5 Reasons Why You should Take the NEBOSH Diploma with Connaught.

The NEBOSH National Diploma is a structured qualification to enable you to progress your career in health & Safety and offers the academic requirements for chartered membership of IOSH. It aims to provide the knowledge & understanding that underpins competent performance as a Health & Safety Professional. We have an experienced & dedicated team of NEBOSH Diploma Tutors, running 15 courses each year, headed up by a NEBOSH Examiner Our pass rates are consistently above the national averages You have close & direct access to your tutous for help & advice Access to the Password Protected area of our site that gives you advice on the NEBOSH Diploma, with modal answers to questions, guidance on assignments & a whole host of other resources that have been built up over years & that are constantly being updated We provide National Coverage locally via our Open Courses (see below for dates & locations) or we can meet your In-house needs.

What are the NEBOSH National Diploma Course Key Facts?

Duration: 6 weeks. For open course dates at 21 UK locations scroll down. To meet your sales advisor for open course info click on Meet the sales person near to you to discuss your in-house needs click on

Who the Course is For?

The National Diploma is designed for individuals who want to progress their career in health & safety & develop more in-depth knowledge & skills aiming to become health & safety practitioners. Connaught provides experience tutors to guide you & support you, online support with a password protected Diploma website.

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What are the Learning Outcomes of the NEBOSH Diploma?

• After successfully completing the course the delegate will:
• GradIOSH designatory letters can be used after enrolment for a period of Initial Professional Development (IPD).
  
• CMIOSH chartered status is gained after successful completion of a minimum of 2 years Initial Professional Development (IPD) during which they will develop a skills based portfolio in OSH Practice and
• undertake a professional review interview with the Privy Council.
  
• Be able to provide detailed advice for health & safety issues in line with current legislation & HSE guidance.
  
• Be able to assist the organisation in continual health & safety management and control measures.
  
• Have a broad range of detailed knowledge & the application of key health & safety issues.

Here is the NEBOSH Diploma Course Content.

The 4 units A, B, C & D content is outlined below & these are accompanied with a common skills element:

Common Skills:

• Communication Skills
  
• Training Skills

Unit A: Managing Health & Safety

A1 Principles of health and safety management
A2 Loss causation and incident investigation
A3 Identifying hazards, assessing and evaluating risk
A4 Risk control and emergency planning
A5 Organisational factors
A6 Human factors
A7 Principles of health and safety law
A8 Criminal law
A9 Civil law
A10 Measuring health and safety performance

Unit B: Hazardous Agents in the Workplace

B1 General aspects of occupational health and hygiene
B2 Principles of Toxicology and Epidemiology
B3 Chemical Agents - Evaluating Risk
B4 Hazardous Substances - Preventative and Protective Measures
B5 Hazardous Substances - Monitoring and Maintenance of Control Measures
B6 Biological Agents
B7 Physical Agents (1) - Noise and Vibration
B8 Physical Agents (2) - Radiation and Thermal environment
B9 Psycho-social Agents
B10 Ergonomic agents

Unit C: Workplace & Work Equipment

C1 General workplace issues
C2 Principles of fire and explosion
C3 Workplace fire risk assessment
C4 The storage, handling and processing of dangerous substances
C5 Work equipment
C6 Machinery safety
C7 Mechanical handling
C8 Electrical safety
C9 Safety in construction and demolition
C10 Environmental pollution and waste management

Unit D: Application of Health & Safety Theory & Practice

Candidates are required to make a detailed reveiw of the health & safety performance of a workplace or organisation an produce a justified action plan to improve performance. The expected length of the assisgnment is around 8,000 words.

Assessment System

It consists of three 3-hour exams for Units A, B & C and a workplace-based assisgnment for Unit D. All are set & marked by NEBOSH.

Location	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Exam	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Exams
Bristol	26-30 Jan 09	30 Mar-3 Apr 09	1-5 Jun 09	7 Jul 09	7-11 Sept 09	26-30 Oct 09	14-18 Dec 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
Birmingham	19-23 Jan 09	9-13 Mar 09	27 Apr-1 May 09	7 Jul 09	17-21 Aug 09	28 Sept-2 Oct 09	30 Nov-4 Dec 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
Birmingham	24-28 Aug 09	19-23 Oct 09	7-11 Dec 09	19 Jan 10	24-29 Jan 10	8-12 Mar 10	26-30 Apr 10	7 & 8 July 10
Cardiff	12-16 Jan 09	16-20 Mar 09	18-21 May 09	7 Jul 09	24-28 Aug 09	12-16 Oct 09	23-27 Nov 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
Cardiff	10-14 Aug 09	28 Sept-2 Oct 09	9-13 Nov 09	19 Jan 10	25-29 Jan 10	15-19 Mar 10	10-14 May 10	7 & 8 July 10
Glasgow	12-16 Jan 09	16-20 Mar 09	18-22 May 09	7 Jul 09	20-24 July 09	14-18 Sept 09	9-13 Nov 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
Glasgow	10-14 Aug 09	21-25 Sept 09	2-6 Nov 09	19 Jan 10	1-5 Feb 10	15-19 Mar 10	10-14 May 10	7 & 8 July 10
Leeds	19-23 Jan 09	2-6 Mar 09	27 Apr-1 May 09	7 Jul 09	3-7 Aug 09	28 Sept-2 Oct 09	16-20 Nov 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
Leeds	14-18 Sept 09	19-23 Oct 09	7-11 Dec 09	19 Jan 10	8-12 Feb 10	12-16 Apr 10	7-11 Jun 10	7 & 8 July 10
London	16-20 Feb 09	27 Apr-1 May 09	8-12 June 09	7 Jul 09	24-28 Aug 09	12-16 Oct 09	30 Nov-4 Dec 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
London	14-18 Sept 09	9-13 Nov 09	14-18 Dec 09	19 Jan 10	8-12 Feb 10	12-16 Apr 10	24-28 May 10	7 & 8 July 10
Newcastle	17-21 Aug 09	5-9 Oct 09	30 Nov-4 Dec 09	19 Jan 10	25-29 Jan 10	8-12 Mar 10	26-30 Apr 10	7 & 8 July 10
Warrington	19-23 Jan 09	23-27 Mar 09	8-12 June 09	7 Jul 09	27-31 July 09	21-25 Sept 09	16-20 Nov 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
Warrington	7-11 Sept 09	26-30 Oct 09	14-18 Dec 09	19 Jan 10	1-5 Feb 10	22-26 Mar 10	17-21 May 10	7 & 8 July 10
Windsor	9-13 Feb 09	20-24 Apr 09	1-5 Jun 09	7 Jul 09	17-21 Aug 09	5-9 Oct 09	23-27 Nov 09	20 & 21 Jan 10
Windsor	24-28 Aug 09	19-23 OCt 09	1-4 Dec 09	19 Jan 10	1-5 Feb 10	22-26 Mar 10	17-21 May 10	7 & 8 July 10

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