The BSc Environmental Health Apprenticeship degree is professional programme that will prepare you for a career as an Environmental Health Practitioner in the public or private UK sector. You will gain the knowledge and skills to assess and apply effective solutions to improve environmental and public health in a variety of settings.This course is designed for anyone wishing to enter the environmental health profession, which upholds healthy environments and protects public health. Through your studies on-campus and experience in the workplace, you will explore the relationship between professional, domestic and leisure environments and how they impact on the health and well-being of individuals and societies. You will cover a range of topics and subject matter including public health, food safety, environmental protection, private sector housing improvement and occupational health and safety.You will benefit from specialist teaching and learning spaces for environmental health, including a food inspection laboratory, an environmental and occupational health laboratory, a Grade 2 microbiology laboratory, a biology laboratory and chemistry laboratories. Our lecturers are environmental health practitioners with experience in key areas such as food safety, health and safety, and private sector housing.Upon graduation, you will be prepared for a career in both the public and private sectors and will be confident in evaluating the legal and social framework within which environmental health operates. As this course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), you will also be encouraged to complete the CIEH Chartered Practitioner Programme and become a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner.What you will gain This is an opportunity to gain professional status and upon successful completion of your degree apprenticeship you will have gained:BSc Environmental HealthApprenticeship Certificate demonstrating they have met the national Apprenticeship Standard for an Environmental Health PractitionerAs well as gaining an in-depth knowledge of the subject, you will also gain the ability to investigate environmental health issues in a range of contexts and apply their knowledge of environmental health stressors to solve complex problems in the workplace. You will be able to interpret data and design novel solutions to environmental health issues, as well as inspections and compliance audits. You will also gain effective communication skills in Environmental Health settings and develop research strategies and critical writing skills. CareersCompletion of this degree and subsequent completion of the CIEH Chartered Practitioner Programme will enable you to be qualified as an Environmental Health Practitioner. You could then progress into a range of careers such as:Environmental Health OfficerPractitioner in Local AuthoritiesEnvironmental Health Professional in the Private Sector e.g. travel companies, hotel chains, supermarkets, caterers or environmental health consultancy auditorsWorking for government agencies such as Public Health EnglandWorking within non-governmental organisations