National Vocational Qualifications in Health and Safety. (N.V.Q.’s)
Accredited by OCR. For further information scroll to the bottom of this page.
NVQ’s are achieved in your workplace. You will be required to produce a portfolio of evidence listed in our workbook. SHE Knows, offers NVQ’s in Health and Safety at levels 3, 4, 5 and also in the Competence Awards in Safety.
Competence Awards (Level 2)
Level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety
Level 4 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
Level 5 in Management of Health and Safety
Our Courses available:
Health, Safety, & Environment Courses
- IOSH Directing Safely (UK accredited)
- IOSH Managing Safely (UK accredited)
- IOSH Working Safely (UK accredited)
- NEBOSH International General Certificate (UK accredited)
- EBOSH construction Certificate (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 2 Health and Safety (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 3 Health and Safety (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 4 Health and Safety (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 2 Risk Assessment (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 3 Risk Assessment (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 2 Food Safety (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 3 Food Safety (UK accredited)
- CIEH Level 4 Food Safety (UK accredited)
- CIEH Manual Handling Principals and Practice
- CIEH COSHH
- CITB SMSTS Site Managers Course (UK accredited)
- CCNSG Safety Passport Course (UK accredited)
- HSE Awareness
- HSE for Supervisors and Managers and Sub-Contractors
- HSE Hazardous Materials Immediate Actions
- HSE for Executive Managers
- HSE Risk Assessment Awareness
- HSE Management System and Techniques
- Permit to Work
- Fire Fighting
- Environmental Awareness
Fire and Emergency Response Courses
- Fire Safety Awareness
- Fire Risk Assessment
- Fire Warden
- Fire Protection of Buildings
- Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering
- Fire Investigation
- Emergency Response
- Emergency Leadership
- Emergency First Aid
- Fire Safety in Home / Office
- Fire Safety Management
- Hazardous Materials Introduction
- H2S Hydrogen Sulphide Training
- Confined Space Procedure
- Radiation Awareness
- Command and Control
Lifting, Transport and Tool Courses delivered on your site with your equipment
- Slinging and Signalling (UK accredited)
- RTITB Fork lift and telehandler operation (UK accredited)
- MEWP (Cherry picker and scissor lift) (UK accredited)
- Training Crane Operators
- Equipment & Tool Familiarization
- Equipment Maintenance
Management Courses
- CIEH Training Skills in Practice. (UK accredited)
- OCR NVQ A1 Assessor Course (UK accredited)
- OCR Mentoring Certificate (UK accredited)
- Internal Auditor
First Aid Courses
- First Aid at Work Course
- First Aid Awareness
- First Aid CPR Course
- First AidAutomated External Defibrillator
National Vocational Qualifications are work based and involve no exams.
SHE Knows Ltd is the first organisation to issue our candidates with a workbook that provides a route map, taking you through your NVQ step by step. Evidence requirements are specified in a checklist format, and all cross referencing is done for you. The new NVQ standards were launched at the beginning of 2009 and the Level 4 qualification is fully recognised by the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) as a route to corporate membership, on successful completion of the NVQ portfolio candidates can initiate their application to IOSH to become a Graduate Member (Grad.IOSH).
What’s included in your NVQ workbook and enrolment:
- OCR registration and certification fees
- A candidate information pack including:
- Induction and NVQ orientation forms
- Initial assessment mapped to the NVQ criteria
- Workbook and evidence checklist
- Discussion topics to demonstrate your understanding
- Our policies and procedures.
- Witness Testimony documents
Evidence Provision for your NVQ
You will be asked to build a portfolio of evidence to match the NVQ standards. Examples of evidence provision are:
- Photocopies/e-mail copy of documents created at work;
- Risk Assessments undertaken
- Accident Investigation
- Workplace Inspections
- Training Written/Delivered
- Professional Discussions;
- with your assessor or mentor
- recorded by yourself
- Witness testimonies from your Manager/H&S team
- Copies of assignments submitted for other safety qualifications
NVQ Level 4 in Occupational Health and Safety
The Level 4 NVQ is becoming increasingly popular and holds the same status and respect as the NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma and degree courses. Students studying for NVQ Level 4 ideally should have undertaken the NEBOSH (International) General Certificate and be undertaking a substantial H&S role within the organisation.
