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IOSH Managing Safely Online Course: Flexible Health & Safety Training

December 2024

If you are considering this popular IOSH Managing Safely course, have you thought about taking it online? By choosing online, you will benefit from a flexible learning experience that fits around your other commitments.

Similarly, if you need to train your staff, the online IOSH Managing Safely course offers a convenient solution for your managers and team leaders. Completing the course at a time and place to suit, this online certified risk management certificate will give your team an understanding of how to control hazards, reduce risks and improve productivity, better managing health and safety issues.

How Does Online IOSH Managing Safely Compare to Classroom Learning?

The biggest difference between the online IOSH Managing Safely course and classroom course is the level of flexibility offered. Provided you have internet access, you can complete the online course anywhere and at any time. It means you don’t need to take 3 days out of your working schedule to attend a classroom course.

For online learning, you don’t have a tutor physically standing in front of you taking you through the content; however, in a good online IOSH Managing Safely course you will engage with the multimedia content and activities to help you understand the concepts and practise what you learn in workplace scenarios. There will be a tutor available via email and phone to offer you support and answer questions.


Access Your Engaging Online IOSH Managing Safely Course From Anywhere

The IOSH Managing Safely course will be hosted on an online learning management system (LMS) and this is where you will access the course and work through the 8 units. You can access the online course on any mobile device such as, laptops, iPads or even your mobile phone.

Once you have bought your course, you will have a period of time, usually 6 months, where you can access it. You will have a login to access your course and navigate through each unit. Make sure you plan your learning in order to complete the course on time and before your access expires. Course extension options are available and you can contact our team to find out more.

An engaging IOSH Managing Safely course will present the learning concepts and activities to check your understanding. Online learning is not just passively reading text on screen, at Astutis we have designed lively interactive activities using video and animation to keep you engaged and help you understand and apply the new information in typical situations at work.

If you don't always have access to the internet or prefer to study offline you can also download the digital course notes.


Explore the advantages of online learning with the Start – Pause – Resume method here.

IOSH Managing Safely Online Assessment Process

There are two parts in the IOSH Managing Safely assessment. Once you have completed all the course units, you are required to complete a 60-minute multiple-choice test online and a practical workplace risk assessment, which you also complete online.

The IOSH Managing Safely Online assessment process has two assessments:

1. A Multiple Choice Exam: A 45 minute online test of 30 questions. Learners need to score at least 36 marks out of 60 to pass this part of the assessment. 

2. A Practical Workplace Risk Assessment. A template will be provided and learners will need to score at least 23 marks out of 38 to pass. Explore everything you need to know about the practical risk assessment in our latest guide here.

Discover the most frequently asked questions relating the IOSH Managing Safely course here:


Staying on Track: Tips for Completing the Flexible Online IOSH Course

It will take 21-hours to complete the IOSH Managing Safely Online course. To make sure you complete the course within 6 months, it is highly recommended that you plan how you will study, setting a few hours aside each week to complete the 8 units. 

If you are concerned about completing the course and passing the assessments, a well-structured IOSH Managing Safely course will contain progress checks in the form of quizzes throughout each unit with automatic feedback in preparation for the multiple-choice assessment at the end. You also need to take advantage of the online tutor to guide you.

For managers responsible for getting their staff trained, they can access online reports to see how each employee is progressing and when they have completed the course.

In-Company Training: IOSH Managing Safely Training for Staff

If you are responsible for a group of staff completing the IOSH Managing Safely within a specific deadline, but you have reservations about the online method, there are options to combine structured classroom based with flexible online learning.

If you need to get staff IOSH trained within a specific time frame for example 3 months but you want a convenient approach to getting staff trained who work on different sites or work in shifts, there are specific learning programmes with week on week targets that can be developed specifically to suit your employees. You can include additional learning extras such as webinars and tutor-led days plus guidance from the online tutor.

Companies who opt for the IOSH Managing Safely Online that have a scheduled programme plus webinar/tutor day extras, have the reassurance that staff will successfully complete the certificate within the target deadline and most importantly understand how to manage effectively.

If you or your staff need to complete this internationally recognised certification and you tick one of the options below then an online approach to learning is definitely an attractive option worth trying out:

  • Staff cannot be released from work to attend a course.
  • Staff are located at different sites and need to complete a course.
  • There is a limited budget available.
  • Staff need a flexible learning method that they will complete in a specific time frame.

Still not convinced that the Online course is right for you and your staff? Take a sneak peek inside the IOSH Managing Safely course and dive into the interactive world of Astutis' Online Learning Academy below.


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