Meeting Competency Frameworks Dr Alan Page: Principal Lecturer in Env and Public Health

Qualifying as an EHP “Has been registered as an EHP with specialisms in Food Safety and Environmental Protection having also achieved generalist level in Health & Safety and Public Health”

Modelling outcomes

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That’s where we were A student qualified and was able to be selected and select area THEY and YOU felt they best fitted With experience or training they could be moved around With experience and training they could specialise.

The New Model: The Generalist EHP EHness FoodH&SHsgEPPH ‘Set on the road to competence as a Generalist EHP’

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The new era Competency frameworks mean that may not be able to do all of a function Food: may be only do cat C and below or not seize and detain Question: is this a problem? Something to debate Question: even if initially registered as generalist could one evidence specialism later on? NOTE: development of competence is seen as a Post Graduation role

The even newer model: The restricted generalist EHness ‘Generalist level competencies’ Food H&S Pollution PH Already Happening: see Australian EHPs in UK

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New model/New Idea: Specialist EHPs EHness Food ‘Generalist level competencies’ ‘Fully competent EHP’

Training Award Training Placement

Issues Can do all of a function (and probably really well if also have right attitudinal skills) But not deemed able to do other functions Question: is this a problem? Something to debate Note: We did try this at MU but you were not happy. How do we collectively manage this?

Applied env science Function anat and pathology Law, governance and practice EH stressors and intro to disciplines Research methods Health stressors and micro OHS and Food Housing (cert for HHSRS) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 project PH Management OHS and Food Pollution

Produces : The Generalist EHP EHness FoodH&SHsgEPPH ‘Set on the road to competence as a Generalist Practitioner”

concern My concern is that the door to employment will close Takes 3 years to train and person in year one doing generalist may not find employment in 3 years time Thus I WANT to keep as many doors to employment open

Training Award Training Placment

Applied env science Function anat and pathology Law, governance and practice EH stressors and intro to disciplines Year 1 Research methods Health stressors and micro OHS and Food Housing (cert for HHSRS) Year 2 Year 3 project PH Management OHS and Food Pollution

Has been registered as an EHP with specialisms in Food Safety, Occupational Health and Safety and Public Health having also achieved generalist level in Housing and environmental protection”

conclusion Is this close to what you want? It may mean something added on at the end as CIEH see specialisation at Post Grad level