New content:

Starting your journey towards a public health career - a guide through the site content for school leavers and recent graduates.

Public Health Competence Assessment Tool (PHCAT) - assess your competences against what is needed to carry out your role.

PHORCaST is a new UK-wide website currently aimed at those working within public health, those wishing to enter public health and those responsible for public health education, development, training, planning and providing careers advice to the public health workforce.  It aims to promote public health careers for the entire public health workforce in the UK, and in particular, to aid recruitment and retention.

You will find information on the different areas of public health, the variety of jobs available (e.g. health promotion specialist, health trainer, environmental health officer, public health manager), starting a career in public health, competence frameworks, the skills and qualifications required for public health job roles, personal career stories, advice on accessing education and training, key public health websites and much more.

Website developed by SPH, East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery, East Midlands TPHN, West Midlands TPHN and Skills for Health, working with CRB Associates.

Funded by the Department of Health in England and the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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