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.
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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. Each of these have their own set of assessment criteria.
Unit HSL1: Health and safety leadership
Element 1: The foundations of health and safety leadership
Outline the reasons for and benefits of health and safety leadership excellence, the importance of an agreed health and safety vision and the business benefits excellent health and safety leadership brings
Discuss the moral, legal, and business reasons for good health and safety leadership
Understand how leaders can gain assurance that health and safety is being managed effectively
Explain how good leadership can positively influence health and safety culture
Element 2: Human failure and decision making
Understand how human failure can impact on health and safety culture
Recognise how mental short cuts, biases, habits, and beliefs can influence the decision-making process
Element 3: Leadership
Outline different leadership styles, including transformational, authentic, resonant, and transactional
Apply the five values and supporting foundations of the HSE’s health and safety leadership model
Explain how relationships with the workforce can be built by effective leadership communication
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
Demonstrate the importance of health and safety leadership excellence
Recognise indicators that can provide assurance to leadership teams that health and safety is being managed effectively
Model good leadership to positively influence health and safety culture
Recognise the impact of human failure on health and safety culture
Understand the impact of mental short cuts, biases, habits, and beliefs on the decision-making process
Demonstrate a range of appropriate leadership styles
Integrate the five values and supporting foundations of the HSE’s health and safety leadership model within their professional practice
Practice effective leadership communication to build 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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