NVQ 3 in Occupational Health & Safety:

NVQ 3 is a National Vocational Qualification, recognised by IOSH. It is a 'competence-based' qualification. This means you undertake practical and work-related tasks designed to help you develop your skills and knowledge, thus enabling you to demonstrate your competence in the Health and Safety role you already fulfill.

NVQ 3 in Occupational Health & Safety is based on national standards. The standards explain what you, as a competent person at your level in a Health and Safety role, will be expected to do. So, progressing through your NVQ, you will be comparing your skills and knowledge with these standards, enabling you to see what is required to meet and complete.

Who can take them?

NVQ 3 in Occupational Health & Safety is aimed at Health and Safety personnel who represent staff concerns to employers. Persons such as representatives of employee safety, newly appointed supervisors, managers and safety representatives.

NVQ Level 3 in Occupational Safety and Health: Content

The qualification will be assessed on assignments and mainly a portfolio of evidence captured in digital media formats. A qualified assessor will view online evidence that you upload to your portfolio and question you about it and work you carry out in your workplace.  Your knowledge and understanding as well as your actual performance will be assessed against the national standard.  Your assessor will 'sign-off,' electronically, individual units within the NVQ when you have reached the required standard.  A variety of digital media can be used to vary and make easy the way you present evidence demonstrating your competence fully.

How is it delivered?

The qualification is delivered using our online paper free system.  You will receive logging in details to the electronic system once you have satisfied the assessor that you really have the scope within your current role to be able to gather the type and quality of evidence that is required.  Therefore, you will be gathering evidence that demonstrates you are competent in the areas directed by the standard and upload it to the relevant parts of the portfolio.

The NVQ is split into units which are in turn split into criteria.  You decide which criteria your evidence satisfies and explain why.  The assessor checks it and determines your competency in relation to those criteria.  Units are progressively satisfied and the system allows “Sign Off”.

What does the candidate achieve?

Upon successful completion of the NVQ level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice you may be able to apply for the status of Technician Member of IOSH and use the letters (Tech IOSH), it also provides a significant grounding and insight to further your career in Occupational Safety & Health.  You will also have the necessary underpinning knowledge enabling progression to NVQ Level 4 in Occupational Health & Safety practice which could lead to CMIOSH, and you will have gained valuable, practical on the job skills to enhance future academic qualifications.

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If you require further information, advice and guidance or would like a demonstration of the software please contact

Hayley Maclaren 0161-475-5845 Email: hmaclaren@setatraining.com