The our bodies representing Environmental Well being Officers (EHOs) in England, Wales, Northern Eire and in Australia have signed an settlement which might assist enhance recruitment into the career in every nation.
The Presidents of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Well being (CIEH) and Environmental Well being Australia (EHA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which they are saying develops a transparent pathway for EHOs in England, Wales and Northern Eire to have the ability to apply in Australia and vice versa.
Environmental well being is likely one of the hardest skilled roles to fill within the 4 international locations with many vacancies remaining open for months and the persistent scarcity of EHOs is inflicting concern for the way forward for public well being safety because of this.
CIEH President Mark Elliott and EHA President Melissa Burn signed the settlement following the end result of seemingly a few years of negotiation and mapping of competencies between the international locations.
It’s hoped that this settlement may very well be used as a blueprint for comparable MoU’s between different international locations and assist deal with the workforce challenges in environmental well being globally.
CIEH President Mark Elliott mentioned: “The signing of the MoU with our counterparts in Australia marks a major and thrilling milestone within the historical past of the environmental well being career in our international locations. England, Wales and Northern Eire and Australia share ongoing challenges by way of recruitment and the way forward for the career is below menace with out motion comparable to this being taken.
“We hope this settlement will open up doorways and take away obstacles for EHOs, ought to they want to relocate, to utilise their large armoury of abilities and data for the advantage of communities in our international locations and assist enhance below stress environmental well being workforces.”
Environmental Well being Programme Chief at Liverpool John Moores College, Graeme Mitchell, mentioned: “For these of us who’ve spent our profession in environmental well being and are passionate concerning the career this settlement is an thrilling improvement, which can undoubtedly assist to make learning environmental well being an much more enticing proposition with the elevated prospects and choices this MoU represents.”
EHA President Melissa Burn mentioned: “This MoU acknowledges the worldwide nature of environmental well being. It enhances the environmental well being qualification, making it a extra enticing possibility given the widened accessibility of alternatives.”
Professor of Environmental Well being at Flinders College, South Australia Kirstin Ross mentioned: “This settlement supplies a transparent pathway for environmental well being professionals to observe to permit them to apply in a distinct nation, and excitingly, supplies a blueprint for different international locations to undertake comparable MoU’s.”
The our bodies representing Environmental Well being Officers (EHOs) in England, Wales, Northern Eire and in Australia have signed an settlement which might assist enhance recruitment into the career in every nation.
The Presidents of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Well being (CIEH) and Environmental Well being Australia (EHA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which they are saying develops a transparent pathway for EHOs in England, Wales and Northern Eire to have the ability to apply in Australia and vice versa.
Environmental well being is likely one of the hardest skilled roles to fill within the 4 international locations with many vacancies remaining open for months and the persistent scarcity of EHOs is inflicting concern for the way forward for public well being safety because of this.
CIEH President Mark Elliott and EHA President Melissa Burn signed the settlement following the end result of seemingly a few years of negotiation and mapping of competencies between the international locations.
It’s hoped that this settlement may very well be used as a blueprint for comparable MoU’s between different international locations and assist deal with the workforce challenges in environmental well being globally.
CIEH President Mark Elliott mentioned: “The signing of the MoU with our counterparts in Australia marks a major and thrilling milestone within the historical past of the environmental well being career in our international locations. England, Wales and Northern Eire and Australia share ongoing challenges by way of recruitment and the way forward for the career is below menace with out motion comparable to this being taken.
“We hope this settlement will open up doorways and take away obstacles for EHOs, ought to they want to relocate, to utilise their large armoury of abilities and data for the advantage of communities in our international locations and assist enhance below stress environmental well being workforces.”
Environmental Well being Programme Chief at Liverpool John Moores College, Graeme Mitchell, mentioned: “For these of us who’ve spent our profession in environmental well being and are passionate concerning the career this settlement is an thrilling improvement, which can undoubtedly assist to make learning environmental well being an much more enticing proposition with the elevated prospects and choices this MoU represents.”
EHA President Melissa Burn mentioned: “This MoU acknowledges the worldwide nature of environmental well being. It enhances the environmental well being qualification, making it a extra enticing possibility given the widened accessibility of alternatives.”
Professor of Environmental Well being at Flinders College, South Australia Kirstin Ross mentioned: “This settlement supplies a transparent pathway for environmental well being professionals to observe to permit them to apply in a distinct nation, and excitingly, supplies a blueprint for different international locations to undertake comparable MoU’s.”
