ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice | Black CSCS Card
Original price was: £1,800.00.£1,200.00Current price is: £1,200.00.
Advance your career with a nationally recognised health and safety management qualification. This work-based diploma enables experienced professionals to demonstrate their competence in developing health and safety strategies, managing workplace risks, ensuring legal compliance, and leading continuous improvement while continuing to work.
Occupational Health & Safety · Level 6 NVQ Diploma
Lead on safety.
Carry the Black Card.
The NVQ Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice is how experienced health and safety leaders formalise the expertise they already use — assessed from your real management responsibilities, with no classroom, no exams and no time off the job. It is the qualification behind the Black CSCS Manager Card.
Manager
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Why this course
Built for safety leaders who can’t step away from the role
Assessed where you work
Everything is evidenced from your real management responsibilities — professional discussions, policies, risk assessments and reports. No college, no evening classes, no written exams.
Qualify without stepping back
You stay in post throughout. Evidence comes from the health and safety systems you already run, so your career never pauses for the paperwork.
Around 12 weeks
Most candidates build their portfolio in roughly 12 weeks, at a pace that fits senior workloads. The quicker you submit evidence, the quicker you qualify.
A named assessor, day one
You get a dedicated assessor who plans your portfolio, maps your evidence to the standards and keeps you on track from enrolment to award.
ProQual Level 6 Diploma
A nationally recognised ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice — the qualification the Black CSCS Manager Card is built on.
Never expires
The NVQ Diploma is a lifetime qualification. Once it’s yours, it’s yours — no renewals, no retakes, recognised across every high-risk industry.
Who it’s for
Already managing health and safety? You’re ready.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. You should be aged 16 or over, working in a senior health and safety role with responsibility for managing workplace health and safety, and have access to workplace evidence.
Health & Safety Advisors
SHEQ Managers
Construction Managers
Project Managers
Site Managers
Compliance Managers
Senior Construction Professionals
What’s assessed
Your assessor signs off the leadership you deliver every day
The full journey
From enrolment to the Black Manager Card
Enrol
You register on the Level 6 NVQ Diploma and we confirm your registration in writing — often within days.
Meet your assessor
A named assessor builds your evidence plan around the health and safety systems you already manage.
Build your portfolio
Professional discussions, policies, risk assessments, incident investigations and management reports — gathered on site while you work.
NVQ awarded
Your portfolio is signed off and your ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma is issued. It never expires.
Black CSCS Card
Pass the CITB Managers & Professionals Health, Safety & Environment test and apply to CSCS for your Black Manager Card.
The qualification itself
ProQual 603/3106/9 — ten mandatory units, no options
This is the ProQual Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice, qualification number 603/3106/9. Everyone completes all ten units — there are no optional units and no pathways. ProQual sets 1,064 hours of total qualification time and 532 guided learning hours, and the qualification is approved for candidates aged 19 and over.
Develop and implement the health and safety policy
Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters
Identify, assess and control health and safety risks
Promote a positive health and safety culture
Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety
Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety
Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures
Develop and implement health and safety review systems
Maintain knowledge of improvements to influence health and safety practice
Awarded by ProQual AB and regulated by Ofqual. Competence-based: you evidence the health and safety work you already do, assessed on a portfolio, internally verified by our centre and externally quality assured by ProQual. There are no formal entry requirements — we carry out an initial assessment of your skills and experience first, and candidates must be 19 or over. CSCS lists this qualification against Black Manager card occupations including construction health & safety manager and senior construction health & safety manager; the card is applied for separately, after the CITB Managers and Professionals health, safety and environment test.
Investment
One price. Two ways to pay.
No hidden extras — registration, assessment and certification are all included. A faster-track route is available at checkout for an additional £200.
Save £600
Current intake pricing — one payment, everything included. Choose the standard or faster-track route at checkout.
Start now, pay the balance only when you qualify. 0% interest, no credit check — selected at checkout.
Common questions
Before you enrol
Do I have to attend a college or training centre?
No. The whole qualification is assessed on site in your normal working environment. Your assessor gathers evidence from the work you already do through professional discussions, workplace documentation, policies, risk assessments and management reports.
Do I need any qualifications to start?
There are no formal academic entry requirements. You should be aged 16 or over, working in a senior health and safety role with responsibility for managing workplace health and safety, have access to workplace evidence and basic English communication skills.
How long does it take?
Most candidates complete in around 12 weeks. The pace is set by how quickly evidence is gathered from your role, so motivated professionals with active responsibilities often finish sooner.
Does this get me the Black CSCS Card?
The Level 6 NVQ Diploma is the qualification the Black CSCS Manager Card requires, subject to current CSCS requirements. Once your NVQ is awarded, you pass the CITB Managers & Professionals Health, Safety & Environment test and apply to CSCS — we’ll point you through both steps.
How does the 50/50 payment work?
You pay £600 when you enrol and the remaining £600 only when you complete the qualification. There’s no interest and no credit check — just choose the 50/50 option at checkout. A faster-track route is also available for an additional £200.
Next step
Your experience already did the hard part.
Add the qualification. Enrol above, or talk to us first — tell us your role and workplace setup and we’ll confirm you’re eligible before you pay a penny.
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