this Classroom Taught Qualification

The NEBOSH National General Certificate is a qualification designed to help those with health and safety responsibilities (e.g. managers, supervisors and employee representatives) to discharge more effectively their organisational duties and functions. The full title of this qualification is: "NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health"

The NEBOSH National General Certificate covers the main legal requirements for health and safety in the UK, identification and control of workplace hazards, and the practical application of this knowledge.

Classroom & Qualification Key facts

• Duration (Learning): 10 Days (Block learning)
• Duration (Exam): 1 Day Exam
• Duration (Total): 11 Days including Exam
• Memberships: TechIOSH
• Locations: A choice of global locations are available
• Exam Date: Held on the last day of training course (usually)
• Exam Price: Included (no hidden fees or extra cost)
• Course Start Dates: A choice of start dates are available

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

Syllabus Summary (Oct 2009 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) - Policy
• Health and safety management systems (SMS) - Organising
• Health and safety management systems (SMS) - Planning
• Health and safety management systems (SMS) - Measuring, audit and review

GC2

• Workplace hazards and risk control
• Transport hazards and risk control
• Musculoskeletal hazards and risk 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 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 of up to £310, please click here to see a list of venues.

Please call for available dates: +44(0)1482 806805

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 eLearning Standard Examination Dates:

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.

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.