Environmental Health Practitioner

• Mid Thigh Pull 50kg

• Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m

• 2km run 12 min

More information about the fitness test

• 5x GCSEs at grade C/4 or above (including English Language, Mathematics, and Science)

• or 4x GCSEs at grade C/4 or above (including English Language, Mathematics, and Double Science or two individual Sciences; Geography can count as a Science).

• or Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2, and Adult Literacy/Numeracy certificates are accepted as GCSE equivalents.

• Plus 104 UCAS points

All applicants must attend the specialist Army Environmental Health Practitioner Insight Event.

• Get a fully recognised civilian BSc in Environmental Health

• Help prevent disease outbreaks

• Give military commanders guidance on water and food safety

• Advise frontline troops on the safest places to build military bases and camps

Step 1
Basic military training teaches you how to be a soldier. This covers everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle. This course takes place at either Pirbright in Surrey or Winchester, Hampshire and lasts for 13 weeks.

Step 2
You begin practical training at the Defence School of Healthcare Education. At the same time, you’ll start a BSc (Hons) degree in Environmental Health from Leeds Beckett University. You will gain qualifications in occupational health and pest control over three years.

You'll earn £27,282 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.

Then you’ll begin practical training at the Defence School of Healthcare Education. At the same time, you’ll do a BSc (Hons) degree in Environmental Health from Leeds Beckett University. You will gain a NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and a BPCA Certificate in Pest Control over three years.