Health
Public health engineering technician
Twelve months to protect public health by working on the living environment: drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in public places.
State diploma · DQPPre-registration open
Free pre-registration, with no commitment. Fees can be paid in instalments.
- Duration
- 12 months
- Two intakes a year
- Entry level
- Probatoire or Bac
- Required on entry
- Qualification
- DQP
- Awarded by the State
- Next intake
- 12 October 2026
- Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
The job, day to day
Many diseases can be prevented before they ever need treating. The public health engineering technician works where they start: poorly treated water, badly managed waste, a market or canteen that neglects hygiene. The technician inspects, advises and offers practical solutions to local councils, businesses and premises open to the public.
The course gives you the tools of this field-based profession. You learn to assess water quality, design and monitor simple sanitation works, organise waste collection and treatment, and control disease vectors such as mosquitoes and rodents. You also learn how to inspect premises, write a report and raise awareness among the public.
Field visits and a placement bring you face to face with the realities of neighbourhoods, markets and public premises. You leave ready to work for a local council, a hygiene department, a public health project or a business that takes its standards seriously.
What you will be able to do
Check water quality
Take samples, test in the field and interpret the results.
Design sanitation solutions
Latrines, soakaways and drainage: choose and supervise the right works.
Organise waste management
Sorting, collection, storage and disposal, by the rules.
Control disease vectors
Mosquitoes, flies and rodents: prevention and treatment.
Inspect premises
Identify risks, write a report and recommend measures.
Raise public awareness
Run a clear and convincing hygiene awareness session.
Where this course can lead
Municipal hygiene services
Inspecting public places, checking sanitary conditions and following up complaints.
Water and sanitation projects
Water points, latrines and waste management, with development organisations.
Businesses and industry
Hygiene of premises, water and waste in food processing and service companies.
A State-recognised qualification
The DQP is a State qualification, awarded under the authority of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. It officially certifies your professional skills.
- Qualification
- DQP
- Authority
- MINEFOP
- Completed in
- 12 months
Two intakes a year
- Next intake
12 October 2026
Confirmed date
Pre-registration open, classes begin in 2 days
No closing date. You can still join up to fourteen days after classes begin.
- Following intake
January 2027
Exact day to be confirmed by the centre
Provisional date, pre-registration open
Pre-registering already reserves your place.
Free pre-registration Reserve your place for 12 October 2026
Pre-registration is free and carries no commitment. The registrar will call you back to confirm your place.
- Free
- No commitment
- Nothing to pay online
What happens next
- You start here, then complete your file in a few minutes.
- The registrar calls you back to confirm your place.
- You pay the fees at the registrar's office in Fouda, in instalments if you wish.