NEBOSH National General Certificate
Location:
Newcastle
Start Date:
Mon 09th Nov 2026 09:00
End Date:
Wed 02nd Dec 2026 17:00
Available Places:
10
Course Overview
The NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is one of the most widely recognised health and safety qualifications in the UK. It’s regularly requested by employers recruiting for health and safety roles and gives managers, supervisors and team leaders a solid foundation in managing workplace risk.
The syllabus reflects current practice from health and safety professionals across industry, so what you learn applies whatever sector you work in. You’ll come away able to identify hazards, assess risk and put practical controls in place that keep people safe and keep work moving.
NEBOSH (the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) is an independent examination board providing vocational qualifications in health, safety and environmental management.
The course is available in a choice of formats to suit how you and your team work:
- Classroom
- Virtual classroom
- E-learning
- In-house, delivered for your team
Course Content
The qualification is made up of two units.
Unit NG1: Management of health and safety
- Why we should manage workplace health and safety
- How health and safety management systems work
- Managing risk: understanding people and processes
- Health and safety monitoring and measuring
Unit NG2: Risk assessment
- Physical and psychological health
- Musculoskeletal health
- Chemical and biological agents
- General workplace issues
- Work equipment
- Fire
- Electricity
Assessment is by an open book examination for NG1 and a practical risk assessment of a workplace for NG2.
Who Should Attend?
This course is suited to anyone with health and safety responsibilities as part of their role, including:
- Managers and supervisors responsible for teams on site or in the workplace
- Team leaders who need to understand risk and how to control it
- Anyone starting or building a career in health and safety
- Health and safety representatives and coordinators
- Business owners who want a stronger grip on their legal duties
Extra Reading
Please note: The training course concludes on Day 9 (these are 9 consecutive days), with Day 10 allocated for the exam. The exam will take place on a separate date, which may be several days or weeks after the final training day.
The exam date can be viewed when booking the course and selecting your preferred dates.
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