NC Skills

NC Skills, health and safety training based in Glasgow

NC Skills is an organisation operating as a sole trader — and which expressly warns that it should not be confused with NC Skills LTD — dedicated to health and safety training. Its activity is aimed both at individuals seeking to enter the occupational health and safety sector and at professionals already working in it, as well as at managers and directors who want to expand their knowledge in the field. The company states that it delivers safety training throughout the UK and beyond, and also declares a line of French workshops and courses.

Safety courses and qualifications

The catalogue is structured around several qualifications and certifications in the field of health and safety:

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, with the option of face-to-face classroom or virtual classroom via Zoom.
• NVQ Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice, a competency-based qualification completed in the workplace and for which a two-year period is granted.
• NVQ Level 3 Certificate in Health & Safety.
• Level 4 Diploma in Spectator Safety Management.
• Fire risk assessment training, with three levels: Level 3 Award, Level 4 Certificate and Level 5 Diploma in Fire Risk Assessment.
• NEBOSH Blended Learning and a two-week NEBOSH Certificate course.

The company presents the NVQ Level 6 as a natural continuation of the NEBOSH National General Certificate: once the latter is obtained, the student can move on to work towards the level 6 qualification to put what they have learned into practice. The programme is carried out at the student's own workplace or at a company they can access, such as a local business or one owned by a family member or friend, and does not require being a full-time employee: it also contemplates the option of volunteering each week with a company in the creation and implementation of a health and safety management system and using the evidence generated to complete the qualification.

Student profile and training approach

According to its presentation, NC Skills does not limit itself to teaching the subject, but claims to go one step further and train students to successfully work as health and safety professionals. Its target audience is those seeking employment in this field, those already performing safety roles, and managers and directors who wish to strengthen their competence in the subject. The company presents itself as a centre that works with industry experts and adapts its offer to the needs of each business and its employees.

Languages and other areas of activity

Alongside safety training, NC Skills delivers French workshops and courses, a line that the company frames within its offer to cover the needs of businesses and workers.

Advertised prices

The site showed an active promotion with the NEBOSH Certificate from £825.00 and the NVQ Level 6 Diploma in Health and Safety from £935.00.

Contact and notice on legal form

The company handles enquiries to book courses, request invoices or raise questions via the telephone and email provided. It notes that it has removed its contact form due to receiving between 40 and 50 spam messages daily, and asks that enquiries be made by email, undertaking to return the call if necessary. It also insists on a warning relevant to any procedure: it operates as NC Skills (sole trader organisation) and not as NC Skills LTD.

48 West George Street, 2nd Floor, Clyde Offices, G21 BP · Phone: 0141 255 2566 · Email: admin@ncskills.com