An academic Supplier to support the DMAcad as an Academic Partner to co-deliver and validate the BSc (Hons) in Environmental Health Studies, commencing September 2025 to cover 3 intakes.
The expectation is for this course design to be achieved and accredited (CIEH) between April 2025 and end of July 2025. The provider must:
Be delivering an existing (CIEH) accredited BSc/MSc programme.
Be able to provide the partnership and support throughout the proposed term of contract.
Be able to provide tuition in accordance with the validated Programme Handbook.
Be able to train up to 16 military students per year in accordance with the BSc (Hons) programme.
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The DMAcad is responsible for the provision of medical training for the Defence Medical Service (DMS) community, including Environmental Health Practitioners. Whilst much of this training is delivered using internal assets, this also requires external involvement and validation from an Academic Partner .
Currently Military Environmental Health students complete a 4-year course to qualify as an Environmental Health Practitioner (known as Class One status in the Army), which includes award of a BSc (Hons) Degree in Environmental and Occupational Health. The academic award is validated by a Contractor, which delivers seven of the nineteen modules. The remaining course content is developed and delivered by the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (DEOH) at DMAcad. The course is to be accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).
The Authority has a requirement for an academic Supplier to support the DMAcad as an Academic Partner to co-deliver and validate the BSc (Hons) in Environmental Health Studies, commencing September 2025.
The delivery of the training will be required to meet the Defence need for Environmental Health Practitioners. This is to be achieved by a blended learning 4-year BSc (Hons) programme, the academic contractor is required to deliver a comprehensive service to validate and part deliver the BSc (Hons) in Environmental Health Studies, which must be accredited by the CIEH.
Academic Providers are invited to tender for Academic Partnership. This should include any options/costs for provider delivered modules, including where appropriate use of distance learning/on-line study, attendance by students with the provider and/or direct delivery of modules at the MoD site at DMS(W), Lichfield by provider staff. The contract must:
a. Be a provider delivering an existing (CIEH) accredited BSc/MSc programme.
b. Be able to provide the partnership and support throughout the proposed term of contract.
c. Be able to provide tuition in accordance with the validated Programme Handbook.
d . Be able to train up to 16 military students per year in accordance with the BSc (Hons) programme.£381,000