Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

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a good deal of reassurance and support to enable them 
to realize their full potential.
19.10 
How to deal with exams
There are three stages to taking an exam:
➤
planning and revision
➤
the exam room
➤
after the exam.
For people with 
special needs,
there are provisions 
within NEBOSH to allow extra time or the use of special 
equipment. Students who think they may be eligible for 
help should apply to NEBOSH several weeks before the 
date of the exam.
19.10.1 Planning and revision
1. It is absolutely essential for students to know what 
they are going to be examined on and what form the 
exam will take. Students should read through the 
syllabus and if they are concerned about any area 
of it, this should be raised with the course tutor well 
before the date of the exam.
2. Read the examiners’ reports for the subject. After 
the exams every year, the examiners highlight the 
most common mistakes made by students (see sec-
tion on examiners’ reports later in the article). They 
also provide useful information about, for example, 
pass rates, levels attained (distinction, credit, pass, 
fail) time management and other hints on exam 
technique.
3. It is very useful to work through some recent past 
papers, against the clock, to get used to the ‘feel’ 
of the exam. If possible, tutors should set up mock 
exams and make sure that the papers are marked. 
Some of the shorter courses will not be able to 
provide this service, and if this is the case, students 
should try to do at least one or two questions in 
their own time. The examiners’ reports will give an 
indication of what could have gone into the an-
swers. Past papers, examiners’ reports and sylla-
buses are available from NEBOSH. The web site is 
at www.nebosh.org.uk.
4. It is vital to know where the exam is to be held and 
the date and time. If possible, visit the building 
beforehand to help build confi dence about the loca-
tion, availability of parking and so on.
5. Make a chart of the time leading up to the exam. 
Include all activities, work, leisure, social, as well as 
the time to be used for revision, so that the sched-
ule is realistic.
6. Try to eat and sleep well and take some exercise.
7. Revision techniques are covered in the sections on 
revision and memory earlier in this chapter.
SET REALISTIC TARGETS, THEN ACHIEVE THEM. 
MAKE PLANS AND STICK TO THEM