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What does NEBOSH IGC International General Certificate offer?
NEBOSH International General Certificate equips a HSE professional by offering a strong foundation in the ethics and practice of health and safety management. It also supplements with the goal in providing skilled individuals to become specialists in the health and safety industry. Extensive training and guidance on all the parameters of NEBOSH IGC, helps the professional in identifying the hazards in the workplace and tactically carrying out risk review, document results, re-evaluate procedures and create a recommendations report for management to comply with best practice in HSE. NEBOSH IGC also helps to cultivate, sponsor & communicate an effective health and safety culture at the workplace.
Who should undergo a NEBOSH IGC training course?
NEBOSH IGC course is designed for individuals seeking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of health and safety. These individuals could be professionals with vast responsibilities to ensure health and safety in their organization or students looking for a career takeoff in the field of health and safety, providing them a platform for further professional learning. This course encompasses the needs of large-scale organizations looking to implement a globally recognized health and safety training program.
Why NEBOSH IGC?
Any workplace or real world environment is subject to hazards like fire or repercussions of an inefficient process that aren’t uncommon and consequences cannot be taken nonchalantly. This has heightened the need to build a system that can proactively and reactively reduce the risks by implementing safe systems at work.
Is NEBOSH IGC recognized?
The International General Certificate qualification adheres to the compliance and regulatory standards of Technician Membership (Tech IOSH) of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and Associate membership (AIIRSM) of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
What are the benefits of NEBOSH IGC certification?
On successful completion of assessment and gaining a NEBOSH certification, the individual is better equipped when it comes to emergency situations or hazards at the workplace like fire, physical abuse, spreading of toxic gas etc. Procedures to reduce the risk of such events as well as controlling the damage should they occur is enhanced knowledge that can applied to practice in workplace.
Does this course have scope in organizations of all scales and sizes?
Yes, the risks related to workplace are not limited to small or big entities. Any kind of machinery or equipment might pose potential hazards leading to accidental situations. As a result every kind of organization hires specialists in health and safety management.
What is the enrollment procedure for the certification programme?
NEBOSH Certificate is a block release that includes 10 days’ tuition from one of our expert tutors. We also provide distance learning by studying offline for duration of 2 months. Students could also enroll for a single unit, which on completion entitles a NEBOSH certificate. The second unit can be completed at any time during a 5 year period to be a fully qualified NEBOSH certified professional.
What will you learn?
IGC1- Management of International Health & Safety
GC-2:- Control of International workplace hazards
GC-3 International Health & Safety – Practical Assessment
This course is specifically designed for novice/professionals in the field of HSE looking to improve their awareness and the processes involved with assessing and controlling risks and hazards at the workplace. Whether you are a supervisor or manager looking to implement better health and safety measures within your teams or you are looking to enhance your CV and career prospects, the course is designed to give you all the practical knowledge and skill set.
The Benefits of IOSH Managing Safely through NIOSHE:
» You’ll have your own personal tutor support whenever you need it and for the duration of the course.
» Each course module features high quality graphics, lots of interactive sessions and is designed to be a fun and engaging experience.
» The courses are designed to give you the knowledge you actually need. The objective is to make our course content as relevant and a ‘close-match’ to your practical requirements as possible.
» Real world scenarios and situations are used as case studies in our courses. Some of these scenarios are mostly familiar with managers and supervisors.
» Successful completion of the end of course examination will result in an IOSH certificate being awarded in recognition of the delegate’s achievement.
Why You Need to Take This Course?
Any manager or supervisor in any industry has a moral, legal and financial obligation to be aware of the risks involved within their working environment. Those outside of a managerial role would also benefit by having the knowledge skill set required to assess and control hazards and risks. Health and safety risks can be present in any environment and any sector and it’s essential that all organisations have individuals trained to the highest standard. The course is also designed to help professionals to improve their career prospects. Having an IOSH Managing Safely qualification on your resume gives you the edge over other peers and helps you achieve your career goals.
What are the Programme contents?
» Module 1 – Introducing managing safely
» Module 2 – Assessing risks
» Module 3 – Controlling risks
» Module 4 – Understanding your responsibilities
» Module 5 – Identifying hazards
» Module 6 – Investigating accidents and incidents
» Module 7 – Measuring performance
» Module 8 – Protecting our environment
What is the Certification criteria?
You will be awarded the IOSH ‘Managing safely’ certificate upon attending the course and successfully completing both the written and practical assessments. There would be a 45-minute written assessment paper comprising of 22 questions that are marked on different schemes and a practical assessment.
Total three units have been prepared for this program and each unit is designed in view of international EHS Management Scenario.
Unit 1: BASICS OF EHS MANAGEMENT
Unit-2: STRATEGY OF RISK CONTROL
Unit 3: PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT
You must ensure that you have booked your examination in plenty of time before your chosen exam date.
1. The assessment for Unit-1 & Unit-2 is a two hour written exam consisting of one long question (20% of the marks) and 08 short questions (each 10% of the total marks). You must answer all questions.
2. You must ensure that you have booked your examination in plenty of time before your chosen exam date.
3. To achieve a full NIOSHE Certificate qualification you must complete Unit-1, Unit-2 & Unit-3.
4. Unit-3 requires you to complete a practical assessment, demonstrating practical application of the knowledge you have gained throughout the course.
Total two units have been prepared for this program and each unit is designed in view of international Environment Management Scenario.
Unit 1: BASICS OF ENVIRONMENT
Unit 2: ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
- The assessment for Unit-1 & Unit-2 is a two hour written exam consisting of one long question (20% of the marks) and 08 short questions (each 10% of the total marks). You must answer all questions.
- You must ensure that you have booked your examination in plenty of time before your chosen exam date.
- To achieve a full NIOSHE Certificate qualification you must complete Unit-1 & Unit-2.
ELEMENT 1: BASICS OF EHS MANAGEMENT
ELEMENT 2: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & PREVENTION
ELEMENT 3: WELFARE MANAGEMENT AT WORK PLACE
ELEMENT 4: STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS IN EHS
ELEMENT 5: SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES AT
CONSTRUCTION
ELEMENT 6: PROJECT REPORT