The NEBSS project

The National Examinations Board in Supervisory Studies (NEBSS) was established in June 1964 on the initiative of the Department of Education and Science and was supported by all the major organizations concerned with supervisory education and training. It was charged with the task of providing examinations and national qualifications in the field of foremanship and supervisory studies. The Board, which is an independent autonomous body administered by the City and Guilds of London Institute, has laid down that its objectives are to stimulate and co-ordinate the provision of suitable courses for supervision at all levels over the whole range of industry, trade and commerce, and, by the provision and control of nationally accepted examination standards, to establish a general recognition of the cardinal need for supervisors to be properly qualified to enable them to discharge their responsibilities with maximum effectiveness. To achieve its objectives the Board has established a flexible structure which assists the development of local initiative by encouraging technical colleges and industrial or commercial organizations to co-operate in devising suitable courses and examinations to meet specific needs whilst, at the same time, establishing and maintaining national standards in supervisory studies. Such courses are approved by the Board for the award of the Certificate, Supplementary Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Supervisory Studies on the basis of internal examinations externally assessed by the Board.