Career Path
For anyone wanting to become a professionally qualified EHP, whether you are a school leaver, graduate or career changer, the gateway to qualification is a CIEH accredited degree.
Most universities offer the option of studying part time, and for MSc degrees there are distance learning opportunities.
Step 1 — the degree course
The curriculum of BSc and MSc courses offers in-depth studies of food safety, occupational health, environmental protection, public health and housing. Other studies put science in a social, economic and legal context. For a more detailed picture, see course content.
Step 2 — work-based learning
Work-based learning is an essential element towards professional qualification and this may be undertaken without time limits in any organisation that delivers an environmental health service. For detail, see work-based learning.
Step 3 — professional exams
This involves an ‘open-book’ case study that extends across two or more core areas of environmental health and an interview. Once passed you will be a fully qualified professional EHP. See Professional Exams for more information.