The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is at the forefront of environmental and public health. 

We are...

• UK’s leading awarding body, providing qualifications, events, trainer and candidate support materials on topics relevant to health, wellbeing and safety to develop workplace skills and best practice in volunteers, employees, business managers and business owners.

• A professional body, setting standards and accrediting courses and qualifications for the education of our professional members and other environmental health practitioners.

• A knowledge centre, providing information, evidence and policy advice to local and national government, environmental and public health practitioners, industry and other stakeholders. We publish books and magazines, run educational events and commission research.

• A campaigning organisation, working to push environmental health further up the public agenda and to promote improvements in environmental and public health policy.

• A registered charity with over 10,500 members across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Why CIEH?

 As an awarding body, the CIEH develops and awards qualifications that recognise the skills, knowledge and understanding achieved by a learner at a particular level and in a particular subject. 

In the UK, we are the leading awarding body in the safety field with over 6 million people holding CIEH certificates in a variety of sectors, including hospitality, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, the armed services and local authorities.

Our qualifications are highly regarded by UK employers. Choosing a CIEH qualification is your first step towards excelling in your current job or securing a new one.

CIEH qualifications are designed with you in mind

• CIEH qualifications address specific sector needs with the input of Sector Skills Councils guaranteeing you receive relevant training in line with the needs of your industry.

• CIEH qualifications offer flexible training programmes giving the opportunity to adapt the learning hours to any schedule and to people with specific learning needs.

• The CIEH offers an on-demand foreign language service meaning you can take assessment in your first language.

• The learning escalator at Levels 1-4 mirrors the acquisition of skills and experience during work and through career progression supporting you in increasing your value to existing or prospective employers.

CIEH qualifications tick the boxes

• CIEH curricula are matched to current legal requirements – UK, EU and CODEX, and to best practice recommended by the Food Standards Agency, the Health and Safety Executive and other professional and trade bodies including the Sector Skills Councils.

• They are also accredited as part of the National Qualification Frameworks (NQF) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• CIEH qualifications are developed and supported by rigorous quality assurance procedures resulting in accreditation by the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulators (Ofqual).