Quick eligibility check

• My course covers essential knowledge in the following CIEHF Professional Competency areas:
• My course ends with a substantial ergonomics/human factors-based research project.
• My course falls within my institution’s academic quality management system.
• The course content is overseen by a Chartered member of the CIEHF, who is employed by the university, and who will also be responsible for the professional development of students whilst they are on the course.

Content

To be accredited as a CIEHF Qualifying Course a programme must cover essential ergonomics knowledge content. The Professional Competency areas covered on the course should each last a minimum of 150 hours (15 Credits UK), up to a suggested maximum as follows:

• Ergonomics/human factors principles: 300 hours
• Ergonomics/human factors theory and practice: 600 hours
• Human capabilities and limitations: 300 hours
• Design and development of systems: 450 hours
• Professional skills and implementation: 150 hours

The course must also include an ergonomics-based research project of either laboratory-based research, user-inspired research or application-based work that extendsto approximately 600 hours.

You can apply to have sub-sets of your degree course accredited at the same time as the parent course. This might be a PG Certificate or individual module, for example.

Programme standards

Your course must meet the following programme standards:

• Curriculum: The programme must be delivered in English and reflect current scholarship, research and practice including a critical awareness of current issues and developments in ergonomics. A programme specification should be available that provides the programme aims and intended learning outcomes. The teaching and learning strategy should ensure sufficient breadth and depth of coverage of the Institute’s programme curriculum requirements.
• Assessment: All essential taught knowledge areas must be separately assessed in English and contribute to the final award classification. Essential curriculum themes should be assessed, but this does not need to be separated from knowledge areas. Assessment should be shown to be valid, reliable, fair and appropriate to the level of award, e.g. through moderation by an external examiner. Marking should be undertaken only by appropriately qualified staff.
• Entry criteria: The programme must specify entry criteria that allow equality of opportunity and access to a diverse range of applicants.
• Awards: Successful fulfilment of the programme’s requirements must lead to the conferment of a named award from a Higher Education institution.
• Leadership: The programme provider must appoint an appropriately qualified (e.g. Chartered Member of the CIEHF) director or leader for the programme, who provides an ergonomics overview and brings coherence to the course.
• Staffing: The programme provider must have adequate staffing in place to support the effective delivery of the programme.
• Resources: The programme provider must have appropriate resources in place to support the effective delivery of the programme be it delivered on-campus (e.g. resources such as lecture rooms and laboratories) or at a distance (e.g. resources such as online discussion forums and interactive virtual work environments).
• Quality management: The programme provider must have quality management systems (e.g. External Examiners and periodic review of the validity of the programme).
• Ethics: The programme must cover ethical conduct and ensure students work ethically.
• Misconduct: The programme providers should have policies and procedures in place to detect and deal with issues that may arise with student conduct during assessment.

Assessment of your application

During the assessment of your application, all assessors follow specific written guidance and complete a checklist to ensure they work consistently and we maintain an clear record of your application. You should read these too before you apply to understand what the assessors are looking for, how they do their assessment, and to give yourself the best chance of success.

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