NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence

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 Phoenix Pass Pledge 

Every Phoenix NEBOSH course entitles you to continue studying free of charge if you fail to meet the required standard in examinations. However, this is rarely necessary. Our pass rate for NEBOSH courses is above industry average, with a high number of credits and distinctions. 

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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.

• When and how will I receive my NEBOSH results?

Results are notified by NEBOSH after completing the course. NEBOSH send out the results 10-12 weeks after the exams. Your certificates will arrive after the results have been announced.

• What happens if I fail the NEBOSH assessment?

The Phoenix Pass Pledge will cover your additional studies, but you retake the exams at your own cost.

• What is a NEBOSH HSE in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence equivalent to?

The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Leadership Excellence is a Level 3 qualification, and is equivalent to a GCSE or similar qualification.

• Is the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence worth it?

The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence is worth it for any organisation or business leader. It provides the knowledge and skills needed to make effective decisions about an organisation's safety practices, as well as help meet legal safety requirements and raise safety standards.

• How difficult is the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence?

While it may have challenging elements for those new to the health and safety field, the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence is an accessible and straightforward course for organisation leaders.

• What are the benefits of holding the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Health and Safety Leadership Excellence?

Holding Health and Safety Qualifications is a benefit to any person's career, as it can lead to promotions and salary increases. The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Leadership Excellence, in particular, provides leaders with the health and safety skills needed to make effective decisions, as well as meet legal safety requirements.