NVQ Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

This is a National Vocational Qualification which means that this qualification has been developed to be achieved in a real work environment. You need to be employed to undertake this qualification.

This qualification will enable you to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate your competence in a real workplace environment so you can work as a health and safety practitioner.

After completing this qualification, you will be able to apply for a Academically Qualified (White) CSCS card.

Who is is qualification designed for?

The Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety qualification is aimed at candidates working as a health and safety practitioner, in a position of responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of a team or organisation. The qualification is generic and appropriate for individuals working in a range of sectors.

The awarding body for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

Qualification structure

Candidates must complete all of the Mandatory Units, plus a minimum of TWO Optional Units.

Mandatory units:

• Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety
• Develop procedures to safely control work operations
• Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
• Promote a culture of health and safety in the workplace
• Conduct a health and safety risk assessment of the workplace

Please see ‘Qualification Specification’ document for more details regarding the optional units.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. However the candidates should be working within the industry to enrol in this NVQ.

Here at DB College we are conducting an initial assessment of candidate skills and knowledge to identify any gaps and help plan the assessment.

Assessment

Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate’s skill, knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification.

This qualification is competence-based, candidates must demonstrate the level of competence described in the units.

The qualification will be assessed in line with the Construction Skills Consolidated Assessment Strategy and will be internally assessed by an appropriately experienced and qualified Assessor.

The assessment process is conducted through our e-portfolio system and it is formed of two parts:

1. Knowledge – the candidates are required to complete a workbook
2. Practical – evidence to be collected from site visits