NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence develops the leadership skills of delegates to ensure that they can lead their team confidently and guide them on effective health and safety practice.
What is the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence?
Developed by NEBOSH alongside the UK’s Health and Safety Executive, the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence is a one-day course which aims to further the leadership skills of its delegates, allowing them to be more effective in leadership roles across their organisation.
The course also details how such leadership can impact the morale of employees, and how this can lead to increased staff productivity and the development of a positive health and safety culture across an organisation.
NEBOSH and HSE have developed the course to be ideal for business leaders such as directors, board members and other senior leaders within an organisation. By providing training to these employees, organisations can ensure they are helmed by strong leaders who always keep the health and safety of their teams in mind.
Learning options
Designed to work around your schedule
Complete the course in your own time
Access learning materials from any device
Book exams when you're ready
Study alongside colleagues and learn together
Choose from classroom or virtual learning from home
Tailored course content to your workplace
Benefits for Employers
Demonstrate your commitment to health and safety in the workplace by providing employees with industry leading safety training.
Ensure your staff are helmed by talented leaders with proper training, improving morale and teamwork.
Raise productivity by reducing the risk of accident and injury in your workplace.
Benefits for Learners
Develop leadership and health & safety skills that can be applied to roles across all industries.
Build your confidence in leading and directing others.
Learn what effective leadership looks like and the how it can have a positive impact on your workplace
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The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence is suitable for those currently in senior leadership positions or those aspiring to such positions.
There are no formal requirements for studying this course, though delegates must possess a suitable standard of English in order to understand concepts and articulate themselves.
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence is a one-day course when studied in-house, or equivalent to 12 hours of e-Learning.
E-Learners will be required to complete all assessments within 12 months of enrolment.
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence consists of one unit, which is broken down into 3 elements.
Unit HSL1: Health and safety leadership
Element 1: The foundations of health and safety leadership
Element 2: Human failure and decision making
Element 3: Leadership
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence covers the following topics:
What health and safety leadership means
The moral, legal and financial reasons for good health and safety leadership
The links between health and safety leadership and culture
What the different leadership styles are
How human failures can impact performance and culture
The HSE’s model of effective health and safety leadership
How leaders can build effective relationships with the workforce
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership is assessed via reflective statements which delegates are tasked with producing throughout the course.
These aim to demonstrate how the skill, behaviour, and knowledge of those in leadership roles can impact the health and safety performance of an organisation.
Learners will also need to make a commitment to a leadership intervention that will improve health and safety management within their sphere of influence at work.
Once you have submitted all five reflective statements, you should receive your result within 14 working days.
After completing the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence, delegates may consider furthering their studies with the NEBOSH General Certificate, which is the industry standard for health and safety qualifications and a crucial foundation for those pursuing careers in health and safety.
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