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BOHS and InternationalTraining and Qualifications

April 7 2011 Roger Alesbury

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• BOHS strategic objectives

• Global demand for occupational hygiene

• International Training & Qualifications

• Link to BOHS strategy and opportunities

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Raise awareness of

occupational hygiene

Develop and deploy clearand simple communication

messages about the purposeand value of occupational

hygiene

Engage with employer

associations, largecompanies and regulators to

promote the value ofhygiene and qualified

hygienists

Increase visibility and

influence of BOHS

Ensure BOHS fully supports a

representative on major,relevant UK and EU

committees

Obtain Chartered status for

BOHS

Improve access to and

recognition of

competence

Obtain Chartered status for

individual qualified members

Increase BOHS Faculty

membership by at least 5%

per annum

Develop the UK and

international market fortraining and competency

assessment

Expand occupational

hygiene education

Promote the development of

new BOHS training courses

Identify and recognise

existing courses which

contribute to occupationalhygiene education

Ensure a sustainable

future for BOHS

Grow the income streams

from examinations,publications and other

activities

Increase BOHS society

membership by at least 5%

per annum

Maintain an appropriate

level of financial reserves

BOHS Strategic Objectives

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Global Occupational Hygienecapability (IOHA)

• 27 Member Organizations

• ~20,000 Members World-

wide

• 11 Recognized Certifications

Programs

• 7850 Certified Professionals(2009 data)

• 352 Technical Certificate

Holders (2009 data)

• Australia

• Canada

• France

• Italy• Netherlands

• Norway

• South Africa

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• United Kingdom

• United States

Derived from Henshaw 2010

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G D P

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B i l l i o n s )

Society membership

IOHA Membership vs.Gross Domestic Product

Tresider 2009

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$8.79$4.50

$95.57

$28.57

$3.28

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Henshaw 2010

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Labour Force (in thousands) perOccupational Hygienist

Henshaw 2010

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7,850 7,597

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4000

6000

8000

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Current Projected - GDP Projected - Labor force

IOHA Member Countries (27)

0 3,164

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Current Projected - GDP Projected - Labor force

Other Countries (88)

Based on Labour Force>55,000 Professionals

Needed (+ countless more atintermediate and foundationlevel)

Based on GDP>3,100 Profess ion als

Needed

Derived from Henshaw 2010

Global demand forOccupational Hygienists

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Meeting demand

• Opportunity for global occupational hygiene

community to work together – sharing resource

• Simple common processes & business model• Complement & build on existing IOHA NAR

schemes with new intermediate qualification

• Globally transferable qualifications• Run courses where & when needed

• Quality training materials

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International Training &Qualifications

• Based on needs identified by international

working group in 2006 for intermediate

qualifications• Original partners AIOH, BOHS, IOHA and

industry

• Based on concept of BOHS modules

– Updated to reflect international market

– New syllabi, course materials and student

assessment process

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Stakeholders

…aim to benefit all stakeholders

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Advanced

Intermediate

Foundation

Academicmodules

Intermediatemodules

Principlesmodule

•Higher level study to IOHANAR level

•Postgraduate Internationalmodules or may lead tomasters degree

• Intermediate study based on

practical aspects ofoccupational hygiene

•One module for each topicarea

•Basic study of occupationalhygiene topics

•Covers the breadth ofoccupational hygiene at anintroductory level

Occupational Hygiene Training levels

QualificationsTraining

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Intermediate LevelScheme

• 5-day taught modules

• Interactive teaching methodsquestions, workshops and

practical “hands-on” exercises • International syllabus based on

good hygiene practice

• Student assessment process

– Open book exam – Practical exercise

– Personal Learning Portfolio

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Courses already run

Courses scheduledCourses in planning

The story so farMay 2010 – April 2011

• Dozens of coursesalready run

• 15 countries so far

• 32 approved trainingproviders

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Link to BOHS strategy &opportunities

• Develops UK & International market for

training and competency assessment

• Expands occupational hygiene education

• Grows income stream from examinations

• Opportunity

• help build the 55,000 occupationalhygienists required globally

• student assessment and exam income

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Acknowledgments

• Supporters:

IOHA

AIOH

BOHS

AIHA

• Sponsors:

SKC

3M

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