NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management for holders of the General Certificate Level 3

NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management for holders of the General Certificate Level 3 Course Details The NEBOSH National Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate provides an appropriate breadth of underpinning knowledge for non-specialists in fire safety to enable them to discharge more effectively their organisational duties or functions with respect to workplace fire safety. The course is designed to enable holders of the National General Certificate who have passed the qualification in the last five years to complete the NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate. The course therefore contains the additional units that are required to enable the student to complete the NEBOSH National Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate. The syllabus is divided into 2 Units and 6 elements in total: Unit FC 1 Fire Safety and Risk Management. Unit FC2 Practical Fire Risk Assessment. Unit FC1 Element Title: Managing fire safety. Principles of fire and explosion. Causes and prevention of fire. Fire protection in buildings. Safety of people in the event of a fire. Fire risk assessment. A Course for Managers, supervisors, employee representatives and others it aims to equip holders to contribute to the conduct and review of fire risk assessments and fire preventive and protective measures within most workplaces. Entry Requirements There are no barriers to entry to a NEBOSH National Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate programme but it should be noted that the assessment includes a requirement to write a short report. Assessment Each unit of the NEBOSH National Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate is assessed separately. FC1 is assessed by a written examination. Unit FC2 is assessed by a practical fire risk assessment of a workplace. Candidates must achieve a pass standard in each unit to be awarded the NEBOSH National Fire Safety and Risk Management Certificate.