Build internationally relevant knowledge, practical risk assessment skills and the confidence to make workplaces safer.
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SQMI is a NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner and a leading provider of NEBOSH training for learners and employers in Cameroon, the CEMAC region and West Africa. Our institute is based in Douala.
Discuss your NEBOSH trainingStudy NEBOSH qualifications with SQMI, Gold Learning Partner No. 932. Speak to admissions about your learning goals and enrolment options.
An 8-page guide to the NEBOSH International General Certificate and Process Safety Management pathways at SQMI. Available in English and French.
Covers NEBOSH IGC and PSM only, not every SQMI course.Build internationally relevant knowledge, practical risk assessment skills and the confidence to make workplaces safer. Choose SQMI, a NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner in Douala serving Cameroon, CEMAC and West Africa. Contact our team to plan your study route and enrolment.
HSE practitioners, managers, supervisors and professionals beginning a safety career.
Compare the published SQMI packages and what each includes. Prices are in Central African CFA francs (FCFA / XAF).
650,000 FCFA
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550,000 FCFA
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Based in Douala, SQMI welcomes enquiries from Cameroon, CEMAC and West Africa. Contact admissions for session dates, teaching and assessment languages, delivery arrangements and payment terms.
Ask admissions on WhatsAppBuild the knowledge and practical risk-assessment skills to manage occupational health and safety. The NEBOSH International General Certificate is designed for aspiring HSE professionals, supervisors, engineers, managers and team leaders. Study with SQMI, a NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner based in Douala and serving Cameroon, CEMAC and West Africa.
01Apply your learning across construction, logistics, manufacturing, energy and port operations: identify hazards, evaluate risks and select effective controls.
02The qualification addresses occupational health and safety management broadly; it is distinct from specialist process-safety study.
Explain how health and safety can be managed effectively and how performance can be measured.
Identify common workplace hazards and consider suitable controls.
Assess workplace risks and prepare a meaningful improvement action plan.
Support a positive health and safety culture through effective communication, worker involvement and informed management decisions.
Explore effective H&S management, the identification and control of hazards, performance measurement and relevant international standards.
Workplace lens: connect a hazard-control decision to the way a team manages and reviews its work.
Recognise the types of workplace hazards addressed in the qualification and consider practical preventive controls.
Workplace lens: consider how a task, its surroundings and the people carrying it out affect exposure.
Assess risks in a workplace and prepare an improvement action plan with recommended controls.
Workplace lens: make the assessment relevant to a real work area and the people who may be affected.
GIC1 is a scenario-based open-book examination followed by a closing interview about your submission. GIC2 is a practical workplace risk assessment and action plan. Both assessments test your ability to apply learning to real work situations.
Prepare by analysing workplace scenarios, explaining your control decisions and writing a prioritised risk-reduction action plan.
Risk assessment is central to the qualification. For GIC2, you assess a real workplace, identify hazards and people at risk, evaluate existing precautions and develop a prioritised improvement action plan. SQMI admissions will discuss workplace access when planning your enrolment.
Contact SQMI admissions for your intake schedule, teaching language, study format and fee quotation.
The qualification combines a minimum of 63 taught hours with approximately 40 hours of private study. GIC1 assesses applied knowledge through an open-book examination and closing interview; GIC2 assesses practical risk-assessment skills. NEBOSH-appointed external examiners mark the assessments. Successful completion of both units leads to the NEBOSH International General Certificate.
OFFICIAL QUALIFICATION INFORMATIONNEBOSH International General CertificateSQMI is based in Douala and welcomes employer enquiries about NEBOSH International General Certificate. Share the work activities, participant roles and safety priorities; the proposed scope, group arrangements, delivery, assessment and schedule are confirmed for each request.
Choose a study format that fits your work commitments and location. Build a weekly routine that balances taught sessions, independent reading and assessment preparation.
Request your intake schedule for classroom or online study, including teaching language, assessment dates and fees.
Explore complementary training for the risks and responsibilities you encounter at work.
What is it like to study NEBOSH with SQMI?
Read our graduates’ testimonialsRefer a new learner for NEBOSH IGC: they receive 4.7% off the published package fee and you earn 20,000 FCFA in cash for an eligible fully paid enrolment. A valid code must be recorded before enrolment; admissions confirms eligibility and the discounted invoice.
How referrals workClear answers to support a more informed conversation with admissions.
Showing 30 of 30 questionsThe NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety develops the knowledge and practical skills to manage workplace health and safety, assess risks and plan effective improvements. It supports both new HSE careers and existing management responsibilities.
Yes. IGC is the established abbreviation for International General Certificate. The revised qualification uses assessment units GIC1 and GIC2; IG1 and IG2 refer to the previous specification.