The following units need to be undertaken to gain the full NVQ Level 4.
| Unit | Mandatory Units |
|---|---|
| HSP2 | Promote a positive H&S culture |
| HSP3 | Develop and implement the H&S policy |
| HSP4 | Develop and implement effective communication systems for H&S information |
| HSP5 | Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in H&S matters |
| HSP6 | Identify, assess and control H&S risks |
| HSP7 | Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for H&S |
| HSP8 | Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for H&S |
| HSP10 | Develop and implement H&S emergency response systems and procedures |
| HSP11 | Develop and implement H&S review systems |
| HSP13 | Influence and keep pace with improvements in H&S practice |
NVQ 3 in Occupational Health and Safety
The Level 3 NVQ holds the same status and respect as the NEBOSH (International) General Certificate. Students studying for NVQ Level 3 ideally should have undertaken the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate and be undertaking a supporting H&S role within your organisation.
The following units need to be undertaken to gain the full NVQ Level 3.
| Unit | Mandatory Units |
|---|---|
| HSS1 | Make sure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety |
| HSS2 | Develop procedures to safely control work operations |
| HSS3 | Monitor procedures to safely control work operations |
| HSS4 | Promote a healthy and safe culture in the workplace |
| HSS6 | Conduct a health and safety risk assessment of a workplace |
| Optional units | |
| HSS5 | Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents and complaints in the workplace |
| HSS7 | Make sure your own actions within the workplace aim to protect the environment |
| HSS8 | Review health and safety procedures in workplaces |
| HSS9 | Supervise the health, safety and welfare of a learner in the workplace |
NVQ Level 5 in Management of Health and Safety
This qualification is designed for those who have substantial responsibilities for strategic budgets and guiding the work of subordinate managers. As this program is for health and safety managers, competences which are assessed include a person’s application of skills across a significant range of fundamental principles, often across an unpredictable variety of contexts.
Featuring strongly in this qualification is the personal accountability for analysis, diagnosis, design, planning, execution and evaluation of your business. As you will have a substantial personal autonomy and often, significant responsibility for the work of others, with the allocation of substantial resources these elements are also featured strongly. Candidates must undertake a total of eleven units to gain the full qualification.
| Unit | Mandatory Units |
|---|---|
| HSP1 | Develop and review the organisation’s health and safety strategy |
| HSP2 | Promote a positive health and safety culture |
| HSP3 | Develop and implement the health and safety policy |
| HSP13 | Influence and keep pace with improvements in health and safety practice |
| L2 | Identify the learning and development needs of the organisation |
| P11 | Develop a strategy and plan for managing changes in people resourcing |
| B3 | Manage the use of financial resources |
| B5 | Secure financial resources for your organisation’s plans |
| Optional Units (3 needed) | |
| HSP4 | Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information |
| HSP14 | Develop and implement systems and procedures to minimise environmental impact of the organisation |
| G2 | Contribute to the development of learning within the organisation |
| L4 | Design learning programmes |
| L8 | Manage the contribution of other people to the learning process |
| P13 | Design, deliver and evaluate changes to organisational structure |
| P14 | Contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of work procedures |
| A2 | Manage activities to meet requirements |
| A4 | Contribute to improvements at work |
| C13 | Manage the performance of teams and individuals |
NVQ Competence Awards – units from the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Safety.
Working Safely
- Identify the hazards evaluate the risks in the workplace Reduce the risks to H&S in the workplace
Safety Review
- Prepare to undertake a review of H&S in a workplace
- Carry out a review of workplace H&S implementation
- Identify hazards in the workplace
- Assess the level of risk and recommend action
- Review your workplace assessment of risks
Managing Safety & Investigation
- Ensure your own actions reduce risks to Health and Safety
- Monitor procedures to control risk to Health and Safety
- Develop procedures to control risks to Health and Safety
- Investigate & evaluate incidents and complaints in the workplace
- Conduct an assessment of risk in the workplace
Managing Safety & Promotion
- Ensure your own actions reduce risks to Health and Safety
- Monitor procedures to control risk to Health and Safety
- Develop procedures to control risks to Health and Safety
- Promote H&S culture within the workplace
- Conduct an assessments of risk in the workplace
H&S Review
- Review H&S procedures in the workplace
- Conduct an assessments of risk in the workplace
Environmental Safety
Ensure your actions aim to protect the environment
