NEBOSH Level 6 – International Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals – Unit DI2

Course Overview

The NEBOSH International Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals is a perfect choice if you want to make health and safety your career. This qualification will give you the knowledge and practical skills you need to perform as a leading health and safety professional of the future. You will be able to recognize and solve everyday health and safety issues and take opportunities for improvement.

The course is divided into the following modules.

1. DI1 – Know – workplace health and safety principles.

2. DI2 – Do – controlling workplace health issues.

3. DI3 – Do – controlling workplace safety issues.

The qualification requires a minimum of 185 taught hours plus 144 recommended self-study hours and 80 assessment hours.

Unit DI1 is assessed by  assignment – workplace-based tasks together with simulations and reflective statements and a research topic while DI2 and DI3 are assessed by Scenario-based case study. Each assessment requires substantial undertaking so learners are expected to spend 40 hrs. on DI1 assessment and 20 hrs. each on DI2 and DI3. The time period given for you to complete each assessment reflects this:

Unit DI1: 4 weeks (20 working days)
Unit DI2: 2 weeks (10 working days)
Unit DI3: 2 weeks (10 working days)

Pass marks are provisional 50% for each unit. Once you have passed all three unit assessments (DI1/DI2/DI3) your combined percentage mark will give your overall grade for the qualification (Distinction/Credit/Pass).

Distinction 226 or higher
Credit 196 – 225
Pass 150 – 195