How to Become an Environmental Health Officer (EHO)

Environmental 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

Click here for information on getting qualified and for further details on:

BSc course contents
Full time accredited BSc and MSc degree courses
Part-time BSc degree courses
Practical training
Professional examinations

For further information on becoming an Environmental Health Officer please visit the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health's guide to a career in Environmental Health.