This qualification will give learners the knowledge to be able to recognise the causes and effects of stress; identify the risks within their workplace; and apply suitable interventions to prevent and reduce stress. It is suited to anyone responsible for managing and reducing work-related stress within their organisation, such as line managers, Human Resource employees and health and safety professionals.
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Description
Course outline:
This course will help you to distinguish between stress and pressure in yourself and how to deal with it. Our tutor will help you identify stress in others, for example within your team, and identify the triggers that cause the initial pressure. You will examine symptoms and coping mechanisms, as well as prevention measures.
You will learn:
- The business case for addressing workplace stress and associated mental health issues.
- The legal requirements, roles and responsibilities for managing workplace stress.
- How to recognise the signs and effects of workplace stress.
- How to identify the six aspects of workplace design which can cause workplace stress and mental ill health.
- How to apply the HSE’s Management Standards approach to identify and assess work-related stress risks.
- How to develop suitable interventions to reduce the causes and effects of workplace stress.
Who Should Attend?
The qualification is suited to anyone responsible for managing and reducing work-related stress within their organisation. This includes line managers, Human Resource employees, occupational health workers and health and safety professionals.
Why Should You Attend?
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work qualification will give you the knowledge to be able to recognise the causes and effects of stress; identify work-related stress risks within your workplace; and apply suitable interventions to prevent and reduce stress.
The syllabus and accompanying learning materials have been developed by NEBOSH, in conjunction with Great Britain’s Health and Safety Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and are based on published HSE guidance.
Benefits for employers
The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work will help you to:
- Have confidence as your team will be trained in HSE’s current approach to managing and controlling stress at work.
- Ensure your organisation has valuable in-house expertise for recognising and managing the signs and effects of stress on your workers.
- Upskill your teams so they can assess workplace stress risks to the right standard, and identify where external expertise is required to support your workers.
- Create a safer and healthier work environment.
Assessment
The qualification has one unit assessment which is a multiple choice assessment. It is an open-book assessment, so you will be able to refer to your course book and notes.
- You will be presented with a realistic workplace scenario, and asked 20 multiple-choice questions based on the course learning outcomes and the duration is 1-hour.
The aim of this assessment is for you to practically apply your knowledge and understanding gained from your studies on the course. You must achieve a ‘pass’ (60% or higher) to be awarded the qualification.
Progression
For those in a management role, our range of ILM qualifications offer further development in leadership and management. For those in a health and safety role, our range of IOSH and NEBOSH qualifications offer further development in health, safety and welfare.
