ICM Awards and Professional Qualifications

In its capacity as a course developer and an Examining and Awarding body, the Institute provides a wide range of professional and vocational awards in more than 200 Business and Management subjects and areas. ICM programmes are designed to address the wide variety of personal development and training needs of those wishing to enter the commercial sector, and to support the continued development and workplace flexibility of those already in employment.

In addition to providing Business and Management Awards and qualifications, the Institute also develops specialist courses for those involved in the fields of social care, health care and community development.

Over a thirty year period, ICM programmes and Awards have achieved international recognition.

Tuition leading to the Institute’s examinations is provided by teaching institutions in Europe, North, East, West and sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, ACP countries, the Levant, the Balkans, Central and South East Asia, the Far East, Australasia, Eastern Europe and more than forty other countries around the world.

As well as providing a comprehensive knowledge of each of the major business functions, the structure of ICM programmes ensures that students have the widest possible range of career, employment and higher education options open to them on successful completion of their studies.

The Institute is a fully accredited UK Awarding body.

Course Structure

Programme Objectives
The objectives of this course are to introduce line managers, supervisors, facilitators, personnel specialists and employees to:

a) the importance of a safe and healthy work environment
b) the main laws and regulations governing safety and health in the workplace
c) the management and procedural aspects of safety, health and welfare in the workplace
d) key concepts explaining employees attitudes and behaviour in relation to safety in the workplace
e) the key dimensions of the role of key personnel for health and safety in the organisation
f) the main ways in which good safety behaviour can be developed and managed

Student Registration, Exemptions & Entry Requirements

The minimum age for registration for this programme is 17.

Subject and Level Exemptions
Student holding relevant recognised qualifications from other professional bodies may apply for exemptions on a subject-for-subject basis.

Recommended Course Duration
Six months of full-time study or one year of part-time study at an ICM Approved Centre.

Examinations
Externally set and marked by the Institute. Examinations are held in March, June, September and December each year.
Candidates may enter for as many or as few subject examinations as they wish at any sitting but all subjects must be completed within one year.

Examination Grades

Examination Closing Dates
Candidates entering for examinations must ensure that their completed examination entry forms and fees reach the Institute at least eight weeks before the date of the examinations. Examination timetables indicate the closing date for receipt of entries for each sitting.

Examination Results
These are normally distributed twelve weeks after each examination date.

Certification
On successful completion of the examinations students are awarded the ICM Certificate in Health & Safety Practice and may apply for Associate Membership of the Institute.

Status of Qualification
Professional Vocational Certificate.