NEBOSH General Certificate GC

what you should expect from this course

This qualification will be delivered by experienced and engaging trainers. During the course: learners will actively engage with trainers, receive guidance and feedback, and have the opportunity to discuss course material with real-world applications.

Benefits for learners

It’s ideal for anyone who needs to be a huge asset to their employer and make a real difference in the workplace. Many people take the National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (NGC) as a first step in a career in health and safety. It gives a valuable overview, and is a sound basis for further professional study.

Benefits for employers

Utilising the knowledge from this course will greatly improve health and safety in the workplace. Achieving this qualification will give the knowledge, understanding and skills to help protect the health and safety of all workers. It ensures compliance with the law and good practice, as well as helping to avoid the huge costs from incidents and ill-health.

learning outcomes

By the end of this training course the learner will be able to:

• Justify health and safety improvements using moral, financial and legal arguments

• Advise on the main duties for health and safety in the workplace

• Help their organisation manage contractors

• Work within a health and safety management system, recognising what effective general policy, organisation and arrangements should look like

• Positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour to improve performance in their organisation

• Do a general risk assessment in their own workplace – profiling and prioritising risks, inspecting the workplace, recognising a range of common hazards, evaluating risks (taking account of current controls), recommending further control measures, planning actions

• Recognise workplace changes that have significant health and safety impacts and effective ways to minimise those impacts

• Develop basic safe systems of work (including taking account of typical emergencies) and knowing when to use permit-to-work systems for special risks

• Take part in incident investigations

• Help their employer to check their management system effectiveness – through monitoring, audits and reviews

expected time dedication

10 Days (with options to spread the days)

Delivery Methods

Full-time block release (classroom)
Part-time day release (classroom)
Distance (virtual classroom – online)
Open learning (self-guided study, instructor resource available on request – online)

Assessment Method

EXAM 1: NG1 is an Open Book Examination (OBE) of Theory.
EXAM 2: NG2 is a (Practical) Risk Assessment.

entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course other than a good grasp of the English language and a willingness to learn about managing Health and Safety.