The category B Public Health Technician programme is aimed at candidates who pass the internal or external competitive exam for Sanitary and Sanitary Safety Technicians specialising in Health and Environment Prevention.

Role

Sanitary and Sanitary Health Technicians (T3S) specialising in Health and Environment Prevention are employed by regional health agencies (ARS), departmental headquarters or departmental delegations.

Their missions include carrying out inspections, investigating complaints and cases, and giving technical advice. They can be assigned to a specific area of intervention or work in multiple domains within a given geographic area. The work they do will bring them into contact with different stakeholders including private individuals, regional authorities, trades persons, architects and other professionals.

Areas of intervention: water, air, habitat, waste, soil, whether related to the natural environment or human, agricultural or industrial activities.

Objectives and skills

Professional objectives

The Sanitary and Sanitary Health Technician (T3S) participates in the implementation of preventive and corrective measures to protect the health of populations against risks to living environments. In this respect, they primarily contribute to the monitoring of the health of the environment, the technical control of hygiene rules, and the handling of chronic or accidental disturbances in living environments.

Skill outcomes

Candidates who pass the competitive exam will carry out their role as civil service students:

  • Drafting administrative acts;
  • Dealing with crisis management and degraded sanitary situations;
  • Planning and implementing sanitary controls or inspections in the environmental health field;
  • Giving sanitary and regulatory technical advice, handling communication;
  • Investigating complaints and technical cases, issuing sanitary notices.

Entry requirements

Through external competitive exams. This competitive exam is open to candidates who hold a baccalauréat or a qualification or degree of level 4 or higher or a qualification recognised as equivalent to one of these qualifications or degrees pursuant to the terms set forth by the decree of 13 February 2007.

Contact

Course manager

Olivier BLANCHARD

Course information

Véronique ZASTAWNY
Veronique.Zastawny@ehesp.fr – Tél : +33 (0)2 99 02 26 07

Modified on 22 January 2025