Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management

It is not, and nothing on Qualifi's page suggests otherwise. NEBOSH is a separate awarding organisation with its own qualifications and its own assessments; this diploma is awarded by Qualifi and regulated by Ofqual on the Regulated Qualifications Framework. No equivalence between the two is published, no exemption exists in either direction, and holding one does not get you the other. Employers and tender documents often name NEBOSH specifically, so read the requirement before you choose.

We cannot say that, and we are not going to. Qualifi does link a leaflet carrying the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management's branding alongside this qualification, which is a fact. What the page does not contain is any statement that the award is IIRSM approved or recognised, or that it entitles you to a membership grade. We have not read the leaflet, so we claim nothing from it. If IIRSM membership matters to you, ask IIRSM what this qualification counts for.

Three things have to line up. You must be at least twenty-one. You need either a Level 6 qualification, or an honours degree classified at 2.2 together with relevant knowledge and experience in the occupational health and safety sector. And if English is not your first language, IELTS 6 or an accepted equivalent is required, with two references normally asked for. That named 2.2 classification is unusual — no other Qualifi qualification in this listing states a degree grade — so it is worth taking literally.

Because Qualifi does not put one on the page. Its published routes here are a Level 8 diploma, employment in an associated profession, and further studies at a university — the last of those stated in general terms, with no degree named and no institution identified. Several sister awards at Level 7 do advertise a master's top-up. This one does not, and rather than borrow that claim from elsewhere we have reported exactly what appears. If a specific master's is your aim, ask the university directly what it would accept.

Quite a lot, despite the overlapping title. The International Diploma publishes eight subjects including ergonomics, industrial hygiene and fire safety, twelve learning outcomes, and an entry route built around engineering degrees or three years of managerial experience — no age limit, no English test. This award publishes six subjects, seven outcomes, and the full gated entry block described above. In posture, this one is the strategic award and the International Diploma is the more operational and technically specified one.

Qualifi sets neither. It writes, accredits and certificates the qualification but runs no teaching, so the schedule and the fee are decided by the approved centre you study with. No total qualification time is published for this award, meaning there is no official hours estimate to test a proposed timetable against. Request start dates, a realistic end date, and a fee broken out so registration and certification are visible as separate lines.