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Health and Safety in the Workplace Skills Bootcamp

Help save lives in the workplace: Gain invaluable skills and knowledge with a globally respected National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) qualification to transform your long-term career and organisation.

Course details

Course provider: Luminate Education Group

Eligibility:

You must live in West Yorkshire and be aged 19 or older

Hold English and Maths qualifications at Level 2 (e.g. GCSE) and be working at or above this level

Have basic working IT knowledge

Learners must be able to understand and communicate the concepts in the course content and take assessments comprising exams and a short report

Commitment of 40 private study hours outside of the classroom

Dates: From February 2026

Duration: 10 weeks

Venue: Leeds City College – Printworks Campus LS10 1JY

Course overview

The General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is one of the most widely accepted NEBOSH qualifications by employers and professional memberships. The Certificate is widely recognised to improve health and safety skills and environmental management. It supports managers, supervisors and staff to make improvements and gain sustainable health and safety knowledge. 

The course provides a valuable overview of the core aspects of occupational health and safety, equipping you with the skills to manage and assess workplace risk effectively. 

Suitable for:

All workplaces
Ideal for supervisors, managers or anyone with health and safety responsibilities
Ideal for anyone looking to embark on a health and safety career

There are 11 course elements, classroom based taught for 6hrs per session, each covering the following topics:

Unit NG1: Management of Health and Safety

Element 1 - Why we should manage workplace health and safety
Element 2 - How health and safety management systems work and what they look like
Element 3 - Managing risk – understanding people and processes
Element 4 - Health and safety monitoring and measuring

Unit NG2: Risk Assessment

Element 5 - Physical and psychological health
Element 6 - Musculoskeletal health
Element 7 - Chemical and biological agents
Element 8 - General workplace issues
Element 9 - Work equipment
Element 10 - Fire
Element 11 - Electricity

By the end of the course, you will have developed the skills that include but are not limited to:

Justify health and safety improvements using moral, legal and financial arguments
Act as an in-house auditor and consultant to advise on the main duties for health and safety in the workplace
Help to manage the well-being of staff, visitors, contractors, etc on site
Help their organization manage contractors
Work within a health and safety management system, recognising what effective general policy, organisation and arrangements should look like
Develop safe systems of work including taking accounts of typical emergencies and knowing when to use permit-to- work systems for special risks
Take part in accident investigations
Positively influence the health and safety culture and behaviour to improve performance in their organisation
Recognise workplace changes that have significant health and safety impacts and effective ways to minimise those impacts
Help their employer to check their management system effectiveness – through monitoring, audits and reviews

What next?

This Skills Bootcamp provides a platform from which you can enter roles such as:

Health and Safety Manager
Compliance Officer
Risk Assessor/Risk Consultant
Facilities Manager
Specialist Roles within Government, Education or Corporate Sectors

Once completed, our students often continue their studies by completing a NEBOSH Fire Safety, NEBOSH Construction, NEBOSH Environmental or upskill to a Level 6 NEBOSH Diploma (an honour’s degree level qualification that advances prospects in the health and safety field).

Additionally, gain professional recognition. NEBOSH Qualifications are recognised nationally and globally by institutions such as IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health), IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment), IIRSM (International Institute of Risk and Safety Management).