申請人須–
（a） （i） 持有本港大學頒授有關科學或工程學科的一級或二級榮譽學士學位，或具備同等學歷；並於畢業後取得三年與廢物管理、水污染或化驗分析及化驗室管理有關的適當職責經驗，當中至少一年須與環境微生物學有關；或
（ii）在一九七五年十二月五日之後，獲選為香港工程師學會相關專業界別（請參閱註（1））的正式會員，或具同等資格，並取得三年與廢物管理、水污染或化驗分析及化驗室管理有關的培訓或適當職責經驗，當中至少一年須與環境微生物學有關（不一定在成為會員後才取得）；
（b） 在綜合招聘考試的能力傾向測試試卷獲取及格成績；以及
（c） 符合語文能力要求，在綜合招聘考試的兩張語文試卷（中文運用及英文運用）中取得二級成績，或同等成績（請參閱註（2））。

Candidates should have –
(a) (i) a Hong Kong First or Second Class honours bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering subject, and three years’ post-graduate experience at an appropriate level of responsibility relevant to waste management, water pollution or laboratory analysis and management, with at least one year relevant to environmental microbiology; or
(ii) Corporate Membership of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers of a relevant discipline (see Note (1)) elected after 5 December 1975, or equivalent, and three years’ training or experience at an appropriate level of responsibility relevant to waste management, water pollution or laboratory analysis and management, with at least one year relevant to environmental microbiology (not necessarily obtained after Membership);
(b) a pass result in the Aptitude Test (AT) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE); and
(c) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 in the two language papers [Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE)] in the CRE, or equivalent (See Note (2)).