New NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work

We’re very excited to announce that we’re offering the new NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work course. NEBOSH and the health and safety regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have collaborated to develop this new qualification that gives people the tools to manage and prevent stress in the workplace.

A recent Labour Force Survey data shows that stress, depression or anxiety results in an average of 21.6 days off work, longer than any other reason for absence. By developing this new qualification, NEBOSH and the HSE want to help organisations adopt strategic interventions that address the root causes of stress, supporting employees to remain healthy, happy and present.

This highly anticipated stress management course has been developed with the expertise of HSE’s organisational psychologists. The syllabus covers the six key areas from the HSE’s stress management standards – demands, control, support, relationships, role and change – to help learners proactively assess and manage work-related stress

What the course developers think

“It gives a great opportunity for employers and managers to gain a greater understanding of the challenges and requirements associated with workplace stress, and the confidence to proactively support the wellbeing of their employees.” Chris Austin- HSE’s Head of Training and Events.

“Stress, anxiety and depression are not left in the workplace, they go home with workers every day, affecting their quality of life in all areas” Matt Powell-Howard- NEBOSH Head of Product Development

What’s Involved

The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work is a one day course with an open book multichoice assessment based on a realistic workplace scenario to take place at the end of the day. The course will be delivered by our experienced tutor who is a qualified therapist.

During the course of the day 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.

Benefit to 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.

The great thing about the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work course is that not only will you be able to achieve a recognised qualification but you will also learn the practical skills to manage stress in the workplace in line with HSE standards. Most courses just offer awareness of issues but not the tools for prevention and improvements in stress reduction. This course also compliments our NEBOSH Working with Wellbeing course.

Please register your interest or contact us if you wish to study the new NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Managing Stress at Work with us.