Compassa NEBOSH Results – November 2025: What Our Latest Pass Rates Really Show
Choosing a NEBOSH provider is not simply about course content. For most learners, it comes down to pass rates: how well candidates are prepared for the assessment, how clearly exam expectations are explained, and how effectively theory is translated into practical, mark-earning answers.
Following the November 2025 assessments, Compassa has now confirmed the latest student results across both National and International NEBOSH General Certificate qualifications.
November 2025 Compassa results:
- NEBOSH NG2 Practical Project – 93% pass rate
- NEBOSH IG1 Open Book Exam – 80% pass rate
These outcomes reflect performance across Compassa’s online NEBOSH programmes and provide a useful benchmark for learners researching providers, assessment formats, and realistic expectations.
This article explains what these results mean, why these assessments are challenging, and how Compassa’s approach is designed to support candidates through both the learning and assessment process.
Understanding the NEBOSH Assessments Behind the Results
To properly interpret pass rates, it is important to understand what each assessment is designed to test.
NEBOSH Practical Project
The Practical Project requires candidates to complete a workplace-based risk assessment and produce a structured report. It is not an academic exercise. NEBOSH expects candidates to demonstrate that they can:
- Identify realistic hazards in a real workplace
- Assess risk sensibly and proportionately
- Recommend control measures that are appropriate, practicable, and justified
- Communicate findings clearly to a non-specialist audience
The assessment rewards applied judgement rather than generic lists. High marks depend on clarity, relevance, and alignment with the task brief.
Achieving a 93% pass rate reflects strong candidate understanding of:
- What NEBOSH is actually looking for in the practical project.
- How to avoid common pitfalls such as vague hazards, inappropriate controls, or over-complicated language
- How to present information in a clear, structured, professional format
NEBOSH Open Book Exam
The Open Book Exam is widely regarded as one of the more demanding NEBOSH assessments.
Although candidates have 24 hours and access to learning materials, the exam tests much more than knowledge recall. Successful candidates must demonstrate that they can:
- Read and interpret questions accurately
- Apply health and safety principles to a realistic scenario
- Select relevant information rather than reproduce course notes
- Structure answers clearly within time constraints
- Support points with appropriate evidence from the scenario
Many candidates underestimate the NEBOSH OBE, assuming that access to materials makes it easier. In practice, the open book format introduces additional challenges, including time management, information overload, and the risk of over-writing.
An 80% pass rate in the NEBOSH General Certificate exam reflects disciplined exam technique as much as subject knowledge.
Why Pass Rates Alone Don’t Tell the Full Story
Headline results matter, but they are only meaningful when combined with an understanding of how candidates are prepared.
NEBOSH assessments do not reward volume of text or the size of the answer. They reward relevance, clarity, and applied understanding. Candidates often struggle not because they lack knowledge, but because they:
- Answer a different question to the one set
- Provide generic information with no link to the scenario
- Over-write and lose focus
- Mismanage time across the assessment
Compassa’s teaching approach is built specifically to address these issues.
How Compassa Prepares Candidates for NEBOSH Assessments
Compassa delivers both the NEBOSH National General Certificate and NEBOSH International General Certificate through fully online programmes.
However, the delivery model goes beyond recorded lectures alone.
Video-Based, Structured Learning
All core content is delivered through structured video lessons designed to explain:
- Health and safety principles clearly and practically
- Why certain approaches score marks and others do not
- How theory translates into real workplace decision-making
This reduces reliance on dense reading and helps learners understand how to think, not just what to remember.
Strong Emphasis on Assessment Technique
A key focus of Compassa’s courses is assessment literacy. Candidates are taught:
- How NEBOSH questions are constructed
- How to identify what the question is really asking
- How to plan answers before writing
- How to support points using scenario evidence where appropriate
- How to control answer length and time spent per question
This is particularly important for the Open Book Exam, where poor technique is one of the most common causes of failure.
Tutor Support and Mock Assessment Guidance
Compassa provides active tutor support throughout the course, including:
- Clarification of complex topics
- Feedback on mock exam responses
- Guidance on practical project structure and expectations
- Support with interpreting NEBOSH assessment criteria
This ensures that candidates are not left guessing what “good” looks like.
National vs International NEBOSH Routes
Both the National and International General Certificates share a similar structure but are applied to different legal contexts. The National qualification focuses on a UK-based audience and includes reference to the UK legal framework and legislation. The International qualification instead refers to international ILO standards and codes of practice.
Compassa supports candidates on both routes by ensuring that:
- Legal principles are clearly explained within the appropriate jurisdiction
- Candidates understand how to apply general health and safety management concepts regardless of location
- Assessment technique remains consistent across National and International routes
The November 2025 results include candidates from both pathways.
What These Results Indicate
The November 2025 outcomes suggest several key points:
- Candidates can succeed in NEBOSH assessments with the right preparation, even in demanding formats such as the Open Book Exam
- Strong outcomes are linked to how candidates are taught, not simply what content they are given
- Structured guidance, exam technique training, and tutor support significantly improve confidence and performance
These results are not based on a single cohort or selectively reported outcomes. They reflect overall performance across the assessment window.
Looking Ahead
NEBOSH qualifications continue to evolve, particularly in assessment style. Open book exams and practical projects place increasing emphasis on judgement, relevance, and communication rather than rote learning.
Providers that focus solely on content delivery without addressing assessment technique are likely to leave candidates underprepared.
Compassa’s approach is designed to reflect how NEBOSH assessments actually work in practice.
Summary
November 2025 Compassa NEBOSH results:
- NG2 Practical Project: 93% pass rate
- IG1 Open Book Exam: 80% pass rate
These outcomes reflect a teaching model that prioritises:
- Applied understanding
- Assessment clarity
- Structured exam preparation
- Ongoing tutor support
For learners considering the NEBOSH National or International General Certificate, understanding how assessments are approached is just as important as the syllabus itself.
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