Course Program: NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Target Audience: Health & Safety Advisors/officers/Mangers and Other professionals with health & safety responsibility. Target industry: All sectors of the economy.

The International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (IGC) was launched in 2006 and is recognised around the world. There are now over 170,000 people worldwide who have passed this qualification. The qualification looks at general workplace issues and can be applied in many sectors. On completion of the qualification, your learners will be able to: • justify the need for health and safety improvements; • advise on the main duties for health and safety in the workplace; • help their organisation to manage contractors; • work within a health and safety management system; • positively influence health and safety culture and behaviour; • carry out a general risk assessment (using a 5-step approach) of their workplace; • recognise workplace changes and their impacts and understand how to minimise these impacts; • develop basic safe systems of work that include emergency arrangements and know when to use a permit-to-work system; • take part in incident investigations; and • help their employer check the effectiveness of the health and safety management system through monitoring, auditing and review.