Know the complete functions before starting NEBOSH education

by Reena Jha Online Marketer @Outshine Solutions NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) is one of the most preferable certifications amongst employers and provides high value while appointing workers to the construction industry. The popularity of NEBOSH certificates can be measured by the fact that over 100 countries conducts NEBOSH exams and around 35,000 candidates participate in it every year enrolling themselves through more than 500 course providers. NEBOSH courses can only be delivered by NEBOSH accredited course providers and NEBOSH has set high quality standards for it.  That is why most top construction enterprises trusts NEBOSH courses and certificates when it comes to health and safety standards in the industry. This is the reason why NEBOSH certified workers preferred over others.

Generally, students complete a program of study concluding with a NEBOSH Diploma course (equivalent to an Honors Degree) choosing from either:
•    NEBOSH International Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health
•    NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health
•    NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management

International diploma is designed for the persons who are looking to progress their career to develop skills in order to become an International safety practitioner. The exam pattern is made on four units (A, B, C and D) and exam held in twice in each year and comprise of one 3-hour written paper for each of the core units. These unites are -
Syllabus
•    Unit A:  Managing health and safety
•    Unit B:  Hazardous agents in the workplace
•    Unit C:  Workplace and work equipment
•    Unit D:  Application of health and safety theory and practice (Assignment)

On other hand, we get quite similar pattern for National Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health as in IGC like same units and time period for exams that is twice in year (Jan and July). NEBOSH NGC provides the knowledge and understanding that underpins skilled performance as an OHASP.

NEBOSH Environmental Diploma (ED) is planned to equip health and safety practitioners with an appropriate practiced level qualification to undertake responsibilities related to the risks of damage to the environment posed by work activities. The program is in two modules:

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

The NEBOSH Construction Certificate is aimed at Site Managers, supervisors and CDM co-coordinators who manager or coordinates the activities in construction industry to make ensure that all actions they manage is performed in a safe manner. Whereas, if you have planned to attain NEBOSH exams through e-learning method, you can even go for that. The best part of this e-Leaning is that you can get answers of all your queries from many experts and you will also have the control to manage time that best suit to you and you are flexible to choose the study order that you want.

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