NVQ Level 7 (IDOHSM)
The International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management — fully regulated by OFQUAL UK.
The NVQ Level 7 international diploma is designed to provide learners with the expertise required to undertake a career as a health and safety manager. It also provides a sound basis for progression to postgraduate study. The scope of the programme is to provide a career path for learners who wish to develop their practical capabilities within the health and safety sector. This course is fully regulated by OFQUAL UK.
- Unit 701: Management-Driven, Risk-Based Safety Management Systems
- Unit 702: Globalisation, Sustainability and Safety Culture Performance
- Unit 703: Digitalisation and Incident Investigation
- Unit 724: Development as a Strategic Manager
Candidates should have demonstrable experience in safety and health in a workplace, and meet any of the minimum qualifications below:
- A minimum of a Level 6 qualification in an ESC course or a related sector
- Bachelor's in Engineering
- Master's in Engineering
- A minimum of 3 years' managerial work experience demonstrating current and relevant industry knowledge
- NVQ Diploma Level 6
- NEBOSH International Diploma
In certain circumstances, individuals with considerable experience but no formal qualifications may be considered, subject to interview and being able to demonstrate their ability to cope with the demands of the programme.
- Apply and critique different implementation standards for occupational health and safety management
- Evaluate the role of strategic leadership in risk management
- Review the impact of globalisation in an organisation's safety culture
- Understand and apply the principles of sustainability in the safety sector
- Analyse problem-solving techniques that are specific to risk assessment
- Manage strategic risks in the organisational health and safety domain
- Analyse the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in occupational health and safety risk management
- Evaluate risk control measures from a wide range of hazards
- Learners can attempt the four modules at the comfort of their workstations.
- Module submissions are accepted electronically via email.
- Learners can choose any module to work on, but must submit only one module at a time.
- Learners can research, apply their thinking and answer.
- All information provided must be the learner's own work, fully referenced.
- Learners submit completed modules to the assessor, who provides feedback to fill the gaps — a cyclic process through which the learner progresses.
The course validity is for 18 months. A learner can opt to submit the modules within this timeframe, as and when they complete a module, and then submit for assessor review.
The University of Portsmouth, UK recognises the NVQ Level 7 International Diploma in OHSM as a direct progression route to MSc OHSM with 60 credits, allowing learners to study 120 credits with the Learning at Work department to gain a full MSc OHSM. This arrangement is exclusive for learners enrolling through Demoura Lawson Consulting.
For learners from the Middle East, the University of Portsmouth programme is an approved distance learning master's degree in the State of Qatar as well as the United Arab Emirates.