The NSW Food Authority

The NSW Food Authority (Food Regulation Partnership)  Scholarship in Environmental Health

The NSW Food Authority is a State Government agency established in April 2004 to provide New South Wales with the best food regulation system in Australia. The Food Authority was formed by merging SafeFood NSW with the food regulatory activities of NSW Health. As Australia’s first completely integrated or “through-chain” food regulation agency, the NSW Food Authority is responsible for food safety across the entire food industry, from primary production to point-of-sale. The Authority work with local government to better define and support their continuing role

in food regulation. Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) are in high demand throughout NSW. A decline in the graduate workforce have contributed to the current skills shortage. The University of Western Sydney (UWS) has been identified as the leading tertiary institution in providing high graduate numbers, and by working together, the NSW Food Authority aim to attract, train and retain a highly skilled and adaptable workforce of EHOs. Courses Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Health) or Bachelor of Natural Science (Environment and Health). 

Amount and Duration:

$7 500 per year for one year only
 

Frequency of Offer:

Two scholarships per year to be offered on an annual basis.
 

Criteria

A student must:

• Be currently enrolled in the final year of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Health) or Bachelor of Natural Science (Environment and Health) program at UWS

• Be scheduled to enrol in the unit Environment Practice 1 during the academic year of the scholarship, working on a Food Safety based project

• Be willing to work with a NSW Council (or currently employed) as their “industry client” for their core project of the units Environment Practice 1 and 2

• Have maintained a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (pass average)

• Display an interest in the Environmental Health Officer career path
 

Selection Process:

Selection will be undertaken on the basis of academic results, written applications, and performance in an interview, in association with recommendations made by the

associated Head of School or nominated member of Academic staff. Applicants must display an interest in the Environmental Health Officer career path and be willing to complete their specified project and four weeks of their course compulsory work experience with a NSW Council. The successful recipient must complete a minimum of four weeks work experience as per the specific donor placement. Arrangements for the associated project work and placement must be negotiated between the recipient and a NSW Local Council prior to the awarding of the scholarship.

Conditions:

The successful recipient must pass all enrolled units each semester.

The successful recipient must complete a minimum of four weeks work experience as per the specific donor placement (or alternatively employed by a NSW council).

The successful recipient must continue to be enrolled in the specified course and units unless it is a result of University changes.

The successful recipient must submit their final project written report (a core requirement of the units Environmental Practice 1 and 2) to the NSW Food Authority and associated Council, as well as present their report to the key stakeholders before the end of the calendar year