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IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management

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Overview

This course will give learners detailed knowledge of environment and sustainability, and the ability to apply environmental management/assessment tools and skills that are needed to be an effective environment/sustainability practitioner.

Entry Requirements

A foundation level of environmental/ sustainability knowledge gained through work experience or a relevant course e.g. the IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management or equivalent

Learning Outcomes:

Over the course of three modules-a learner on this course will be able to:

• Explain the implications of global trends for the environment, for society, for the economy and for organisations and the role of an Environment/ Sustainability practitioner in overcoming these challenges
• