NEBOSH International General Certificate – IGC

There’s never been a better time to join nearly 90,000 people who have the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

Thousands of leading experts and organisations have helped us update the most widely respected health and safety qualification of its kind in the world. This means that 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.

Relevant to every workplace, the NEBOSH International General Certificate is ideal for managers, supervisors and anybody with health and safety management responsibilities. It’s also perfect for those embarking on a health and safety career and gives you a stepping stone to success.

Trusted by many prestigious organisations such as Maersk, Shell, BP, Skanska, Nestle and the Dubai World Trade Centre, it can help to:

• Minimise workplace injuries and illness
• Boost employee wellbeing
• Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can win business

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What individuals will gain?

The NEBOSH International General Certificate will give you invaluable knowledge and skills AND a globally respected qualification that supports your current role and your long-term career.

The qualification is:

• Relevant to every workplace
• Ideal for managers, supervisors, or anybody with health and safety management responsibilities
• Perfect for those embarking on a health and safety career

What employers will gain?

According to ILO and EU-OSHA research, work-related injury and illness result in the loss of 3.9 % of GDP worldwide, at an annual cost of roughly €2,680 billion; ensure your employees go home safely to their families at the end of every day.

The NEBOSH International General Certificate is trusted by many prestigious organisations such as Maersk, Shell, BP, Skanska, Nestle and the Dubai World Trade Centre.

It can help to:

• Minimise workplace injuries and illness
• Boost employee wellbeing
• Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety, which can help win business
• Strengthen your health and safety culture
• Ensure your organisation has valuable in-house health and safety expertise

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The NEBOSH International General Certificate is based on international standards and best practice. It is made up of two units that must be successfully completed within five years to achieve the NEBOSH International General Certificate qualification:

Unit IG1: Management of Health and Safety

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

Unit IG2: Risk Assessment

• Physical and psychological health
• Musculoskeletal health
• Chemical and biological agents
• General workplace issues
• Work equipment
• Fire
• Electricity

Assessment:

• Unit IG1 is assessed by a scenario based assessment completed at home. You have 24 hours to complete this.
• Unit IG2 is assessed by a three hour practical assessment carried out in your workplace (or another suitable workplace)

Exams are held every month throughout the year for English Language. For any other languages, exams are held in March, June September and December.

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Entry requirements

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.

NEBOSH recommends that learners undertaking this qualification should reach a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or higher in IELTS tests.

HSE.AZ will help you to identify whether your English level is suitable to study or not.

Please note that, we are not be able to register students who have lower English level than pre-intermediate.

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Confirmation of registration for IG1 digital assess

Once your Learning Partner has registered you to a digital assessment, NEBOSH will send you a Confirmation of Registration email that includes your learner number, and important information relating to your digital assessment. Please ensure that you check your name is spelt correctly and report this to your learning partner and NEBOSH if any changes are required. If you have not received this email please remember to check your spam folders.

Login details

Following receipt of your Confirmation of Registration email for your digital assessment, NEBOSH will send you a further email containing your Username and Password for the NEBOSH online examination platform. If you have not received this email please remember to check your spam folders.

Examination dates

IG1 – The invigilated paper-based exam has been permanently replaced with a digital assessment. Learners will have 24 hours to access, complete and submit their paper starting from 11am (UK time) on the examination date.

IG1 is available in English, Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Russian, Spanish (European) and Turkish, however language options will not be available for all sittings.