I chose to do the diploma and degree for my own personal study, but also for my job I do.
I do a job which works with a really high risk industry.
We work with things throughout the day which can be from mundane,
from your normal cat-in-a-tree situation, which everyone expects from firefighters
to putting firefighters in buildings in horrible situations.
Safety in the emergency services is very different.
But it's good to have that industry wide knowledge and industry wide expectations
and the NEBOSH diploma and the degree gives you that really good
rounded experience.
You've got both diplomas,
you've got your NEBOSH health and safety, followed by your environmental,
which is massive for us as an emergency service.
We don't just deal with safety issues.
We also deal with environmental pollution, environmental issues.
So actually doing both together gives you a really rounded course,
and then you get to the degree point where you come away
with a really good qualification, which is well above industry expectations.
I studied at Hull before.
I did my first degree at Hull, so back in 2008.
I did a sports degree through Hull University.
Really enjoyed the campus, really enjoyed the lecturers,
and it was an option that I could see doing again.
I've been through this process. I know it.
The library's great, it’s
got great facilities and great lectures and the online systems are really good.
I'm in year three now, so I'm just coming to the end
of my environmental diploma, passed my NEBOSH diploma last year.
Really good lectures, really good environment,
really good study environment.
Actually, one of the best things about being in is it's being classroom based.
So you get that industry knowledge from your peers.
So I worked
for the emergency services for 15 years,
but I'm dealing with people who work at nuclear plants.
I deal with people who work with Chemistry Labs.
So it gives me a good rounded expectation for what we do every day.