The CIEH has estimated that there are on average 450 students annually who complete the Environmental Health Degree/MSc but fail to complete their training because they cannot find suitable student placement(s). To ensure the profession is sustainable in the South East the regions management board has made it one of its key priorities to ensure an adequate number of placements are provided in the SE, through regional government and regional bodies, local authority members, and those in the private sector.
The project will start with a seminar of key stakeholders which will aim to determine the problem in the South East and set out possible solutions.
SE region seminar to consider the student placement problem July 27th 2009.
Presentations from the seminar below
The SE regional management board have agreed a report of the seminar and also accepted all the recommended actions. The regions actions report shows that we have been moving forward with a number of the actions identified on the day, most significantly agreeing with the London authorities that local authorities in the south east may join the London student collaboration scheme. Many of the actions are ongoing and this action plan, and further updates, will be posted here as and when it is necessary.