Environment Protection

Guidance notes for persons holding an EU/EEA qualification in environmental health and who wish to apply for the certificate of registration of the Environmental Health Registration Board
Introduction The qualification required by government and local authority employers for undertaking environmental health enforcement duties in the UK as an Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) is the Certificate of Registration of the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB). The Certificate of Registration is granted to those persons who have been awarded a BSc(Hons) or MSc from a course accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, who have successfully completed 48 weeks assessed, practical training including 24 weeks in a UK Local Authority and have successfully completed the CIEH professional examinations. Broadly speaking, certain EU/EEA qualifications do have comparable rigour and content to the Chartered Institute’s accredited degree courses. However, UK requirements encompass knowledge of the technology of the built environment, occupational health and safety and the inspection of meat, fish, poultry and other foods; areas which do not always fall into the province of the environmental health officer in other Member States. If your previous training or professional experience has not covered these areas in some depth, compensatory measures may be necessary. Before a Certificate of Registration can be awarded to EU/EEA qualified EHP’s it is necessary for the Chartered Institute to determine whether the EU/EEA course is comparable to the CIEH Core Curriculum. This will involve a formal assessment of an applicant’s qualifications and a determination, in the light of this assessment, whether further compensatory measures are required to address any shortfalls in the applicant’s knowledge and expertise. The purpose of this guidance is to clearly set out:  What information should be included with an application for a Certificate of Registration from...