Re-sitting your NEBOSH IGC Exam The NEBOSH International General Certificate is assessed with 2 written exams for GC1 and GC2 and a workplace assignment for GC3. You must successfully pass all three units within 5 years to achieve the full qualification. If you've failed your NEBOSH Certificate exam If you have received a fail or referral in a NEBOSH General Certificate unit exam, you can Resit the exam. If you are retaking a NEBOSH Certificate exam, don’t worry, we are there to help you. Prepare again, don’t skip your mock test before exam, get our expert’s advice on what to expect on the exam days, essential tips on understanding NEBOSH questions, command words and how to answer them with example questions, good and bad answers. Common mistakes in GC1 and GC2 written exams: Failing to plan time effectively providing too much detail in earlier questions Not answering all the questions or providing incomplete answers for sets of questions Command words - not providing enough content to answer the question Failing to read the question, providing answers relevant to the topic instead of the question Memorising information instead of applying concepts Illegible handwriting Wasting time by writing out the question