Most familiar HSE related courses In GCC, from basic to gold standard certificates and certifications.
first of all we will differentiate certificates and certifications
apart from educational qualification which is college or university based 1year ,3yr, 4yr or 5 year diploma or bachelor degree, certificates and certifications are short term courses.
certificates:
certificate is the completion of a short term course or series of courses ,it is open for any experienced or newcomers, at the end of completion of course and passing exam, a course completion certificate is awarded by conducting body.
example: NEBOSH IGC, NEBOSH HSW, NEBOSH International diploma, medic first aid certificate , IOSH managing safely Etc.
certifications: certification program requires some pre experience , education and passing exam to achieve certification. a letter is provided by conducting body to put after the name of practitioner. example Mr. x, ASP (Associate safety professional), Mr. X , CSP (certified safety professional),
further certification requires recertification or renewal which insures continuous education and learning by the practitioner.
course offered by BCSP USA are certifications ex. ASP(Associate safety professional), CSP(certified safety professional),GSP(graduate safety practitioner ), CHST (certified health and safety technician),CIH (certified industrial hygienist) etc.
some most famous certificate and certification which is recognized in GCC are listed below.
Basic certificates:
IOSH MS ( Managing safely): it is UK based certificate program conducted by IOSH (institute of occupational safety and health), after 3 days course completion an assessment is conducted after that IOSH MS certificate is awarded. the course provides awareness to the safety officers , safety supervisors and safety managers about their responsibility , understanding of workplace risk and to mange the risk at workplace efficiently.
their are various institute which has authority to conduct this program , google search can help the interested candidate. for any further information feel free to write in the comment box.
IOSH WS (working safely) : this certificate program is designed to educate those individuals which are assigned to monitor the risk associated with each activity at workplace and to improve health safety and environment culture among the manpower. this program can be completed in 1 day classroom program and after assessment certificate is issued. for further detail contact with any HSE training provider.
NEBOSH : The national examination board in occupational safety and health is UK based examination board which offers various certificate program like NEBOSH HSW , NEBOSH IGC, NEBOSH IDIP etc.
NEBOSH IGC: NEBOSH IGC (international general certificate) is the most familiar certificate program in GCC. most of the organization in GCC (approx. 90% ) has minimum requirement of NENOSH IGC for their HSE officials.it is best certificate program for beginning carrier as a HSE.
It is a short term certificate program which doesn't require any prequalification or experience. a good understanding of English language will help a lot to understand the course content and to pass exam. someone can join NEBOSH accredited training provider for online or offline classroom training of 10 days and appear for exam. NEBOSH IGC is level 3 certificate which provides clear understanding of workplace hazard , identifying and managing risk , HSE management system etc.
refer to the link for detail information https://www.nebosh.org.uk/home/
NEBOSH IDIP: NEBOSH IDIP ( International diploma ) , it a level 6 certificate which provides detail information about HSE related topics , to attend this high level course you must possess NEBOSH certificate like NEBOSH IGC. this course need time approx. 6 month study to pass the exam. any NEBOSH accredited training provider can guide and provide study material to achieve this certificate.
refer to the link for detail information https://www.nebosh.org.uk/home/
BCSP USA offers some certifications like ASP, CSP, SMS, CHST, OHST etc.
ASP (Associate safety professional): it is level 6 credential provided by BCSP USA, it requires some prequalification and experience to appear for the exam.
it requires 4 year bachelor's degree in any field.(degree should be equivalent to 4 year US bachelor's degree)
1 year experience in HSE
Pass the ASP exam at any Pearson and vue exam center.
it is high level certification which requires recertification every year. many consultant organization in GCC recognized this certification.
for more detail visit the link https://www.bcsp.org/safety-certifications/ASP
CSP (certified safety professional): it is gold standard credential offered by BCSP USA. it also requires some prequalification and experience to appear in exam.
it requires
4 year bachelor's degree
4 year HSE experence
any BCSP qualified credential
for more detail visit the link https://www.bcsp.org/CSP
most of the consultant and reputed organization in GCC recognized this credential.
OHST (occupational health and safety technician) and CHST (Certified industrial hygienist ) are also the familiar certification program offered by BCSP USA.
NEBOSH IDIP and BCSP credential are useful for managers and key personals of HSE department.
