Mehdi Beheshti, GradIOSH, ACIEH

HSE Academy Manager,

IOSH ME committee member,
CIEH Trainer, HSE Trainer Forum Vice
 International Criteria for
Accreditation of HSE Trainers
 International Training bodies

The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and

Health (NEBOSH)

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)

Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment

(IEMA)

The International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA)

 NEBOSH Criteria

leader/lead tutor who is likely to be a Member of an appropriate

professional body such as the Institution of Occupational Safety and
Health (CFIOSH, CMIOSH, Grad IOSH or equivalent), or other
relevant body.
 NEBOSH Criteria
New Initial Teacher Training (ITT) pathways and qualifications
leading to Associate Teacher, Learning and Skills (ATLS) status and
Qualified Teacher, Learning and Skills (QTLS) status (including
specialist routes for Skills for Life);

A requirement for all trainers and lecturers to fulfill at least 30 hours

of continuing professional development (CPD) each year.
 IOSH requirements
The quality of delivery of IOSH training is critical. Appropriately
qualified trainers should deliver the courses. Each syllabus for IOSH
courses details the approval criteria for authorised trainers.
trainer(s) must have a level 3 Occupational Safety and Health
qualification (equivalent to A-level standard)
trainer(s) must have at least two years' training experience (with a
minimum 50 per cent face-to-face delivery), or a level 3
qualification in training
trainer(s) must attend in a familiarization training day at IOSH.
 IEMA requirements
Trainers must have experience of organizing and delivering training
courses.
Trainers must show experience in Environmental Management/EMS
and environmental auditing (if relevant to course content).
Trainers must be registered, or working towards registration, with
IEMA as an Associate member, environmental auditor or EMS
auditor (dependant on course delivered) to underpin credibility.
Trainers must have training/teaching experience with relevant
qualification being desirable,
IRCA
 CIEH Trainers requirements

Trainers must register for each qualification they wish to deliver.

Trainers must send copies of your relevant certificates to the CIEH.

Each qualification has its own requirements for subjects knowledge.

 CIEH Trainers requirements

CIEH registered trainers must have a teaching or training

qualification.

Trainers can take the CIEH Level 3 Award in training Skills and
practice.

It is as a minimum requirement to deliver CIEH qualification.

 CIEH Trainers requirements

Trainers must provide details of his/her employment in the last

three years including information on:
Experience of training others
Work in the subject field
Continuing professional development (CPD)
 International Criteria for
Accreditation of HSE Trainers
Membership in an professional body in appropriate grade.

continuing professional development (CPD).

training/teaching experience.

Training skill qualification.

Occupational Safety, Health & Environment (HSE) qualification.

Work related experiences.

 International Iranian HSE Trainer
Forum

This forum has been established with the cooperation of CIEH on

Sep 2012 in Iran.

At the moment the forum has 13 Iranian accredited trainers.

The forum will be legally registered in CIEH-UK and work under its
law.

The chairman of the forum will be selected annually by members.

CIEH will have all necessary supports of the Iranian trainers.