International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Course overview

The NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) is the global benchmark HSE qualification — the one employers across Oil & Gas, construction and industry ask for by name. It gives managers, supervisors and aspiring safety professionals the knowledge to identify and control workplace risk, and the credential to prove it.

Agora delivers the IGC as an accredited provider with tutors who combine deep field experience with a strong track record of first-time passes. We prepare you thoroughly for both units — the IG1 open-book scenario exam and the IG2 practical risk assessment — and support you through to the closing interview.

Who should attend

• Safety officers, HSE supervisors and managers
• Engineers, supervisors and team leaders with safety responsibilities
• Anyone building a career in health & safety
• Employers upskilling teams to meet client/audit requirements

What you'll learn

• Unit IG1 — Management of health and safety: policy, roles, culture and risk assessment
• Unit IG2 — Practical risk assessment in a real workplace, in NEBOSH report format
• Physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards and controls
• Incident investigation, monitoring, audit and review
• Exam technique for IG1 open-book and IG2 report writing

Assessment and certification

• IG1: open-book examination — a workplace scenario completed within 24 hours (pass mark 45/100).
• IG2: a three-hour practical risk assessment submitted as a structured report.
• A short closing interview verifies authenticity. On success you receive the internationally recognised NEBOSH IGC certificate.