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NEBOSH HSE certificate in managing stress at work

Overview

HSE and NEBOSH have jointly developed a new one-day qualification aimed at helping you and your organisation reduce one of the biggest causes of work-related ill health: stress.

Stress is one of the leading causes of sickness absence in the workplace. It affects individuals, their families and colleagues by impacting on their health, but it also has an impact on employers, resulting in sickness absence, costs relating to replacement staff, lost production and increased accidents.

The moral and financial case to take action to reduce cases of work-related stress has never been so compelling, but above all, employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it.

However, many who are tasked with managing work-related stress do not understand their legal obligations, know what to do or where to start.

HSE and NEBOSH have jointly developed a one-day qualification aimed at helping delegates and their organisations to identify and reduce workplace stressors in order to create a positive, healthier workplace.

This qualification will give delegates the confidence that they are trained in HSE's current approach to managing and controlling stress at work. By adopting the principles taught in this qualification, delegates can empower their employees and colleagues to create a positive workplace and significantly reduce the causes and effects of workplace stress.

Learning outcomes

Delegates will be provided with information that will help them to:

• Understand the six key areas of work design which can cause stress
• Know how to establish a framework to manage and address stress in their workplace
• Understand how to identify early warning signs and provide support to individuals
• Develop strategic interventions that will address the root causes of stress in their organisation

What the course will cover

This course explains the key principles of work-related stress and its relationship to mental ill health issues. Delegates will learn how to recognise the causes and effects of workplace stress and learn about the responsibilities of employers and individual roles in managing workplace stress. Delegates will examine how to apply the HSE Management Standards approach to assess stress risks in the workplace and how to develop suitable interventions to address stressors, reduce negative impacts and manage the effects of stress in the workplace. Delegates will also look at ways to continually improve their organisation and create a great place to work.

Who should attend?

The qualification is suitable for anyone responsible for employee wellbeing or managing workplace stress, including health and safety professionals, HR professionals, occupational health professionals, line managers and supervisors.

How is the qualification assessed?

At the end of the course, delegates will be presented with a realistic workplace scenario and will complete a multiple-choice assessment using the principles learnt throughout the course.

What are the organisational benefits?

Investing in the understanding and prevention of work-related stress and improved wellbeing can benefit your organisation in several ways. This qualification will help you to:

• Build valuable in-house expertise
• Improve staff attendance levels and reduce absences
• Boost staff performance and productivity
• Enhance your organisation's reputation
• Build organisational and workforce resilience
• Reduce the threat of litigation
• Create a safer and healthier work environment

This qualification will give you confidence that your team is trained in HSE's current approach to managing and controlling stress at work. By adopting the principles taught in this qualification you can empower your employees to create a positive workplace, and significantly reduce the causes and effects of workplace stress.

Why train with HSE?

By learning with HSE, you will benefit from access to the experts who developed the course content who fully understand the issues of work-related stress and have experience in all stages of implementing the Management Standards approach. This means that when you come to put your learning into practice, you will be confident that you will do so in a way that is consistent with HSE's current thinking.

Book your place(s)

Course fees include all resources, NEBOSH registration and assessment fees and certification (subject to assessment).

Please note: Delegate details will be shared with NEBOSH as part of the registration process.

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In-house training

This course can also be delivered to larger groups at a suitable, agreed location anywhere in the UK or internationally, online, or at the HSE Science and Research Centre. Content can also be tailored to meet organisations' own needs. Please get in touch to find out more.

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