The Professional Interview will be conducted in the following manner:
- You will be introduced to the two CIEH examiners conducting your interview.
- The examiners will give you three interview scenarios and then leave you for 20 minutes to read these scenarios and make any notes you wish.
- The interview will commence and last for approximately 45 minutes.
The Interview will be based on a scenario set within a fictitious local authority. You are strongly advised to refer to your own practical training experiences throughout this interview. During the interview the examiners will ask you, as an EHP, to tell them how you would prioritise dealing with the complaints and to explain the reasoning behind your decisions. Your answers should relate to your practical experience.
When you have explained your prioritisation to the examiners, you will be asked to choose one scenario to discuss in detail. The complaint you choose to discuss during your interview need not be the one chosen as top priority, although it may be.
A moderator from CIEH may sit in on the interview, Do not let this disturb you; they will be assessing the examiners, and not you.
More information
- Examination Regulations
- for the assessment of the practical training logbook/ELP and the professional examinations