Nebosh Level 6 International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management- Changes from ID1 to DI1-Source www.nebosh.org.uk
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Nebosh Level 6 International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management- Changes from ID1 to DI1
Source www.nebosh.org.uk
Name Changed
2020 Specification: NEBOSH International Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals
2023 Specification:
“NEBOSH Level 6 International Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management “
Qualification title changed-Why?
England’s Regulator, Ofqual (The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), allows the use of its logo for all parchments, regardless of where the learner has taken the assessment.
This means NEBOSH international Diploma learners can achieve a qualification and be issued with a parchment that meets IOSH’s membership criteria.
We have also taken this opportunity to reduce each Diploma unit assessment’s length and completion time.
Each assessment will now have less total marks and will therefore have shorter timeframes for learners to complete and submit.
The assessments will still cover the same depth of syllabus content, but will take less time for learners to complete.
What are the differences between the November 2015 and July 2020 specifications?
There have been no changes to syllabus content or learning outcomes – these will remain the same as the July 2020 specification versions.
This is because a full review is not yet due as part of the qualifications’ lifecycle, and there have been no significant changes in legislation since the July 2020 versions were released.
The changes are summarised below.
Change of regulator from SQA Accreditation to Ofqual
The NEBOSH National and International Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals are moving to Ofqual regulation. This will take effect from the July Diploma assessments.
Ofqual regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. Qualifications offered internationally, such as the NEBOSH Diplomas, are also protected by Ofqual regulation, so long as these qualifications are also taken by learners in England.
Because of the change in regulator, the Diplomas will be classed as new specifications (May 2023) and will have new qualification titles in line with Ofqual requirements. These are:
• NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals (May 2023)
• NEBOSH Level 6 International Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals (May 2023)
These will be in effect from the Diploma assessments commencing 19 July 2023.
Moving to Ofqual means that we will regain IOSH membership recognition for NEBOSH overseas learners .
IOSH membership recognition
As part of the changes to its accreditation processes in 2022, IOSH announced it will no longer accredit qualifications that are not regulated.
SQA Accreditation does not currently regulate outside of the UK and therefore does not permit use of its logo on parchments where learners took their assessments outside of the UK.
This change meant that any NEBOSH learner who took their Diploma assessments outside of the UK would not be eligible to use their NEBOSH qualification towards IOSH membership unless they had registered/enrolled with NEBOSH by 31 August 2022.
By moving to Ofqual regulation, we are able to fulfil IOSH’s accreditation requirement for regulation in any country that a learner takes their Diploma assessments.
New unit codes
For National Diploma, ND unit codes will change to DN (e.g. unit DN1), and International Diploma ID unit codes will change to DI (e.g. unit DI1).
This is to help distinguish the two sets of qualification versions.
The unit titles will remain the same as the July 2020 specifications.
Reduced assessment length
The total marks per unit assessment will be reduced as follows:
• DN1/DI1 will reduce from 550 to 300 total marks
• DN2/DI2 will reduce from 375 to 175 total marks
• DN3/DI3 will reduce from 230 to 175 total marks.
DN1/DI1 will still consist of two papers, but the second paper will have one ‘combined part’ (instead of being split into parts 2, 3 and 4). Paper 1 will be 100 marks (reduced from 150 marks) and Paper 2 will be 200 marks (instead of 400 marks).
Reduced assessment hours
Due to the reduced total marks for each Diploma unit assessment, it will not take learners as long to complete and submit their assessments.
Therefore, the expected total hours to complete and submission windows will change as follows:
• DN1/DI1 will reduce from 60 to 40 hours completion time. The submission window will be reduced from 6 weeks to 4 weeks from the assessment release date.
• DN2/DI2 will reduce from 40 to 20 hours completion time. The submission window will be reduced from 4 weeks to 2 weeks from the assessment release date.
• DN3/DI3 will reduce from 40 hours to 20 hours completion time. The submission window will be reduced from 4 weeks to 2 weeks from the assessment release date.
Reduced total qualification time and credits
Due to the assessment hours being reduced, the total qualification time and credits has reduced accordingly.
Please note that there are no changes to the taught or private study hours, as the syllabus content has not been changed from the July 2020 specification.
• National Diploma – total qualification time reduced to 415 hours (43 credits)
• International Diploma – total qualification time reduced to 409 hours (42 credits)
When are the assessments for the May 2023 specifications?
The assessment release dates will stay the same as NEBOSH current Diploma examinations timetable, although the submission dates will be reduced by two weeks to reflect to the reduced assessment
length.
Unit -----Release date ----------Submission date
DN1/DI1 ------13 September 2023 ------------------ 11 October 2023
DN2/DI2 ---- 15 November 2023 ---------------------29 November 2023
DN3/DI3 ----- 19 July 2023 -----------------------------2 August 2023
(Always refer the www.nebosh.org.uk for latest date )
You will have the following time periods to complete each assessment:
Unit DN1/DI1: 4 weeks (20 working days);
Unit DN/DI2: 2 weeks (10 working days);
Unit DN3/DI3: 2 weeks (10 working days).
You will be sent instructions on how to download the assessment paper and upload your completed work once you have been registered for each assessment.
I am currently studying the July 2020 specification. What do these changes mean for me?
· The May 2023 Diploma specifications will directly replace the July 2020 specifications, so there will be no dual running of the two versions.
· If you have already been registered by your Learning Partner to the July 2020 specification, you will automatically be transferred to the May 2023 specification.
· Any units you have passed on the July 2020 specification will be moved across as recognised prior learning and will contribute to your achievement of the May 2023 specification.
· Once you have passed all three units, you will receive a final parchment which reflects the Ofqual regulated specification.
This information is provided here for the Learners and educational purpose only.
Source of above information is from the www.nebosh.org.uk
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