NEBOSH International
General Certificate in
Occupational Health and Safety
Factsheet
NEBOSH has updated the International General Certificate – the most trusted
health and safety qualification of its kind in the world. It’s designed to
reflect the needs of today’s employer giving learners everything they need
to know and do to make their workplace safer.
90,000 people already hold a NEBOSH International - Learners complete a risk assessment and develop an
General Certificate (IGC). Why? Because it’s the gold action plan for their workplace – this is immediately
standard in health and safety qualifications. useful and valuable
- Available in 7 languages soon
The new syllabus has been streamlined to allow core skills to
be considered in greater depth. It covers how to effectively Benefits for Employers
manage health and safety, and how to identify, reduce and According to ILO and EU-OSHA research, work-related
control the key hazards in every kind of workplace. Risk injury and illness result in the loss of 3.9% of GDP
assessment is central to the IGC qualification making sure it worldwide, at an annual cost of roughly €2,680 billion. To
reflects the real-life roles people perform. go home safely at the end of the working day is a right, not
a privilege.
Key Features
- Developed by NEBOSH experts with input from 3,000 The IGC is trusted by prestigious organisations such as
of the world’s leading employers and health and safety Maersk, Shell, BP, Skanska, Nestle and the Dubai World
professionals Trade Centre as well as many others. It can help to:
- A qualification that is rooted in today’s real-world needs - Boost employee wellbeing
- Employer and learner friendly - has a pragmatic mix of - Minimise workplace injuries and illness
theory and practical - Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety,
- The syllabus has been streamlined to concentrate on which can help win business
core key skills - Strengthen your health and safety culture
- Uses straightforward terms and language - Ensure your organisation has valuable in-house health
- Learner choice – can be completed by eLearning, face to and safety expertise
face, block or day release
- Assessed by a combination of:
One question paper to assess what you know
One practical – a risk assessment to assess what you
can do
“After gaining a NEBOSH International General
Certificate I was able to suggest and implement new
ideas that reduced Lost Time Injuries by 75%.
My achievements helped me to secure my current role as
a manager. I also wrote a research paper around my
experiences and was privileged to be named ‘National
Volunteer OSH Research Ambassador’ as part of Kenyan
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s ‘Big Four Agenda’.”
David Ongesa
Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Manager, ARM Cement Plc
NEBOSH International General Certificate
in Occupational Health and Safety
Factsheet
Who’s it for? What will successful learners be able to do?
Held by people in over 167 countries, the qualification is Risk assessment is central to the IGC qualification. Through
favoured by those who want to be recognised for their study and workplace application, successful learners will be
health and safety skills and knowledge. Having the IGC able to:
is good for career prospects as it both boosts someones - Confidently carry out risk assessments
standing in their current role and can help them progress. - Develop and implement a detailed action plan
The qualification is: - Manage and minimise workplace risks
- Relevant to every workplace - Support and develop a company’s health and safety
- Ideal for managers, supervisors and anybody else with culture
health and safety management responsibilities - Ensure their teams undertake their day to day activities
- Perfect for those who want to develop a health and more safely thanks to the awareness and knowledge
safety career with a valuable, globally respected gained
qualification from NEBOSH
Assessment
What will successful learners know? Assessment is a two-step process:
With in-depth focus on the things that matter, the IGC - One question paper that assesses what you know
covers the core skills you need, wherever in the world you - A practical risk assessment that assesses what
work: It covers: you can do
- How to effectively manage health and safety
- How to identify and control common workplace hazards Both assessments are marked by external examiners
- How to measure success appointed by NEBOSH. These examiners are chosen for
their experience and expertise to ensure that learners are
assessed by the very best from our industry.
For further information about this
qualification:
www.nebosh.org.uk/igc
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