How to Become an Environmental Health Officer (EHO)
ListenEnvironmental Health is a challenging and rewarding profession. Environmental Health Officers work within local authorities but there are more opportunities becoming available for EHOs in the private sector.
Becoming qualified as an Environmental Health Officer involves both academic study and practical training. Environmental health is a graduate profession and all would-be EHOs have to pass a Chartered Institute of Environmental Health accredited degree course at either an undergraduate or postgraduate level.
EHOs operate in a number of different areas including Food Safety, Health and Safety, Housing and Pollution Control. You will be trained in all these areas and many others, including management and IT, during the path to becoming an EHO.
In order to become an EHO there are two things that you need.
- A degree in Environmental Health
- Registration and membership of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Further information on getting qualified is available from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Available information includes:
- BSc course contents
- Full time accredited BSc and MSc degree courses
- Part-time BSc degree courses
- Practical training
- Professional examinations
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