To be deemed competent in this National Vocational Qualification, you must prove that you have the skills, knowledge and understanding detailed in the units of competence. Your assessor will judge, from your evidence, whether you have demonstrated the skills, knowledge and understanding to the necessary standard. You do not have to pass a written exam or have any previous qualifications to be able to take these qualifications. As work in safety and health requires preparation and use of a wide variety of reports, including numerical information, you will be expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy and numeracy.
The NVQ will be appropriate for candidates who are working in the area of general safety and health practice or managing the safety and health function.
They may be managers or supervisors who have a specific responsibility for safety and health or they may be newly appointed safety advisers or professionals.
All such practitioners are involved in the identification of hazards, the assessment of risks and determining strategies for control. There are a number of skills that they would all need and use, such as:
The aim of the overall qualification is to assess the candidate’s ability to:
