NEBOSH Certificate

[lily]

I’ve just had a meeting with my boss, and he wants me to do the NEBOSH Certificate as I am getting move involved with health & safety for my job.

I know it falls into the remit of Company Secretariat work (which as I'm studying to become a company secretary it may be useful) however with my ICSA training/ studying I’m doing I don’t want to be taking on much more studying

Do any of you fine people know what is involved in the NEBOSH Certificate and is it worthwhile having?!

Thanks' in advance

Lily x :D

[454697819]

I think its a 4 day course? as always happy to stand corrected...


o wait that maybe Ibosh..

[SoulKiss]

So let me get this right, as you dont want to do this you are looking to see if you can put the Kybosh on the NEBOSH ???

[G]

In H&S terms it is the most basic recognised qualification, however it is VERY easy to get, and is now pretty much disregarded in the safety industry as everyman and his dog now has it.

It covers the very basic of the HASWA and MHSW regs.

As for H&S in the work place being a secretarial role, it only is if the company in question doesn’t take safety seriously.

Some people do it and then expect to walk into a H&S job paying ?35k+ which is laughable.

Still, if someone else is paying for it then go for it.

[Beaniebike]

My Oh has responsibility for health and safety at work. I will tell him to read this when he gets in.

[Tara]

IOSH is a 5 day course NEBOSH is 10 days plus the exam and coursework i'm currently doing it after doing IOSH in March

Good luck

[G]

IOSH is a 5 day course NEBOSH is 10 days plus the exam and coursework i'm currently doing it after doing IOSH in March

Good luck

IOSH (I'm sadly a chartered member of IOSH and a registered chartered safety practitioner for my sins) is the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and not a qualification, they provide 3 courses to training companies that I know of and don’t specifically run the course themselves, the course are working safely, managing safely and directing safely none of which are officially recognised qualifications, they are even more basic than the NEBOSH general certificate which is at least recognised qualification.

You can do the NEBOSH general certificate for about £475 in 3 days including the cost of the exams (which is one of the reason its now considered mickey mouse). The NEBOSH Diploma is reasonably well respected but even then employers want you to have a more specific qualification as well such as the NEBOSH construction certificate etc.

[Tara]

IOSH (I'm sadly a chartered member of IOSH and a registered chartered safety practitioner for my sins) is the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and not a qualification, they provide 3 courses to training companies that I know of and don?t specifically run the course themselves, the course are working safely, managing safely and directing safely none of which are officially recognised qualifications, they are even more basic than the NEBOSH general certificate which is at least recognised qualification.

You can do the NEBOSH general certificate for about £475 in 3 days including the cost of the exams (which is one of the reason its now considered mickey mouse). The NEBOSH Diploma is reasonably well respected but even then employers want you to have a more specific qualification as well such as the NEBOSH construction certificate etc.

Superb wish i'd known i could do it 3 days according to my lot the company we are going CHSS charge upto 2K and its over 10 days i'm doing NEBOSH for construction i did IOSH managing safely it was a 4 day course plus exam

thanks for tha advice i might go and have a word with my training dept

[Tara]

IOSH (I'm sadly a chartered member of IOSH and a registered chartered safety practitioner for my sins) is the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and not a qualification, they provide 3 courses to training companies that I know of and don?t specifically run the course themselves, the course are working safely, managing safely and directing safely none of which are officially recognised qualifications, they are even more basic than the NEBOSH general certificate which is at least recognised qualification.

You can do the NEBOSH general certificate for about £475 in 3 days including the cost of the exams (which is one of the reason its now considered mickey mouse). The NEBOSH Diploma is reasonably well respected but even then employers want you to have a more specific qualification as well such as the NEBOSH construction certificate etc.

Superb wish i'd known i could do it 3 days according to my lot the company we are going CHSS charge upto 2K and its over 10 days i'm doing NEBOSH for construction i did IOSH managing safely it was a 4 day course plus exam

thanks for tha advice i might go and have a word with my training dept

[Tara]

IOSH (I'm sadly a chartered member of IOSH and a registered chartered safety practitioner for my sins) is the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and not a qualification, they provide 3 courses to training companies that I know of and don?t specifically run the course themselves, the course are working safely, managing safely and directing safely none of which are officially recognised qualifications, they are even more basic than the NEBOSH general certificate which is at least recognised qualification.

You can do the NEBOSH general certificate for about £475 in 3 days including the cost of the exams (which is one of the reason its now considered mickey mouse). The NEBOSH Diploma is reasonably well respected but even then employers want you to have a more specific qualification as well such as the NEBOSH construction certificate etc.

Superb wish i'd known i could do it 3 days according to my lot the company we are going CHSS charge upto 2K and its over 10 days i'm doing NEBOSH for construction i did IOSH managing safely it was a 4 day course plus exam

thanks for tha advice i might go and have a word with my training dept

[Tara]

Superb wish i'd known i could do it 3 days according to my lot the company we are going CHSS charge upto 2K and its over 10 days i'm doing NEBOSH for construction i did IOSH managing safely it was a 4 day course plus exam

thanks for tha advice i might go and have a word with my training dept

[G]

Superb wish i'd known i could do it 3 days according to my lot the company we are going CHSS charge upto 2K and its over 10 days i'm doing NEBOSH for construction i did IOSH managing safely it was a 4 day course plus exam

thanks for tha advice i might go and have a word with my training dept

Its definately worth shopping around, one of our new starters is just about to start the NEBOSH construction certificate and Faithful & Gould wanted ?2.5k for a 12 day course, which was abit of a joke, we eventualy found the 3 day intensive one for that price (I will find out where).

You can also pay ?275 and just do the exams on it as well, I'm sure you can do that with all NEBOSH courses, thats what we normally do.

[Tara]

Its definately worth shopping around, one of our new starters is just about to start the NEBOSH construction certificate and Faithful & Gould wanted ?2.5k for a 12 day course, which was abit of a joke, we eventualy found the 3 day intensive one for that price (I will find out where).

You can also pay ?275 and just do the exams on it as well, I'm sure you can do that with all NEBOSH courses, thats what we normally do.

as soon as our Training dept get in i'll get it sorted - thank you for that

[Johnny_BoomBoom]

I did my ISOH 'Managing Safely' course about 4 years ago...if memory serves it was a 5 day course costing about £600. It was OK, but very basic!

I've added COSHH assessors course to this ,and had one of the other members of our H&S committee attend a Fire Assessors course.

I intend to do the NEBOSH Diploma later this year - to brush up on and improve my knowledge and abilities. I'd suggest if you're getting it paid for take it - these types of courses/certificates/diplomas are always 'transportable' ,and even if you don;t have specifics ,it does show a general understanding and ability to learn!

[Tara]

i was told IOSH was only valid for 3 years unless you did NEBOSH before it expired- is that not right either?

[Johnny_BoomBoom]

i was told IOSH was only valid for 3 years unless you did NEBOSH before it expired- is that not right either?

Well, there is no expiry on the certificate on the wall in front of me......it could be that to become a member of The IOSH, you have to have completed the course in the past 3 years - never looked into it (already a member of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI - formerly IQA) and now also Institute of Environmental Management and Appraisal (IEMA)). May look into Health and Safety memberships later in the year!

[Tara]

Well, there is no expiry on the certificate on the wall in front of me......it could be that to become a member of The IOSH, you have to have completed the course in the past 3 years - never looked into it (already a member of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI - formerly IQA) and now also Institute of Environmental Management and Appraisal (IEMA)). May look into Health and Safety memberships later in the year!

Think i have some looking into myself