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NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety - Price: From £395

The National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is the most widely recognised health and safety qualification in the UK and throughout the world. It is the qualification sort by all those who are looking at forming a career as an H&S professional and is the qualification companies expect people to have as a minimum to enable them to take the role as an H&S advisor or manager

Achievement of the qualification is based on the successful passing of the exam is open book which is held over a 24 hour period and completed through the nebosh portal for the NG1 element of the qualification. Completion of the NG2 element of the qualification involves the completion of a risk assessment using the nebosh format with 10 working days to complete from the exam date

The NG1 exam is based on a scenario provided by nebosh and which most of the questions are based. A mark of 45% is required to successfully passed the exam 

The course is delivered in a 10 day period as two separate block weeks followed by the exam. The course will involve exercises, mock exams with feedback and a session focussed on the NG2 element of the course. 

Our tutors have a wide range of H&S experience working in various types of industries along with experience as a nebosh examiner and are therefore able to provide the very best teaching of the syllabus topics and how the exams are structured and the types of answers which would be required 

the following link will provide you with information on the course syllabus

https://www.nebosh.org.uk/qualifications/national-general-certificate/

NG1 (2018 specification) and GNC1 (2025 specification) – Learners will have 24 hours to access, complete and submit a digital assessment paper starting from 11am (UK time) on the examination date.

We have confirmed the following dates for NG1 and GNC1 assessments:

UnitExamination dateResults notification date
NG1Wednesday 05 November 2025Monday 26 January 2026
NG1Wednesday 10 December 2025Friday 27 February 2026
NG1Wednesday 07 January 2026Wednesday 18 March 2026
NG1Wednesday 04 February 2026Friday 17 April 2026
NG1Wednesday 04 March 2026Monday 18 May 2026
GNC1Wednesday 04 March 2026Tuesday 02 June 2026
NG1Wednesday 08 April 2026Friday 19 June 2026
GNC1Wednesday 08 April 2026Friday 03 July 2026
NG1Wednesday 06 May 2026Thursday 16 July 2026
GNC1Wednesday 06 May 2026Thursday 30 July 2026
NG1Wednesday 03 June 2026Wednesday 12 August 2026
GNC1Wednesday 03 June 2026Wednesday 26 August 2026
NG1Wednesday 08 July 2026Thursday 17 September 2026
GNC1Wednesday 08 July 2026Thursday 01 October 2026
NG1 *Wednesday 05 August 2026Thursday 15 October 2026
GNC1Wednesday 05 August 2026Thursday 29 October 2026
GNC1Wednesday 09 September 2026Wednesday 18 November 2026
GNC1Wednesday 07 October 2026Wednesday 16 December 2026
GNC1Wednesday 04 November 2026Thursday 21 January 2027
GNC1Wednesday 09 December 2026Thursday 04 March 2027

Introduction

The National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is the most widely recognised health and safety qualification in the UK and throughout the world. It is the qualification sort by all those who are looking at forming a career as an H&S proffesional and is the qualification companies expect people to have as a minimum to enable them to take the role as an H&S advisor or manager

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It can help to:
  • Eliminate or minimise workplace accidents, incidents, injuries and illness
  • Boost employee health, safety and wellbeing
  • Demonstrate commitment to health and safety
  • Develop and strengthen your health and safety culture
  • Ensure your organisation has competent health and safety expertise
  • Meet the requirements of legislation
The aim is for learners to be able to:
  • Confidently carry out risk assessments
  • Produce method statments, procedures and policies
  • Develop and implement a detailed action plans and strategies
  • Eliminate and manage workplace hazards and risks
  • Support, develop and maintain your company’s health and safety culture
Course content
  • How to effectively manage health and safety
  • How to identify and control common workplace hazards and risks
  • How to eleminate hazards following the hierachy of control, evaluate risks that cannot be eliminated and develop suitable control measures
  • Legal requirements and best practise
  • How to carry out a Risk assessment
Examinations

NG1 –

An open book examination to assess what you know. This is scenario based and involves providing answers based on the scenario. you have 24 hours to complete the exam, this is completed on line

NG2 –

A practical risk assessment. Learners will complete a risk assessment and develop an action plan

Professional recognition

The qualification meets the academic requirements for Technical Membership (Tech IOSH) of IOSH

This is a level 3 qualification

Exam dates

exam dates and fees are as stated on the nebosh website