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Welcome to Eduskills Technical and Occupational Skills Training.
The ProQual NVQ Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Health & Safety Management and Leadership qualification is aimed at candidates who are responsible for developing and applying health and safety procedures day-to-day in any organization. They are likely to be managers looking to improve their knowledge and skills.
The aim of this NVQ Level 7 diploma is to provide senior management employees involved in the strategic management of the organization the skills and confidence to make those decisions that effect change in the business.
The Level 7 Diploma in strategic health and safety leadership and management is a high-level, globally recognized qualification which is completely evaluated by each candidates’ competency. Evidence of competency is based on real world, on-the-job activities within your current role, this means that you can use previously created documentation as part of your portfolio.
Unit Reference Number | Unit Title | Unit Level | GLH |
A/618/5596 | Risk-based safety systems management | 7 | 50 |
F/618/5597 | Safety culture, sustainability and the global effect on performance | 7 | 50 |
J/618/5598 | Digital technologies and incident investigation | 7 | 50 |
L/618/5599 | Development as a strategic manager | 5 | 50 |
J/506/2048 | Establish business risk management processes | 5 | 50 |
Who is this NVQ for?
The NVQ L7 Diploma in strategic management is designed to be taken by those in a senior management role and who are involved with the organization’s occupational health and safety strategic planning. The course is aimed at those who wish to enhance and expand their skills and be qualified competent in the following areas, learners will:
- Influence health and safety at a strategic level
- Be able to justify their strategic planning
- Be able to positively affect safety culture
- Improve their transferrable skills to leadership
- Build senior management skills to corporate level
The NVQ Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Health & Safety Leadership and Management is a Degree Level qualification. The development was a consultative process with the awarding and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health to ensure it meets the demanding standards of the industry sector.
Work Based Learning
Vocational qualifications are a preferred learning style of employers, the competency of an employee is assessed and proven “on the job” by external qualified assessors.
Cost Savings
Completing a qualification “on the job” is also cost effective. While undertaking this qualification, your internal systems will get a complete review and overhaul, which will be a massive benefit, you will also save the costs associated with traditional training, including:
- Travel
- Accommodation
- Expenses
You Cannot Fail an NVQ
You cannot fail an NVQ, you are either competent or not yet competent. Unlike with academic qualifications there are no exams to fail and re-sit.
No Examinations
You can complete a degree level qualification without having to sit an exam. NVQ level 7 is equal to a Bachelor’s Degree on the UK qualification framework and it is just based on evidence you produce of your day to day employment.
Recognized Globally
The NVQ Level 7 is accepted globally as a professional health and safety qualification for Senior Health & Safety Managers.
Career Progression
A natural progression from the NEBOSH National or International General Certificate Course, to progress your professional development.
IOSH Membership
The NVQ Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Health & Safety meeting the requirement for Graduate Membership (CertIOSH) leading to Chartered Membership (CMIOSH).
University Progression
- Leeds University
- Loughborough University (MSc Occupational Health and Safety)
- Hull university ( MSc Qualifications)
- Greenwich University (MSc Safety, Health and Environment)
- Strathclyde University (MSc Safety and Risk Management)
- Robert Gordon University (MSc Health Safety and Risk Management)
- Portsmouth University (MSc Occupational Health and Safety Management)
- Heriot Watt University( MSc Safety and Risk Management)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University
The course is competence based and learners will need to demonstrate that they meet the course criteria by way of submitting corroborated evidence. Learners’ competency will be assessed by EduSkills NVQ Assessors.
The assessment is based on evidence uploaded, statements provided and professional discussions.
COURSE DURATION
Approximately 500 hours’ time dedication is required to be completed over a two year On average candidates complete this NVQ in 10 – 12 months.
STUDY METHOD
Whilst completing your day to day role you will be generating evidence which can be submitted to your online portfolio and build competency proof. It’s this competency proof that will ultimately be assessed earning you the Level 7 qualification.
STUDY SYLLABUS
There are 5 mandatory units which MUST be completed, Topics include incident investigation, Business risk management process and Risk based safety systems management.
NVQ TRAINING SUPPORT
Our NVQ 7 assessment team are there to guide you and assist you in gathering, sorting and referencing your evidence. Guidance and support is included with this course.
EXAMINATIONS
There are NO examinations with NVQ qualifications, it’s your submitted evidence that is assessed and it’s this evidence that ultimately gains you a competent or not yet competent status. Should you not achieve the required competent grade required to pass your assessor will advise on where changes and additional evidence needs to be submitted to increase the grade.
Evidence can include:
- Observation report by assessor
- Assignments/projects/reports
- Professional discussion
- Witness testimony
- Candidate product
- Worksheets
- Record of oral and written questioning
- Recognition of Prior Learning
NVQ assessors guide you as you submit your evidence
You will be assigned a designated NVQ tutor/ assessor with E-portfolio platform.
Our internal verifier checks over your submitted evidence
Assigned Assessor will monitor your progress throughout your learning in assigned E-portfolio. They will provide you with an induction, and they will assess your completed assignments , work related Evidences and provide you feedback, and will respond to your questions and queries when necessary.
Your evidence is sent to ProQual to be externally verified
ProQual External verifier will also check all submitted Assignments and Evidences for Quality and Compliance assurance.
Certificate Delivery
Finally once your work has been checked and passed, you’ll receive a certificate as proof you have passed the NVQ level 7 course in strategic health & safety leadership and management. We will arrange for your certificate to be posted to you at an address of your choosing.
After completing the ProQual NVQ Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Health & Safety Leadership and Management, the learners will be able to:
- Develop and implement current ISO standards for occupational health and safety
- Evaluate strategic risks to an organization through the implementation of a quantifiable risk assessment system
- Articulate risk communication strategies in various situations
- Evaluate the effects of global issues on safety culture
- Evaluate the benefits of sustainability in the workplace
- Measure safety performance and calculate safety return on any investment
- Understand the effects of psychological health and injury management in the workplace
- Lead the implementation of a whole-organization approach to occupational health and safety
- Understand the effects of digital technologies on strategic and operational occupational health and safety management
- Implement a biohazards risk assessment and control measures in the workplace
- Understand the implementation of ecological risk assessment and control measures
- Implement engineering solutions for ergonomic hazards and control measures
- Understand the requirements of the implementation of risk assessment for biological outbreaks and control measures
- Understand the likely failure scenarios for chemical hazards and control measures
- Implement an accident causal analysis model for physical hazards
- Identify personal skills to achieve strategic ambitions
- Manage personal leadership/management development to support achievement of strategic organization and personal ambitions
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the leadership/management development plan
- Advocate an employee welfare environment that supports organizational values
- Maintain and record their professional development
- Understand business risk management models and techniques
- Develop business risk management processes
- Evaluate the effectiveness of business risk management process