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The dates for the Diploma Local Government (Health and Environment) course have been set for 2010 … This course has been specifically designed for Local Government employees working within environmental health, compliance management, local laws, land protection, animal management and other allied fields of work. Commencing March 2010, a total of 3 courses has been set for 2010 requiring a total 6 attendance days in Brisbane
March 2010 – Group 6
- Days 1-2: M/T 22 & 23 March 2010
- Days 3-4: T/W 27 & 28 April 2010
- Days 5-6: M/T 7 & 8 June 2010
July 2010 – Group 7
- Days 1-2: M/T 26 & 27 July 2010
- Days 3-4: M/T 13 & 14 September 2010
- Days 5-6: M/T 25 & 26 October 2010
October 2010 – Group 8
- Days 1-2: M/T 4 & 5 October 2010
- Days 3-4: M/T 15 & 16 November 2010
- Days 5-6: M/T 13 & 14 December 2010
Click here for a copy of the brochure.
Who Should Attend?
Groups may include local government technical officers working within environmental health, as well as compliance management, local laws, land protection, animal management and other allied fields of work.
Why Attend?
- Articulation into related university course/s
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Improved understanding and practice of environmental health with local government
- Provides a strong base level of knowledge for officers supporting EHOs
- Be able to support and advise on environmental health issues within council
** Important Update: Funding is now available at Certificate IV level for eligible candidates **
Welcome to the website and blog for our business consulting company, MD2. The purpose of this website is to connect you to the latest trends and news from around the world that may be of interest to you.
As you will see from the capability statement, our team brings a wealth of credible local government experience across a range of regulatory service and related portfolios. At a time of unprecedented change, challenge and opportunity in the local government and state government sector, our group aims to provide a high quality, strategically focussed consulting service across the regulatory portfolio with your need to drive efficiency, demonstrated value and service excellence in mind.
Our unique approach is developed from years of experience and research combining the latest thinking in business intelligence, continuous improvement, knowledge management, and technology leverage. MD2 is a group of professionals who have developed tried and proven systems and practices to support operational efficiency, particularly in the area of public health & environmental management, for a number of Australia’s largest local governments.
With the significant changes occurring in government organisations at the moment, you may wish to consider discussing with us some of the following activities:
- Local law reforms and integration
- Strategic policy integration
- Service delivery integration
- Business strategy and improvement
- Process improvement and implementation support
- Training and development
MD2 is in an ideal position to assist you with these, and other specialist projects, in your organisation. Please take the time to read our capability statement regularly check back on our website and discuss your needs with us. We look forward to being of assistance in any way we can!
Saudi Arabia is set to make ‘food handler cards’ mandatory for food service workers employed in various food-related businesses in the country.
Solaiman H. Al-Buthi, General Manager of the Environmental Health Department in Riyadh Municipality, said food service workers in the Kingdom will soon be required to obtain a food handler card from the institutes proposed by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
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I’M ALERT online training programs were launched in Australia in late 2006 with the food safety training, and has been revolutionizing the way food handler training is delivered across the country. Now the team at I’M ALERT have released their second training program … Fire Safety and Emergency Response Training.
The training programs are developed by industry professionals who recognized that there was a great need for easily accessible and easy to follow training.
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The EPA has provided information on the new EPPs for air, noise and water.
The Governor-in-Council approved the new Environmental Protection (Air) Policy 2008 and the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008 on 11 December 2008. The legislation was notified in the gazette on 12 December 2008.
I have been interested for some time seeing how large organisations are handling the Web 2.0 technologies. Can blogging and workplace networking allowing organisations to connect staff to each other to solve problems … and make a difference? Well, I believe that they can.
So I thought I would start by asking: What is the military doing about Web 2.0? I then found some interesting information and links and thought they might be useful to share. It has also got me thinking … if the army can tackle the question and use of social networking technologies, why can’t your organisation?
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Situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, Riyadh Municipality is the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is home to over 4,260,000 people equivalent to around 20% of the nation’s population.
The city is divided into 15 branch municipalities under the control of the Riyadh Municipality and the Riyadh Development Authority. Each contributes to the vibrant character of the city, which boasts a fairly unique history and colorful past.
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With all of this recent storm activity in Brisbane lately, it has got me wondering … where does technology and websites fit in. Well, I have done a bit of research and found a few examples of great ideas in emergency management. When disasters hit, where can the people turn? Lets find out …