NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), 87% of UK employers ask for a NEBOSH Certificate when recruiting for health and safety roles. If you wish to progress your career by taking the NEBOSH General Certificate health and safety training course, job functions you can apply for include:

• Health and Safety Advisor or Officer
• Health, Safety & Environment Officer
• Health and Safety Executive
• Health and Safety Manager
• SHE Officer
• SHEQ Advisor
• HSEQ Advisor
• Safety Trainer
• Safety Coordinator

You can book your NEBOSH General Certificate Exam on our website. Learners must remember to book their exam at least five weeks before their chosen exam date.

Visit our NEBOSH General Certificate Exam Hub and look at the Upcoming Dates section for further details:

Exam Hub

The NEBOSH National General Certificate is the starting point for people looking to start a career in health and safety. It is a Level 3 qualification, equivalent to A Levels. The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety has been accredited and rated by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Accreditation. It sits in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) at SCQF Level 6 with 11 SCQF credit points.

SCQF Level 6 is comparable to RQF/CQFW Level 3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

NEBOSH health and safety training courses vary in their examination or assessment phase.

With the NEBOSH General Certificate, this health and safety qualification is split into two parts.

Part one can be known as NG1. The NG1 open book exam is completed electronically and submitted through the NEBOSH exam portal.

Part two can be viewed as NG2. NG2 is a practical risk assessment based on a workplace. This can be completed at a place of work or home and is submitted by email.

OBE Learner Guide

We currently offer two different types of funding:

1. ReAct Funding in Wales

This is for residents in Wales who have suffered redundancy in the last three calendar months. If eligible, you can claim up to £1500 of funding for training.

2. Armed Forces ELCAS Funding

Armed Forces members can claim financial support for higher-level training. Astutis is a registered partner of Enhanced Learning Credits Administration Service (ELCAS), so learners can secure funding to study with us. Our ELC provider number is 5238.

• Classroom format is split over a two week period, taking ten days. 
• Online format should take 110-125 hours to finish
• In-Company format should only take 80-100 hours
• OnlinePlus format is approximated at 113 hours in total, split into 16 hours of tutoring and 92 hours of self study. 

The NEBOSH National General Certificate and NEBOSH International General Certificate are both versions of the NEBOSH General Certificate. The National General Certificate course is available in the UK only and the International General Certificate is available to all countries outside of the UK.

They’re the same health and safety qualification level, have the same units, elements and learning outcomes and they both follow the same exam structure and grading system. 

The course content isn’t that much different either. They both teach you how to manage workplace health and safety based on the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” management system. But they reference different legislations and regulations in the finer details.

Find out more about the difference in versions here:

National vs International - Which is for me?