02 December 2025
Introduction
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and NEBOSH have jointly
developed a new one-day qualification aimed at helping you and your
organisation reduce one of the biggest causes of work-related ill
health: stress.
Stress is one of the leading causes of sickness absence in the
workplace. It affects individuals, their families and colleagues by
impacting on their health, but it also has an impact on employers,
resulting in sickness absence, costs relating to replacement staff,
lost production and increased accidents.
The moral and financial case to take action to reduce cases of
work-related stress has never been so compelling, but above all,
employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at
work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it.
However, many who are tasked with managing work-related stress
do not understand their legal obligations, know what to do or where
to start.
HSE and NEBOSH have jointly developed a one-day qualification
aimed at helping delegates and their organisations to identify and
reduce workplace stressors in order to create a positive, healthier
workplace.
This qualification will give delegates the confidence that they
are trained in HSE's current approach to managing and controlling
stress at work. By adopting the principles taught in this
qualification, delegates can empower their employees and colleagues
to create a positive workplace and significantly reduce the causes
and effects of workplace stress.
"Organisations that take
action to reduce work-related stress before it becomes a problem
have reported improvements in productivity, staff retention and a
reduction in sickness absence. It's more than that though. It's
about creating the right work environment for people to thrive and
if you don't look at what you are doing at the organisational
level, everything else is just a sticking plaster."
Jen Webster, Occupational Psychologist at HSE
Learning outcomes
Delegates will be provided with information that will help them
to:
- Understand the six key areas of work design which can cause
stress
- Know how to establish a framework to manage and address stress
in their workplace
- Understand how to identify early warning signs and provide
support to individuals
- Develop strategic interventions that will address the root
causes of stress in their organisation
The course will cover
This course explains the key principles of work-related stress
and its relationship to mental ill health issues. Delegates will
learn how to recognise the causes and effects of workplace stress
and learn about the responsibilities of employers and individual
roles in managing workplace stress. Delegates will examine how to
apply the HSE Management Standards approach to assess stress risks
in the workplace and how to develop suitable interventions to
address stressors, reduce negative impacts and manage the effects
of stress in the workplace. Delegates will also look at ways to
continually improve their organisation and create a great place to
work.
Download the learner guide here.
How is the qualification assessed?
At the end of the course, delegates will be presented with a
realistic workplace scenario and will complete a multiple-choice
assessment using the principles learnt throughout the course.
Who should attend?
The qualification is suitable for anyone responsible for
employee wellbeing or managing workplace stress, including health
and safety professionals, HR professionals, occupational health
professionals, line managers and supervisors.
What will my employer gain from this
qualification?
Investing in the understanding and prevention of work-related
stress and improved wellbeing can benefit your organisation in
several ways. This qualification will help you to:
- Build valuable in-house expertise
- Improve staff attendance levels and reduce absences
- Boost staff performance and productivity
- Enhance your organisation's reputation
- Build organisational and workforce resilience
- Reduce the threat of litigation
- Create a safer and healthier work environment
This qualification will give you confidence that your team is
trained in HSE's current approach to managing and controlling
stress at work. By adopting the principles taught in this
qualification you can empower your employees to create a positive
workplace, and significantly reduce the causes and effects of
workplace stress.
Why learn with HSE?
By learning with HSE, you will benefit from access to the
experts who developed the course content who fully understand the
issues of work-related stress and have experience in all stages of
implementing the Management Standards approach. This means that
when you come to put your learning into practice, you will be
confident that you will do so in a way that is consistent with
HSE's current thinking.
How is the qualification assessed?
A multiple-choice assessment is completed at the end of the
course. You will be presented with a realistic workplace scenario
and will answer multiple-choice questions focussed on the
principles learnt throughout the course.
Venue
The course will be run at the HSE Science and Research
Centre in the spa town of Buxton.
Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good links
to major roads and motorways, mainline train stations and
Manchester International Airport.
Details of hotels in the Buxton area can be found at www.visitbuxton.co.uk
Price
£580 per person (includes NEBOSH registration and
assessment fees, course notes, lunch and refreshments -
cancelled/repeat assessments will incur an additional charge).
Please note: Your details will be shared with
NEBOSH as part of the registration process. For this they will also
need your date of birth - please provide this in the 'comments' box
when you book
Book Course
Please note that all courses must be paid for via credit
card at the time of booking.
Some of our training courses can also be delivered
in-company, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Email: HSEtraining@hse.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)203 028 3704
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