Office of Education and Training

Welcome to the Environmental Health Section Office of Education and Training (OET), which is located within the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health. The Office of Education and Training is comprised of two programs, Centralized Intern Training and Administration for Delegation of Authority.

Pursuant to N.C. General Statute 130A-4(b) and as codified in rules 15A NCAC 01O.010, the OET provides education and training in order to authorize agents of the state to enforce sanitation laws and rules.

The OET mission is to promote and protect public health by:

• Managing Centralized Intern Training for new agents of the state to become authorized to enforce state sanitation laws and rules.
• Educating and evaluating specialists to ensure that established competency standards are met before they are delegated authority to enforce North Carolina Environmental Health related rules as Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHS).
• Providing cross-training for the REHS.
• Coordinating and providing continuing education efforts for state and local employees in the field of environmental health.

Current Events

• For other REHS training opportunities in 2013 see the State of Practice (SOP) page.
• The 3rd Annual NC Food Safety and Defense Task Force Conference, May 22-23, 2013. Details and registration are now available. Sheraton Imperial Hotel at Research Triangle Park.
• Reduced Oxygen Packaging HACCP Workshop - Asheboro, NC; Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM (EDT); Register and pay online.
• Quality Assurance Training for Local Health Departments