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Posted By James M
I have read with interest over recent months about the postings by agencies and others advertising jobs not knowing what IOSH MIOSH and NEBOSH (to name a few) actually means or stands for with regards to Qualifications, membership and experience. (Thinking to myself all the while, der, do these people not know what they are on about)
My personal view is that by having an academic qualification such as a related Diploma or level 4 qualification you could apply to be a member of IOSH. The membership will indicate to the informed that the holder of this membership (not a qualification in its own right) has a level 4 qualification in health and safety.
Without getting too complicated I belive that most people reading this will agree with me so far? Good, read on.
The reason I have raised this concern is my confusion when reading the IOSH council election form. At the top under each candidates name it clearly states 'Academic and professional qualifications' One individual seeking election has his Academic and professional qualifications listed as
MCIEH and MIOSH RSP.
Is MIOSH an academic or professional qualification ? (or is everyone now saying 'der' to me)
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Posted By Peter Longworth
No it isn't. as you pointed out it just indicates a level of membership of a professional body.
To be accepted into that professional body you need to have a certain level of qualification. In my view employers should recognise this and stop asking for MIOSH as a requirement for job applications. Instead they should be asking for level 4 qualifications and experience as an indication of expertise. Plenty of people that I know are unhappy about the way that IOSH is going and consider that becoming a member in future will be much more difficult due to the new elitist chartered status. It won't be long before employers catch on to this. The sooner the better I say
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Posted By Hazel Harvey
James,
As you quite rightly summise MIOSH is a professional membership rather than a qualification. However, professional membership is more than a qualification as it also takes into account a person's experience in practice. IOSH is revising its membership criteria to reflect an assessment of knowledge, skills and experience. This more rigorous assessment is what has enabled IOSH to obtain 'Chartered' status for its members. Yes, it will be more difficult to get into IOSH in the future but any profession develops and becomes more rigorous in its requirements, as it progresses. The new IOSH structure recognises the range of qualifications now available in OSH Practice,however, most employers will be aware that a person has more than a qualification if they hold chartered status. Also under the new arrangements, all IOSH members using an IOSH title (other than retired) will be required to undertake CPD to demonstrate to the public including employers that as a profession, health and safety practitioners are up to date.One thing IOSH will be doing over the coming months is clarify the situation about what 'Chartered' means via a programme of work with recruitment agencies and larger employers. This is obvously necessary as if a prospective IOSH Council member can mis-understand the difference then we need to make things clearer to the public.
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Posted By Eric PD
you could try a new supplier of bottled water maybe. Taps are notorious. think of the accrynimn GYRATE.
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Posted By Peter Longworth
what?
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