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About the training course

The NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals is the flagship, globally recognised, NEBOSH qualification.

Valued by employers, this is an essential qualification for those seeking a senior position in health and safety management. A modern risk-based course providing practical skills, sustainable knowledge and leadership competencies that can be applied to any workplace, across industries. It also provides a sound basis for progression to postgraduate study with a number of universities who offer MSc programs that accept the NEBOSH Diplomas for OHS as a full or partial entry requirement for further studies.

We offer a variety of learning methods including our NEBOSH Diploma online learning options (Digital Learning and Virtual Classroom), Classroom or In-Company.

Why choose British Safety Council?

  • As a Gold learning partner, we exceed the learning excellence principles, which include the quality of our material, expert tutors, exceptional support to all our students and the creation of an engaging and positive learning environment.
  • You will receive unlimited support from our approved NEBOSH tutors until you pass
  • All our Diploma students will have free access to our excellent online learning area; interactive Digital Learning Resources and Study Support Hub, with additional resources, tutor guidance and forums to talk with tutors and other students
  • From the very start of your studies, our expert tutors are committed to guiding you through your qualification, providing supportive learning and application of your knowledge in real-world scenarios, enabling you to confidently achieve your qualification.
  • British Safety Council has been a trusted provider of health, safety sustainability and wellbeing education for over 65 years, with exceptional pass rates. Not only will you be joining our large cohort of students who have successfully completed their professional development with the British Safety Council, but you will also be supporting our global charitable activities in our dedication to making sure no one is injured or made ill through their work.

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Examination Booking 

The chosen study method fee does not include examination booking. You will need to book these separately. 

Additional fee for NEBOSH Examinations: £651 +VAT.

You can book Unit DN1, Unit DN2 and Unit DN3 using the link(s) below:

Unit DN1 booking page here.

Unit DN2 booking page here.

Unit DN3 booking page here.

NEBOSH Diploma Course Information

What’s the outcome?

The NEBOSH National Diploma is accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) at level 10 in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). For users in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, this is comparable to a vocationally-related qualification (VRQ) at Level 6 in the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). In academic terms, a Level 6 VRQ is comparable to an honours degree.

Course information

The NEBOSH National Diploma course consists of three units.

  • DN1 - Workplace health and safety principles. This unit covers moral, economic and societal drivers, health and safety law and management systems, organisational structures and leadership, behavioural change programmes, risk perception, human failures and reliability, hazard identification techniques and loss causation
  • DN2 - Controlling workplace health issues. This covers occupational health, mental health, wellbeing, lone working and workplace violence, hazardous substances, epidemiology and toxicology, biological agents, noise, vibration, radiation, musculoskeletal, manual handling and welfare
  • DN3 - Controlling workplace safety issues. This unit covers safe working environments, welfare, fire and explosion, confined spaces, work equipment, lifting and mobile equipment,  electricity, construction and work related transport

Learning Outcomes

  • You will be able to source, develop, evaluate and interpret relevant health and safety information (such as legislation, guidance, best practice, procedures) and communicate it effectively to those who need it (both within your organisation and those affected by your organisation’s activities such as contractors and insurers)
  • You will be able to promote a positive health and safety culture by:
    • gaining commitment and participation; and
    • engaging, supporting and influencing leaders (and others) to change attitudes and behaviour and make health and safety a priority
  • You will be able to assess, develop and maintain individual and organisational health and safety competence
  • You will be able to understand risk management including the techniques for identifying hazards, the different types of risk assessment, considerations when implementing sensible and proportionate additional control measures and developing a risk management strategy
  • You will be able to develop and implement proactive and reactive health and safety monitoring systems and carry out reviews and auditing of such systems
  • You will be able to continually develop your own professional skills and ethics to actively influence improvements in health and safety by providing persuasive arguments to workers at all levels
  • You will be able to develop a health and safety policy strategy within your organisation (including proactive safety, Corporate Social Responsibility and the change management process)
  • You will be able to contribute to health and safety legal actions
  • You will be able to manage contractors and supply chains to ensure compliance with health and safety standards
  • You will be able to advise the organisation on a range of common workplace health issues
  • hazards including how these can be assessed and controlled and the legal duties associated with these issues/hazards
  • You will be able to advise the organisation on a range of common workplace safety issues/hazards including how

Course requirements

The NEBOSH Diploma is an advanced qualification and an equivalent to a Foundation level Degree. Therefore, to increase your chances of successfully passing your NEBOSH Diploma, British Safety Council strongly recommend that you have prior learning gained through previous health and safety qualifications, such as the NEBOSH National General Certificate, before undertaking this course. If you do not hold such a recognised qualification, please contact [email protected] to discuss your options. Please also see the recommend knowledge required by NEBOSH here.

Assessments are available in English only. Your standard of English must be such that you can both understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus. NEBOSH recommends that non-native speakers undertaking this qualification should have a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests. For further information please consult the IELTS website: www.ielts.org

Enrolment period

When you start the course, we enrol you as a student with NEBOSH. Your initial enrolment period lasts for 5 years. This means that you must pass your first unit within 5 years. If you fail to pass your first unit within 5 years, you will need to re-enrol and pay another registration fee.

