NVQ4 Occupational Health and Safety Practice Courses

Summary course information

This flexible course, accredited by City & Guilds, is conducted by professional discussion, largely on a one-to-one basis, and can contribute towards Membership of the Chartered Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Students are provided with a complimentary set of NEBOSH Diploma course notes and have the benefit of mentoring sessions and tutor support to assist with building domain knowledge for this high level award.

Price on application. Individual student starts are available.

Who will benefit from this course?

This course is suitable for anyone who wants to follow a career in health and safety, such as specialists or health and safety managers in medium to large organisations, especially those with significant hazards and complex risk. Many have built successful careers in teaching and consultancy after gaining this prestigious qualification and achieving full membership of the relevant professional body.

When and where will courses be held?

This course can start at a time to suit you. Although we offer a high degree of flexibility, we encourage students to complete within 12 months. The tutor usually inducts candidates at their workplace and agrees an assessment plan to suit their specific workplace operations. Much of the mentoring is conducted in a student group at a suitable venue provided by us. It is expected that most students attending group mentoring sessions will be at different stages of Award completion.

Course details

On request for enrolment you would be sent a ‘Pre-Enrolment Assessment to complete, to help ensure you can meet the evidence requirements for successful completion of this programme. If appropriate, this would be followed by enrolment and a two to three hour induction. At induction, your allocated assessor would explain the NVQ process, step-by-step, such as evidence gathering, planning, and building domain knowledge. Any initial concerns or queries would be addressed by the assessor.

This NVQ4 Award comprises ten mandatory units. Your assigned tutor will provide feedback on each of these units throughout, to help build your underpinning knowledge.

• Promote a positive health and safety culture
• Develop and implement the health and safety policy
• Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
• Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters
• Identify, assess and control health and safety risks
• Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety
• Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
• Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
• Develop and implement health and safety review systems
• Influence and keep pace with improvements in health and safety practice

On succesful completion of all the above units and the set mentoring tasks the course concludes with a domain knowledge interview, conducted usually by your assessor.

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Suggested follow-up courses

You might like to broaden your professional knowledge by attending our ‘Wastes Management – Environmental Compliance’ one-day course, or even following a WAMITAB Level 4 in Waste Management, if appropriate.