NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Benefits of the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Benefits for Individuals

• Globally recognised qualification to enhance your career opportunities in a range of industries
• Creates a strong foundation for your health and safety career and can act as a stepping stone to more advanced qualifications
• Develops skills in your current role.

Benefits for Employers

• Helps organisations comply with international health and safety laws
• Reduces workplace incidents and improves workplace culture
• Demonstrates your commitment to excellent health and safety standards to external stakeholders.

World Class Experience

We are one of the top global leaders in health, safety, wellbeing and environment training. We pride ourselves on creating a positive learning experience for all our students. With expert trainers, exceptional pass rates and innovative, engaging materials, it is no wonder our students rate us as excellent. We are also a NEBOSH gold learning partner.

Exceptional Study Support

Throughout your studies, you will receive continuous support from our team.

Students get free access to all our excellent online interactive digital learning resources and Study Support Hub, with additional resources, tutor guidance and forums to talk with tutors and other learners. 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.

Why we care

You will be joining our large cohort of students who have successfully completed their professional development with us. 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.

Pass promise

We are so confident in our NEBOSH International General Certificate Course, that we are offering you a pass promise. In the unlikely event you don’t pass first time, we will continue to support you, provide access to our digital resources and free tutor support to help you prepare for your next exams.

Students studying with us also benefit from:

• Market leading pass rates
• Unique study support Hub
• Pass Promise
• Free exam prep sessions
• Free tutor surgeries
• Flexible learning methods
• Flexible finance options.

You will achieve the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety which is an SCQF Level 6 qualification (equivalent to RQF Level 3, similar to an A Level).

A comprehensive foundation course that will provide you with a good understanding of the principles and practice of managing risk in the workplace and the confidence to apply your knowledge.

The NEBOSH International General Certificate programme consists of 11 elements across two units:

Unit IG1: Management of Health and Safety. Covers the management of health and safety and is assessed via an open-book exam completed online.

• Element 1 Why we should manage workplace health and safety
• Element 2 How health and safety management systems work and what they look like.   
• Element 3 Managing risk – understanding people and processes
• Element 4 Health and safety monitoring and measuring

Unit IG2: Risk Assessment. Unit IG2 Covers hazards and risk assessment and is assessed via a practical risk assessment based on a workplace.

• Element 5 Physical and psychological health
• Element 6 Musculoskeletal health
• Element 7 Chemical and biological agents 
• Element 8 General workplace issues
• Element 9 Work equipment
• Element 10 Fire
• Element 11 Electricity

If you are studying digitally the units are studied at your own pace, for classroom courses unit IG1 is taught in week 1 and IG2 in week 2.

There are no entry requirements for this qualification, however it is important that learners have a suitable standard of English language in order to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus.

Most students complete this course within 6 months. NEBOSH allows you up to 5 years to complete both assessments, we will provide access to resources and support until you complete your qualification.

Unit IG1: Open book examination is completed online via the NEBOSH exam portal, to which you have 24 hours access.   On average you should allocate approximately 5 hours to complete the exam. You’ll be awarded a grading for the IG1, as outlined below

• Pass: 45-64 marks
• Credit: 65-74 marks
• Distinction: 75+ marks.

Unit IG2: Workplace-based risk assessment task. Completed in a workplace and submitted to BSC via email. IG2 is marked either a pass or refer (fail).

You must successfully pass both units to achieve your full NEBOSH International General Certificate.

A copy of the full syllabus can be downloaded here.

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

NEBOSH will email you your results directly approximately 50 working days from your assessment.

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

You will receive your certificate parchment within 8 weeks of the successful completion of both unit assessments.

British Safety Council will:

• Use suitably qualified and experienced tutors to deliver the tuition
• Cover all the specification learning outcomes
• Provide or direct you to the information you need to pass the qualification
• Provide you with expert advice on revision and examination technique
• Respond in a timely manner to any queries
• Be diligent and courteous at all times

You must:

• Attend all scheduled sessions
• Contribute to group discussions in a positive manner
• Endeavour to be active, rather than passive in terms of learning
• Complete the required number of revision hours
• Pay particular attention to advice regarding revision and examination technique
• Bring any learning difficulties to our attention at the earliest opportunity

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