Health n Safety - IOSH or NEBOSH
Discussion
Hello all,
I was thinking of getting a health and safety qualification. I see NEBOSH and IOSH courses available. How are these generally thought of in industry (mainly engineering)?
NEBOSH costs about 500 quid and IOSH is about 100 quid.
I don't know if I went for the latter option, would I be saving 400 quid or wasting 100 quid?
I was thinking of getting a health and safety qualification. I see NEBOSH and IOSH courses available. How are these generally thought of in industry (mainly engineering)?
NEBOSH costs about 500 quid and IOSH is about 100 quid.
I don't know if I went for the latter option, would I be saving 400 quid or wasting 100 quid?
If you can get a full NEBOSH course for £500 then you have done very well. Normal price for the full course which takes 2 weeks study plus the exam is around £1k minimum.
Nebosh is very much the preferred course if you wish go into safety as a career.
I assume you are talking about the full qualification I.e NEBOSH national general certificate.
Nebosh is very much the preferred course if you wish go into safety as a career.
I assume you are talking about the full qualification I.e NEBOSH national general certificate.
mybrainhurts said:
Liking the cut of Fred's jib a lot! Nebosh or the ncrq, currently completing the Ncrq as I signed up when it was first launched
Have a nebosh general certificate, the ncrq will be a diploma
Are you looking to move into health and safety as a career?
Both of the above will give you technical knowledge but if I am honest it’s the practical application in the work environment more teaching and problem solving rather than enforcement,
What’s your background?
I am in engineering and it was the practical side rather than the qualification they were after as opposed to construction where it was more of a tick boxing exercise
Kind regards
Angelo
Have a nebosh general certificate, the ncrq will be a diploma
Are you looking to move into health and safety as a career?
Both of the above will give you technical knowledge but if I am honest it’s the practical application in the work environment more teaching and problem solving rather than enforcement,
What’s your background?
I am in engineering and it was the practical side rather than the qualification they were after as opposed to construction where it was more of a tick boxing exercise
Kind regards
Angelo
I know there are several options but personally I would go for the NEBOSH General Certificate every time and I would do it in a classroom and not via distance learning.
There are easier and cheaper options but for me it's about knowledge and I don't think the other options give you that.
There are easier and cheaper options but for me it's about knowledge and I don't think the other options give you that.
I got IOSH free from work as a number of delegates in another section if the business had dropped out and the course was already paid for. Luckily the booker was a mates dad so off we went (we aren't in H&S)
IIRC done over 4 days, was quite interesting and I passed. Don't think they will pay for me to resit it when it runs out.
IIRC done over 4 days, was quite interesting and I passed. Don't think they will pay for me to resit it when it runs out.
I did the NEBOSH General Cert in Tech night class over a few months.
Interesting, practical & applicable to Engineering fields certainly. You need a good teacher with experience in the 'real world' to get the best from it.
I'd rate it as more demanding & wide-ranging than the IOSH (not that I did the IOSH, but I know a few H&S professionals and most start with the NEBOSH and progress).
It's quite technical in parts, and you need to know your Legislation bits (LOLER, PSSR, PUWER, HASAWA, COSHH etc.), so I don't see how those speed courses over a few days will allow anyone to take it in properly, other than getting you a bit of paper at the end of it.
I didn't take it as seriously as I should have, which I regret a bit, but then I was only doing it to burnish the CV and provide greater insight to my main line of work.
Given it's a general course, and the principles apply to every workplace in the UK, it'll certainly have application to Engineering, and any other field later worked in.
Interesting, practical & applicable to Engineering fields certainly. You need a good teacher with experience in the 'real world' to get the best from it.
I'd rate it as more demanding & wide-ranging than the IOSH (not that I did the IOSH, but I know a few H&S professionals and most start with the NEBOSH and progress).
It's quite technical in parts, and you need to know your Legislation bits (LOLER, PSSR, PUWER, HASAWA, COSHH etc.), so I don't see how those speed courses over a few days will allow anyone to take it in properly, other than getting you a bit of paper at the end of it.
I didn't take it as seriously as I should have, which I regret a bit, but then I was only doing it to burnish the CV and provide greater insight to my main line of work.
Given it's a general course, and the principles apply to every workplace in the UK, it'll certainly have application to Engineering, and any other field later worked in.
I did the NEBOSH General Cert. and the Oil & Gas cert, which has allowed me to gain my TechIOSH, I've also got the Environmental cert. course in March and am considering CDM or Fire as well.
I did both of mine in the classroom, I definitely recommend doing it this way if you can, not only do you get to bounce ideas off the other delegates but you really get a feel for how to answer questions 'the NEBOSH way', which is important as you can know everything there is to know about a subject but if you don't answer the questions the right way you don't get the marks.
It seems that most of the job ads I look at have NEBOSH listed on the required/desired section, of course you also need some solid experience behind you.
I did both of mine in the classroom, I definitely recommend doing it this way if you can, not only do you get to bounce ideas off the other delegates but you really get a feel for how to answer questions 'the NEBOSH way', which is important as you can know everything there is to know about a subject but if you don't answer the questions the right way you don't get the marks.
It seems that most of the job ads I look at have NEBOSH listed on the required/desired section, of course you also need some solid experience behind you.
They are both very generic and lightweight courses. Useful and fulfil the purpose that they were intended to perform.
Having the qual demonstrates an aptitude for safety and expressing an interest in taking responsibility in this field. That's about it, it does not convey competence in any sense of any specific expertise.
I pay for my guys to do the diploma or NVQ, usually 5 because its a route directly to GradIOSH leading to Chartered. That holds water.
However, we're recruiting right now and if the CV for an engineer with some diagnostic/fault finding experience and any H&S qualification was passed on to us, it would likely get them an interview with our consultancy over those without.
Having the qual demonstrates an aptitude for safety and expressing an interest in taking responsibility in this field. That's about it, it does not convey competence in any sense of any specific expertise.
I pay for my guys to do the diploma or NVQ, usually 5 because its a route directly to GradIOSH leading to Chartered. That holds water.
However, we're recruiting right now and if the CV for an engineer with some diagnostic/fault finding experience and any H&S qualification was passed on to us, it would likely get them an interview with our consultancy over those without.
If you have any training in updated CDM regs post 2015 your onto a goldmine..........same with PED / Pressure system regs.
So many companies seem to forget to update training weve just had to bin one of ours as the last time their staff were trained was 20009 - despite our contract requireing 3 yr refreshers for all staff. They didn't even know whom was in or out of ticket!!!!!!
So many companies seem to forget to update training weve just had to bin one of ours as the last time their staff were trained was 20009 - despite our contract requireing 3 yr refreshers for all staff. They didn't even know whom was in or out of ticket!!!!!!
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