When you pass your first unit, your enrolment period is automatically re-set and you have a further 5 years to pass the remaining unit. In other words, your first unit has a shelf-life of 5 years. If you do not pass the remaining unit within 5 years, your first unit will expire and you will have to retake this unit in order to pass the qualification.

Qualification structure

The NEBOSH Diploma comprises three units:

Unit DN1 – Know – workplace health and safety principles

Unit DN2 – Do – controlling workplace health issues

Unit DN3 – Do – controlling workplace safety issues

Total hours 191

A programme of study is based around a minimum of 191 taught hours and approximately 144 hours of self-study for an overall total of 335 hours (excluding assessment time).

The qualification specification (syllabus) can be found here.

Assessment

The qualification comprises of three assessments:

Unit DN1 Assignment (in four parts - simulations, workplace-based activities, reflective tasks and a research project)

Unit DN2 Case study (simulation only)

Unit DN3 Case study (simulation only)

Each unit can be completed remotely accompanied by an online closing interview discussing your work.  We anticipate that it will take you around 60 hours to complete the ND1 assignment and 40 hours each for the ND2 and ND3 case studies.

Unit DN1: 4 weeks (40 hours)

Unit DN2: 2 weeks (20 hours)

Unit DN3: 2 weeks (20 hours)

The grading is based on the combined percentage mark for the 3 units. All three units must achieve a pass in order to be awarded the qualification. Once all three unit assessments (DN1/DN2/DN3) are passed, a combined percentage mark will give an overall grade for the qualification (Distinction/Credit/Pass).

Distinction 226 or higher

Credit 196 – 225

Pass 150 – 195

Additional fee for NEBOSH Examinations: £651 +VAT.

You can book Unit DN1, Unit DN2 and Unit DN3 using the link(s) below.

Unit DN1 booking page here.

Unit DN2 booking page here.

Unit DN3 booking page here.

For more information on assessments please see our NEBOSH Certificate Assessment Information page.

 

Booking your assessments

Your assessments should be booked through your British Safety Council account manager. If you’re not sure of their contact details, email [email protected]. The deadline for booking an assessment is 6 weeks prior to the examination date. 

Additional fee for NEBOSH Examinations: £651 +VAT.

You can book Unit DN1, Unit DN2 and Unit DN3 using the link(s) below.

Unit DN1 booking page here.

Unit DN2 booking page here.

Unit DN3 booking page here.

Examination preparation days

We run free assessment preparation days via our virtual classrooms. We recommend you also attend these days so that you can fully practice applying your knowledge and understanding to the questions set.

Results and certificates

Results are released 50 working days after the submission date for the assessment. A unit certificate will be issued 20 working days after the notification date for each successful unit. 

You can see when your results are due on the NEBOSH website.

A qualification parchment will be issued 20 working days after the results notification date for the third successful unit.

Profession recognition

NEBOSH qualifications are recognised by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).

Learning progression: What’s next?

Once completed, our students often continue their studies by completing a Foundation in IEMA. Please contact us to discuss your options.

Study Methods and Booking

Virtual Classroom

The six-week course (6 x 1-week blocks) is delivered over a period of nine months by highly qualified and experienced tutors in an interactive and engaging manner which makes learning easier.

You will get all the benefits of Digital Learning plus experience an expert tutor-led delivery in our virtual classrooms online. You can join our 6 week course via the web using a PC, laptop, tablet or phone and study in any location. Throughout this course, you can interact with our expert tutors, engage in group discussions and network with other students.  Our learning is student-centric, full of activities, case studies and discussions, helping you to apply your knowledge in a practical setting.

Additional fee for NEBOSH Examinations: £651 +VAT.

Please book your examination using the link(s) below:

Unit DN1 booking page here.

Unit DN2 booking page here.

Unit DN3 booking page here.

Why virtual classroom?

  • Benefits of both digital and face to face training
  • Engage with group discussions
  • Interact with our expert tutors

In-Company

Either virtual class or we can visit your workplace or a third party venue and deliver this six-week course, either as a six 1-week blocks or, if you prefer, on separate days over a longer period.

A cost-effective method that can be tailored to your organisation, creating a study community with your colleagues, building team relationships and discussing hazards and risks relevant to your organisation. Our dedicated account managers can guide you through the options that suit your organisation to support your learning requirements.

Additional fee for NEBOSH Examinations: £651 +VAT.

Please book your examination using the link(s) below:

Unit DN1 booking page here.

Unit DN2 booking page here.

Unit DN3 booking page here.

Why in-company?

  • Cost-effective method that can be tailored to your organisation
  • Creates a study community with your colleagues
  • Allows you to tailor the training to your organisation

Queries and feedback

Should you have any queries, please contact our Education Team ([email protected])

If you wish to provide feedback regarding the service provided by your tutor or our Education Team, please contact our Customer Service Team ([email protected]).

You can also refer the matter to NEBOSH ([email protected]).

If you wish to provide feedback regarding the service provided by

NEBOSH, please contact the Scottish Qualifications Authority ([email protected]).

British Safety Council - Learner agreement

What happens if I have to re-sit my assessment.

We will continue to offer you support and access to our resources until you pass. Please note that further assessment fees are not included.

Please book your examination re-sit using the link(s) below:

Unit DN1 booking page here.

Unit DN2 booking page here.

Unit DN3 booking page here.

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