The long awaited Level 3 Diploma in Pest Management is now being offered to candidates by Killgerm. The Level 3 follows on from the Level 2 Certificate in Pest Management and is for pest control technicians who wish to progress within the industry. The qualification enables pest controllers to specialise in a particular branch of pest management and will enable successful candidates to demonstrate their advanced knowledge and expertise of pest control.

This qualification includes units from the level 2 qualifications in pest management, therefore holders of the Level 2 Certificate in Pest control, the Level 2 Award in Pest Management and the Level 2 Certificate in Pest Management who have obtained some or all of these units will not have to repeat them.

Head of Qualifications Development at the RSPH, Dr Richard Burton said ‘We have had a large amount of interest in the qualification and are delighted that it is now being offered by Killgerm. Killgerm is the first centre to obtain approval to offer the qualification and we hope more centres will be able to offer it in the near future’.

For more information regarding the qualification please visit http://www.rsph.org.uk/en/qualifications/qualifications/qualifications.cfm/Level-3-Diploma-in-Pest-Management or http://www.killgerm.com/pest_control_training_rsph_level3_diploma.php  

Notes to editors

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is an independent, multi-disciplinary organisation, dedicated to the promotion and protection of collective human health and well-being. Through advocacy, mediation, empowerment, knowledge and practice we advise on policy development, provide education and training services, encourage scientific research, disseminate information and certify products, training centres and processes.

Around 100,000 students take our qualifications each year in food hygiene, salon hygiene, pest control, health & safety, nutrition, the built environment, health, meat inspection and emergency planning. We provide qualifications which are directly relevant to the workplace and we help people to progress through their chosen career by offering qualifications at different levels. RSPH is also an awarding body recognised by Ofqual. We have a network of over 1500 training centres throughout the UK. We provide a wide range of course material including syllabuses and sample exam papers.

The RSPH is an independent charity formed in October 2008 with the merger of the Royal Society of Health (RSH) and the Royal Institute of Public Health (RIPH). The RSPH has a Royal Charter and Her Majesty The Queen is the Society’s Patron.

www.rsph.org.uk