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IOSH stands for the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. It’s a leading professional body for health and safety practitioners, dedicated to promoting and improving workplace safety and health standards globally.

IOSH certificates are now provided electronically via the IOSH portal. It takes approximately 2 weeks for the certificates to be put onto your portal. You can request a paper copy from IOSH at an extra cost.

Online virtual courses give you the same training as you would receive in a classroom course. The difference is that your trainer is on your screen instead of in front of you in a classroom. The training is live and in real-time with the trainer taking you through the course in the same way as a classroom course. The content and qualification awarded are also the same but the presentation is modified to make the online experience interesting and engaging.

The answer is simple no travelling, you will have:-

• Exactly the same trainers
• Same course content and learning hours
• Gain the same qualification

You don’t need to be worried about the technology we will support you with guidance, if you have difficulty with joining the course or at any other difficulty during the course.

Lunch and refreshments are not included for your virtual course or on most classroom courses. You’ll have plenty of breaks to make yourself a tea or grab some snacks though.

If you are considering taking the CITB SSSTS course virtually then here is all the information you require to understand what’s involved.

Yes if you are eligible for the CITB levy you can claim it for the SSSTS classroom and virtual courses.

If you have passed the trainer’s review and gained between 70%–77% (21 to 23 out of 30) in the examination or achieved the 80% pass rate but failed the safety-critical questions, you may re-sit a different examination.

The SSSTS examination pass mark is 80% (24 out of 30) this is the same for Virtual and Classroom courses.

30 minutes, the first 20 minutes is a closed book exam and the last 10 minutes you are allowed to look in the Construction site supervision (GE706) workbook (PDF).

Yes, you’ll be sent a pdf workbook, easy to take with you to work or site (on a mobile device) and a much smaller carbon footprint for the environment.

Yes, you can take the SSSTS course virtually using Zoom Classroom or MS teams and gain the same qualification. The virtual course takes 2 days the same as the classroom-based course but you don’t have to leave your home.

Yes, the trainer is delivering the course in real time which is the same as a classroom course. Using zoom you have the ability to flag that you wish to communicate with the trainer. Generally, the candidate’s microphones are muted to stop disruptions and the flow of the course. So questions may be answered at set points during the course. You are fully supported throughout the course and sometimes your questions may be indepth and require 1 to 1 time with the trainer so this method prevents distractions to other candidates.

No problem you will have the same interaction as being in the classroom. The trainer is ‘Live’ and there in realtime and with zoom classroom you have the ability to flag to the trainer you have a question or need help. The trainer may control this preventing the course from getting disrupted and giving dedicated time for questions. Furthermore, you will get the chance for one to one discussions with the trainer if required.

We know that things can go wrong when taking a course virtually this could be user or equipment. Our support team have had to adapt to the issues that have arisen over the past year of delivering this course Virtually. If you have any issues from start to finish we are there to get you on the course and keep you up and running. So for total peace of mind have a look at how we support you through the Nebosh virtual course.

Yes, you will gain the same Nebosh General Certificate qualification. Nebosh have changed the exam for this course to an open book exam which you will take at home. This makes the Virtual Nebosh course such a good option.