NEBOSH National Diploma

This advanced qualification is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree and will support your academic and career progression, making it a perfect choice for those that are seeking a long-term career in health and safety or further education at Master’s level and above.

• Learn essential skills for health and safety professionals
• Gain a widely recognised and respected qualification
• Keep your workplace safe by applying the modern and up to date learning

This course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and understanding that you will need when undertaking a career as a health and safety professional, and will help you to:

• Understand health and safety legislation including enforcement, prosecutions and liability and contribute to legal actions
• Positively influence organisational health and safety culture with regard for leadership, organisational structures and human factors
• Effectively manage competence within your organisation including training, supervision and conveying information
• Understand and use a wide range of hazard identification and risk management techniques
• Monitor, review and audit the management of health and safety within an organisation
• Develop effective communication and negotiation skills, and understand your role within the workplace
• Manage organisational change effectively
• Control a wide range of workplace health and wellbeing issues
• Control a wide range of workplace safety issues

The course comprises of three units, all of which must be successfully completed within 5 years to obtain the full diploma.

• Unit DN1: Know – workplace health and safety principles.
• Unit DN2: Do – controlling workplace health issues.
• Unit DN3: Do – controlling workplace safety issues.

The three units focus on developing your:

• Understanding of health and safety legislation.
• Ability to positively influence organisational safety culture.
• Knowledge of different risk management techniques.
• Ability to control health and wellbeing issues in the workplace.
• Skills at monitoring, reviewing and auditing the management of
  health and safety.
• Management of organisational change.

How long does it take to get a NEBOSH Diploma?

Our NEBOSH Diploma course has been designed to be flexible. Units can be completed in any order within a five-year window, to suit your schedule, method of delivery preference, and budget.

You can choose from our two methods of learning: traditional classroom, or blended learning or even a combination of both with a range of flexible payment plans also available.

The qualification requires a minimum of 191 taught hours plus 144 recommended self-study hours and 80 assessment hours.

Learning hours:

The National Diploma is assessed with remote project-based assessments that are completed gradually. Each assessment paper will state on the first page how long you will have to complete the assessment and this will range from approximately 2 weeks (or 10 working days) to 4 weeks (or 20 working days).

• Unit DN1 contains a scenario-based question paper, and a paper containing reflective tasks to be completed within your workplace and a short research project.
• Unit DN2 is a scenario-based question paper that will focus on the control of health issues within the workplace.
• Unit DN3 is a scenario-based question paper that will focus on controlling workplace safety issues.

The assessments are held twice a year and accessed and submitted online.

All assessments will be checked by NEBOSH via Turnitin plagiarism software, and you will be required to have a “professional discussion”, as arranged with ACT, after each assessment.

Once you have successfully completed all three units, you will have achieved this qualification.

Requirements for taking this course:

It is strongly recommended by ACT and NEBOSH that learners have completed a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, an equivalent qualification to this (such as an NVQ Level 3), or have a very strong foundation of relevant workplace knowledge on which to build their diploma.

This is because the course is delivered with the assumption that you already hold a knowledge of health and safety equivalent to the National General Certificate.

Standard of English Language:

In order to undertake this course, you must have a suitable understanding of written English language that will allow you to understand the course materials, and answer the question papers.

The recommended standard of English is an International English Language Testing score of 7.0 or higher.

Experience freedom and flexibility to study the way you want for a fraction of the price.

Our Blended Learning option uses a combination of online virtual learning, RMS Study Guides, and specially designed course materials to give you the freedom to learn at your own pace, fit your studies around your schedule, and learn in the comfort of your own home without the pressure to travel.

• Our expert tutors are available via phone and email to provide support to learners.
• We agree and develop a custom study plan to help manage your time and keep you on track to reach your goals.
• You can study the three units in any order towards the agreed assessment dates.
• Flexible payment terms, you can purchase one unit at a time.

What is included?

• 6 hours (2 hrs per unit) of one-to-one virtual sessions with a NEBOSH-qualified tutor.
• Development exercises with tutor review and feedback in support of assessment technique and preparation for the three assessments.
• Personalised study plan(s) – normally based on 6 months per unit.
• Confirmation of understanding study questions and guidance.
• Private study tasks.
• Study and revision log.
• Previous assessment papers.
• Email and telephone-based tutor support for three years.
• A copy of the RMS study book for each of then units, worth £255.

Want more:

Additional tutor virtual sessions are also available for purchase:

• 1 hour @ £125 + VAT per session
• 2 hours @ £195 + VAT per session