Study with SQMI, a NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner based in Douala. We welcome learners and employers from Cameroon, the CEMAC region and West Africa. Contact admissions to select your intake and study format.
Contact SQMI admissions for scheduled live online intakes. Remote study allows you to plan your learning around your location and work commitments while meeting the same NEBOSH learning and assessment requirements.
The qualification is available in French and English. Select your teaching and assessment language with SQMI admissions when choosing your intake; language availability follows the examination calendar.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. You need to understand and communicate the course concepts in your assessment language. For English-language study, NEBOSH recommends proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 or higher.
No previous HSE experience is required. The qualification provides a structured foundation for beginners and strengthens the skills of people already responsible for workplace safety.
Study health and safety management, workplace hazards and controls, risk assessment, performance measurement and relevant international standards. Apply these principles to practical decisions and an improvement action plan.
GIC1 assesses health and safety management through a scenario-based open-book examination and closing interview. GIC2 assesses your ability to carry out a workplace risk assessment and prepare an action plan. Both units form the qualification.
GIC1 is a scenario-based open-book examination. You analyse a workplace situation and submit your own answers within the assessment window, then attend a closing interview about your submission.
The closing interview checks the authenticity of your submission. You discuss your answers and explain your approach, demonstrating that the assessment is your own work.
Assess a real workplace, identify hazards and people at risk, evaluate existing precautions and develop a prioritised action plan. Your submission must meet NEBOSH assessment requirements and be your own work.
Plan for at least 63 taught hours and approximately 40 hours of private study. SQMI admissions provides the timetable for your chosen intake, including class dates and assessment milestones.
Classroom training : 650,000 FCFA — including Tuition fees, Books, Exam fees. Live virtual classroom : 550,000 FCFA — including Tuition fees, Books, Online access to eLearning materials, Virtual training, Exam fees.
Yes. Both the 650,000 FCFA classroom package and the 550,000 FCFA virtual classroom package include exam fees. The classroom package also includes tuition and books; the virtual package includes tuition, books, eLearning access and virtual training. Ask admissions separately about resit arrangements.
Visit the course calendar for published sessions or contact SQMI admissions for upcoming intake dates, registration deadlines and available places.
Yes. Contact SQMI for employer-sponsored enrolment, group scheduling and invoicing. Sponsored learners complete the same NEBOSH learning and assessment requirements.
The qualification develops skills relevant to HSE officer, safety coordinator, site safety supervisor and safety adviser roles. Recruitment decisions depend on your experience and the requirements of each employer.
Yes. Its occupational health and safety skills apply to oil and gas operations, maintenance, logistics and contractor activities. Process Safety Management provides complementary study for major-accident hazards.
Yes. Apply the learning to site risk assessments, worker consultation, hazard controls and performance monitoring. Combine it with the technical and site-specific training required for your responsibilities.
Yes. A university degree is not required. To earn the qualification, complete the learning programme and successfully pass both assessments.
The NEBOSH International General Certificate is a globally respected health and safety qualification studied across many countries. Specific employment, regulatory and professional membership requirements are set by the organisation concerned.
Focus on applying knowledge, not memorising definitions. Practise analysing workplace scenarios, explaining suitable controls and preparing clear, prioritised risk assessments. Consistent study and independent work are essential.
Discuss your experience, work schedule and assessment language with our admissions team. Your enrolment package sets out the timetable, study materials and learner support for your chosen intake.
NEBOSH requires learners to register and study through an accredited Learning Partner. SQMI is a NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner, number 932, based in Douala. Contact our team to begin your enrolment.
SQMI admissions will explain the resit process, available assessment dates and applicable fees. Resits follow NEBOSH eligibility and qualification completion rules.
Study the learning outcomes, practise applying principles to realistic workplace scenarios and explain your decisions clearly. Plan your assessment time and follow the NEBOSH rules on original work, permitted assistance and submission.
Arrange access to a suitable workplace, observe tasks and hazards, consider who is at risk and evaluate existing precautions. Build a clear action plan with justified priorities and realistic responsibilities and timescales.
Develop specialist knowledge with the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management or pursue further occupational health and safety study. Choose your next qualification around your career goals and its entry requirements.
Call +237 678 210 026, WhatsApp +237 697 315 412 or email infos@sqmicmr.org. Our admissions team will provide your intake schedule, language options, fee quotation and registration steps.
Ask for the current schedule and your enrolment steps.
SQMI operates from one centre in Douala. We welcome enquiries from individuals and organisations elsewhere in Cameroon, across CEMAC and in West Africa, and confirm what delivery is possible case by case.
Delivery format, teaching and assessment language, assessment arrangements and intake dates are confirmed individually with admissions. No cross-border delivery is guaranteed.
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