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Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist

Regulators
  • Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Nations
United Kingdom
Sectors
  • Other

Regulatory or professional bodies

Chartered body

Address

7 The Courtyard
Wootton Park
Wootton Wawen
Warwickshire
B95 6HJ

Email address
ciehf@ergonomics.org.uk
Phone number
+44 (0)7736 893350

Regulation

Regulation summary

Ergonomics & human factors is a scientific discipline and evidence-based profession open to anyone with relevant qualifications and experience. It's aim is to make life safer, more comfortable and more productive whilst ensuring human capabilities and limitations are taken into account. Chartered status is gained through peer-reviewed application and demonstration of continuous professional development following a robust accreditation process.

Regulation type

Accreditation

Reserved activities

None - restrictions apply to use of title only

Protected titles

Chartered Ergonomist & Human Factors Specialist, C.ErgHF

More about regulated activities and titles
https://ergonomics.org.uk/accreditation/chartership.html

Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

You can get accredited with a relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree plus a minimum of three years' experience in the further research or practice of human factors. Undergraduate degrees could be in human factors or any applied discipline which could include psychology, design or engineering for example.

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
Summary of routes

The route to membership if you're based outside the UK is the same as UK-based professionals with a relevant degree and a minimum of three years' experience in research or practice of human factors.


Registration

Registration requirements

To maintain Chartered status once it's been gained, CPD needs to be carried out and recorded each year.


Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

Royal Charter

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