RISK Newsletter Autumn 2020

SAFE QUAL R I S K H E A L T H & S A F E T Y T R A I N I N G N E W S NEBOSH Courses IOSH Courses CITB Courses Autumn 2020 www. rsms.co.uk NEBOSH Portal NEBOSH Open Book Exam NEBOSH Exam Interview 48 Hours to check no issues 24 Hours to submit Within 14 days of exam James Hart Freelance Site Manager First delegates to sit NEBOSH Open Book Exam When James Hart undertook his SMSTS course with RISK, he was a little sceptical of the quality a remotely delivered video course could be delivered. SMSTS Video conferencing – better than a classroom experience Like most other delegates trained on SMSTS and SSSTS remote online courses, James felt the group video conference experience delivers everything classroom training can, but without the expense and hassle. James, who is a freelance site manager, with MSc Construction Project Management, NVQ 6 Site Manager, BSc (Hons), iCIOB is no stranger to training courses. SMSTS Video conferencing – better than a classroom experience “As a construction professional you have to maintain mandatory safety accreditations, record CPD if a member of professional bodies and continually develop new skills to an ever changing work environment and project specification.” James Hart Freelance Site Manager SMSTS Video conferencing remote training course get thumbs up RISK had over 40 delegates on the first ever NEBOSH open book exam for the National General Certificate NG1 module. With approximately 4000 students taking the new format open book exam, August 6th 2020 was a real milestone in both NEBOSH and RISK history. National General Certificate NG1 module open book exam success The National General Certificate NG1 module open book exam format was a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as a safety measure to enable delegates to get taught and take exams remotely. However, the remote delivery and new format open book exam has been recognised as a huge success by NEBOSH, training providers and most important of all, the delegates. The learning experience and open book exam mirrors the real world The overwhelming feedback is that the new course format is much more like the real world, with realistic scenarios and true to like tasks based upon them. With delegates able to use the internet during the exam to research key facts, protocol and case law precedents. It removes the need to handwrite for three hours solid and provides a 48 hour login window with 24 hours to access the exam paper, complete the questions and submit to the electronic exam paper.