There are no specific barriers, in terms of academic qualifications, skills or experience to entry to the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence.

The business benefits of health and safety leadership (including the moral, legal and financial arguments)

• The effects of good health and safety leadership of safety culture
• Human failures
• The HSE’s ‘Make it happen’ model
• Decision making process including mental short cuts and perception biases
• Leadership styles
• The HSE’s five leadership values
• Building relationship with the workforce

The assessment will be in the form of reflective statements which will be undertaken throughout the course. The reflective statements are designed to show how the candidate’s knowledge, skills and behaviours may have both positive and negative affects on the health and safety performance of their organisation. Candidates will also need to make a commitment to a single leadership intervention to improve health and safety management within their organisation, or sphere of workplace influence.

Candidates must achieve a ‘Pass’ in Unit HSL1 to pass the qualification.

Unit HSL1: 7 hours tuition and 3 hours private study Total: 10 hours
It is expected that this qualification will be delivered over the equivalent of one day (depending on the mode of study).