20 Amazing tips to get 100 % pass in NEBOSH IGC examination
NEBOSH is one of the most globally recognized certifications in Health
and safety. If you are to develop a career in Health and safety, NEBOSH IGC
(International general certificate) certificate is a must for you. Most people
have attempted the NEBOSH IGC examination without success, this article “20
amazing tips to get 100% pass mark in NEBOSH exams” is targeting
candidates that has experienced failure in the exams previously, candidate that
are about writing the exams, and all prospective Health and safety
professionals. Adopt the tips highlighted below to make good grade in your
NEBOSH IGC examination.
- Create
an inspiration. Without a good inspiration, you may find it difficult to
persevere and be patient while preparing. What you tend to achieve by acquiring
the NEBOSH IGC certificate should be your greatest inspiration. This will
help you not to give up even when the preparation is getting so tedious.
- Join
a NEBOSH examination provider with a good candidate support. Personally, I
registered with Euro gulf
safety academy, their candidate
support was commendable. These examination providers support team will
guide you on what you need to be successful in the examination. Their
supports could include: How to answer each question, what the examiner’s
needs, will provide review question to serve as a preparation guide, Will
give you sample questions and score your answers with recommendation.
- Draw
out a reading plan. Passing NEBOSH IGC exams requires hard work. Schedule
your time appropriately to cover your syllabus before entering into the
exams hall. This will give you the much-needed confidence.
- Start
preparation early so that you will have time to assimilate each module
appropriately. Reading in a hurry will make you lose lots of information.
- Prepare
a revision note. You cannot go through the whole study material again
during revision. So, your revision note will serve you during the revision
process.
- Avoid
cramming. Try to understand the principle surrounding every module during
your study.
- Create
a visual map. After completing every module, try to visualize very thing
you have read. This will help you create a link between every bit of
information captured in the module.
- Make
use of NEBOSH review questions and answers to test your level of
preparedness. Answer each question independently, before comparing your
answer with the expected answer. See NEBOSH revision guide; questions and answers.
- Do
not hurry into writing the exams. If you are not well prepared, suspend
writing the exams till the next exams date.
- During
the exams, avoid distraction as much as possible. If you are sitting with
someone who is distracting you, draw the attention of the examiner.
Distraction can rob you of the limited time and important ideas.
- Passing
IGC 1 (Health and safety management system) needs a good grasp of the
Health and Safety management system. Understanding the elements of the
management system is very important.
- IGC
2 (Workplace hazard and control) always require practical based answers.
What is required is what you would do if you were the Health and Safety
personnel on site where such hazard/risk presents itself.
- Make
use of Mnemonics. Mnemonics can aid in remembering. Mnemonics could be set
of acronyms which explain a wide context. Make sure your acronyms are
simple and easy to remember. Do not use conflicting acronyms; one acronym
representing different information. You may get confused by doing so.
- Learn
and understand the command word in every question.
- Define
− Provide a generally accepted definition.
- Describe
− Give a detailed word picture.
- Explain
− Give a clear account of, or reasons for.
- Give
− Provide without explanation.
- Identify
− Select and name.
- Outline
− Give the most important features (less depth than either ‘explain’ or
‘describe’ but more depth than ‘list’)
- State
− A less demanding form of ‘define’ or where there is no generally
accepted definition.
- Make
sure you sought out all your administrative and registration issues before
the day of the exams as much as possible.
- If
you do not know the exams venue, locate it before the exams of the exams.
- Get
to the exams venue on time. Get settled and be sober.
- Be
confident. Do not allow anyone or any situations make you to lose your
confidence. You may not do too well in IGC 1, but still keep your
confidence intact. You still have IGC 2 to correct some blunders you made
in IGC 1. Without that you may end up passing IGC 1, but fail IGC 2
because of lost of confidence.
- Do
not spend too much time on any question. Use the command word that comes
with every question to determine the expected depth of your answer.
- Attempt
every question. NEBOSH do not use negative marking system, so you will not
be penalized for answering a question wrongly. Every question you skip;
you have lost the whole mark that accompanies the question. So make an
attempt on every question, because you may gather some very important
marks that could guarantee your passing the exams.