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Operating Training Awards in the New era. Meeting Competency Frameworks Dr Alan Page: Principal Lecturer in Env and Public Health. Qualifying as an EHP.
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Operating Training Awards in the New era Meeting Competency Frameworks Dr Alan Page: Principal Lecturer in Env and Public Health
Qualifying as an EHP “Has been registered as an EHP with specialismsinFood Safety and Environmental Protection having also achieved generalistlevel inHealth & Safety and Public Health”
Training the EHP Modelling outcomes
Training Award Training Placement
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 ‘Set on the road to competence as a Generalist EHP’ Food H&S Hsg EP PH EHness
Training Award Training Placement
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 Food PH Pollution H&S ‘Generalist level competencies’ EHness Already Happening: see Australian EHPs in UK
Training Award Training Placment
New model/New Idea: Specialist EHPs ‘Fully competent EHP’ Food ‘Generalist level competencies’ EHness
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?
Year 1 Applied env science Function anat and pathology EH stressors and intro to disciplines Law, governance and practice Year 2 Housing (cert for HHSRS) Research methods Health stressors and micro OHS and Food Year 3 project PH Management OHS and Food Pollution
Produces : The Generalist EHP ‘Set on the road to competence as a Generalist Practitioner” Food H&S Hsg EP PH EHness
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
Year 1 Law, governance and practice EH stressors and intro to disciplines Function anat and pathology Applied env science Year 2 OHS and Food Research methods Health stressors and micro Housing (cert for HHSRS) Year 3 project PH Management OHS and Food Pollution
Has been registered as an EHP with specialismsinFood Safety, Occupational Health and Safety and Public Health having also achieved generalistlevel inHousing 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