Professional Development
Professional development opportunities.
A Career in Human Factors
Dr Janette Edmonds C.ErgHF and colleagues talk about the attractions and benefits of a career in Human Factors and Ergonomics. To watch the video, please select here.
Professional Competencies Checklist
Professional Competencies Checklist by the Chartered Institute for Ergonomics and Human Factors
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Academic Courses
For those interested in pursing an academic qualification in Human Factors, the following UK university distance learning courses have a health and social care focus and are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors:
Staffordshire University - Human Factors for Patient Safety
Edinburgh University - Patient Safety & Clinical Human Factors
Loughborough University - Human Factors and Ergonomics for Patient Safety
Developing a Business Case
Are you a senior leader in health and care exploring how to make a business to build Human Factors capacity and capability in your organisation?
This comprehensive guide by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors and the International Ergonomics Association lays out how the full range of human and design sciences can help optimise the performance and wellbeing of employees in organisations:
Giving your business the Human Factors edge
Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors - Giving your business the Human Factors edge
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Employing Suitably Qualified and Experienced Practitioners (SQUEPs)
SQEP is an acronym for suitably qualified and experienced professional.
In highly technical, high-risk industries, the term ‘SQEP’ has become an essential standard for job roles.
A few NHS Trust organisations in England have already been successful in making local business cases to directly advertise for and employ SQEPs such as Chartered Ergonomists and Human Factors specialists. Others can learn from this business case approach or, for example, take a different tact through natural staff turnover e.g. when a patient safety lead moves to another post explore the option of advertising externally for a SQEP as a replacement at no additional cost. As mentioned, local staff can also be supported to undergo academic training as SQEPs quickly and at low-cost.