Category: Notices

A Career Outside of the Ordinary

Posted on by CIPHI_Advocacy

Phase one of the national recruitment campaign launched on July 31, 2024 and will run for the next 6 weeks. The campaign will target current and recently graduated post-secondary students with a background in science. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness of EPH as an exciting and rewarding career path and to encourage them to learn more. During these six weeks, various digital ads and social media ads (Instagram, TikTok) will run. Below are images you may see during this campaign.

Images can be found in the promotional materials folder Association Documents – ciphi

The Member Service (MSC) Centre portal is now open to enter PDHs

Posted on by CIPHI_Advocacy

The Member Service Centre (MSC) has been locked for entering PDHs due to edits and important updates being made in the back end.  We are pleased to inform you that the system is now open for Members to log in and begin entering PDHs.
The March CoPE communication on What’s New with CoPE, highlights revisions made to the PDH Entry Tool and the changes made to some PD entry categories.  
A new CoPE FAQs document has been created based on some feedback received from Members and the MSC portal entry guide has also been updated and posted on CIPHI website for your convenience.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact cope@ciphi.ca.
Sincerely,  Council of Professional Experience
cope@ciphi.ca CPC Program Information Member Service Centre

Posted on by Mike LeBlanc

Dear members,

CIPHI is excited to announce that we are upgrading our communication platform for emailing information to members. The Listserv platform currently in use will be switched over to Mailchimp effective March 1, 2024. All CIPHI members in the Member Service Centre portal will be added to the Mailchimp distribution for CIPHI notifications. 

CIPHI members are asked to verify their member email addresses listed in the MSC portal ( https://ciphi.in1touch.org/ ) to ensure all MSC member emails are accurate and up-to-date by February 29th, 2024.   

Once the switchover has occurred, Mailchimp will have an unsubscribe button at the bottom of the e-blast email should you wish to unsubscribe from the distribution list from a particular email account. Any non-members currently subscribed to the Listserv who want to remain informed of CIPHI notification emails can go to the www.ciphi.ca webpage and click on the SUBSCRIBE button on the top right of the website page.

If you would like to send out an e-blast to the CIPHI email subscription, please email: office@ciphi.ca with your request after March 1st. Before sending, please conduct a comprehensive review of NOP #18 Appendix B to ensure complete adherence to e-blast requirements.

Sincerely,

The National Executive Council 

CIPHI National Virtual Education Series – Call for Abstracts

Posted on by Mike LeBlanc

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Education Committee is seeking presentations that support our endeavor to provide education sessions to our members. As part of the Centre of Professional Excellence (CoPE) requirements for professional development hours, we strive to provide our members with education in the professional competencies for environmental public health professionals. We offer monthly education sessions for members to grow, learn, and connect with others.

The call for Abstracts is now open and can encompass technical presentations, ongoing research and initiatives, and skill building opportunities. Environmental public health is the cornerstone of safe and thriving communities. Abstracts are welcomed from all public health partners and industry professionals.

Submission deadline is the last Friday of each month.

Selected speakers will be contacted by email and given 3 weeks of notice of an intended session date. For more information, email education@ciphi.ca and download the Speaker Abstract Submission Form.

Report for 2023 Annual General Meeting

Posted on by Mike LeBlanc

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors will be holding the 89th Annual General Meeting on
Monday, September 18th, 2023, from 3:30pm – 5:00pm ADT

Location:
Delta Hotels by Marriot
39 King Street
Saint John, New Brunswick

Virtual Participation via Zoom will be available. Details Upon Registration.

The 2023 AGM Report can be found here: https://ciphi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-AGM-Report.pdf

New CIPHI Career Pamphlet

Posted on by Mike LeBlanc

Dear members,

The CIPHI National Advocacy Committee is pleased to share the updated CIPHI career pamphlet that includes information on:

  • The Institute;
  • The role of Environmental Public Health Professionals;
  • How to obtain your Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada);
  • List of the accredited academic institutions across Canada;
  • Job market; 
  • Where to learn more (ciphi.ca).

The pamphlet was designed for professional printing but an inhouse printing version is provided as well for your convenience. A French copy will be available late fall and both versions will be made available on the CIPHI website.

Sincerely,

CIPHI National Advocacy Committee
advocacy@ciphi.ca

Practicum Requirement Update *This is an important update for Practicum Training Agencies and future CIPHI Candidates.*

Posted on by btcg_admin

The Board of Certification (BOC) has amended Administrative Policy 3 and
the associated “Practicum Guideline for Training Agency & Trainees –
Revised November 2021

See this document, below are some highlighted changes:

  1. 1. During the course of the practicum, candidates are now required to obtain a minimum of 420 hours that are directly related to the Learning Module Goals. This will be done as follows:
  • Candidates are responsible for tracking hours during the minimum period of 12 calendar weeks and *420 hours *of supervised work, not including travel time.
  • Candidates who submit inaccurate, incomplete, or ineligible practicum documentation may be refused examination and are subject to an administrative fee in accordance with BOC policy 6.
  • Practicum Coordinators are responsible for ensuring that the candidates hours are accurate.
  • The BOC is also auditing candidate practicum hours to confirm that the minimum 420 hours have been met, before allowing the candidate to sit the Oral BOC Exam.

2. To be eligible to take the BOC exam, candidates must have successfully completed a practicum at least 50 days before and no more than 5 years prior to the oral exam date to which the candidate is applying. Candidates who have not successfully completed a practicum within 5 years of the oral exam date are not eligible to apply for the BOC examination.