NEBOSH HSE National Certificate Health and Safety Leadership Excellence

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NEBOSH and the UK’s Health and Safety Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have joined forces to develop this one-day health and safety qualification for senior business leaders or those aspiring to this position. The interactive, thought provoking content shows how leaders can influence health and safety performance and culture through their actions and behaviours.

Course Duration: 1 Day with a post-course assessment

Course Dates: 4th March 2026 and 13th May 2026

Course Location: Inverness/Highlands

Course Cost (in person) £360.00 + VAT which Includes the course Workbook and initial NEBOSH assessment fee

We run these courses with a maximum of 5 people as we find this gives the best learning experience for our students.

For those financing this training themselves we offer a further 8% off the VAT inclusive price.

Contact us for a quote to run this course in-company

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Who should take the Health and Safety Leadership Excellence qualification?

This qualification is for senior business leaders or anyone who aspires to become one in the future. It highlights the moral, legal and financial reasons for good health and safety leadership. It offers guidance on the key areas to focus on to make a difference and how leaders can become better advocates and influencers in relation to health and safety.

What will I be able to do after taking this qualification?

• Positively influence health and safety performance and culture in your workplace
• Apply the Health and Safety Executive’s model for effective health and safety leadership
• Reflect on your own health and safety leadership style and what can influence your decision making and subsequent behaviours
• Understand the link between effective health and safety leadership and reaching cultural safety excellence

What will my employer gain from this qualification?

• Leadership that reflects HSE's model of effective health and safety leadership
• Health and safety will be factored into business decisions in the future
• Leaders who recognise how their own behaviours impact on health and safety culture

What does the course cover and how is it assessed?

This 1 day qualification covers the following topics:

• What health and safety leadership means
• The moral, legal and financial reasons for good health and safety leadership
• The links between health and safety leadership and culture
• What the different leadership styles are
• How human failures can impact performance and culture
• The HSE’s model of effective health and safety leadership
• How leaders can build effective relationships with the workforce

The assessment will be in the form of reflective statements undertaken throughout the course. These will show how the student’s knowledge, skills and behaviours may have both positive and negative effects on health and safety performance in their organisation.

Students will also need to make a commitment to a leadership intervention that will improve health and safety management within their sphere of workplace influence.

Pre-Course Preparation

None required.

Certification

Delegates who successfully complete a short answer test and practical assessment will receive an NEBOSH Health and Safety Leadership Excellence qualification certificate.

Course package

The price of this course is subject to vat (at the standard rate) but includes: Tuition, IOSH registration and certification fees, NEBOSH Health and Safety Leadership Excellence course book, Tea/Coffee/Refreshments.

Safety Zone Ltd is an accredited NEBOSH provider 1449

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