Health and safety officers have a qualification in health and safety. To join the NHS as a health and safety officer you often need a degree level qualification. This could be, for example,
- the International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from NEBOSH. There are no set entry requirements but you are expected to have some knowledge of health and safety and/or the NEBOSH General Certificate
- the National Compliance and Risk Qualifications (NCRQ) level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety. You’ll usually need level 3 qualifications to get onto this degree-level programme
- a relevant degree such as environmental health or occupational safety and health
- a postgraduate diploma or Masters
Degree courses are three years full time. To get onto a relevant degree course you usually need
- two or three A levels along with up to five GCSEs (grades A-C), including English, maths and science
or alternative qualifications, including
- BTEC, HND or HNC
- relevant NVQ
- access course
- equivalent Scottish or Irish qualifications
To get onto a postgraduate course you usually need an honours degree, a NEBOSH qualification or professional experience.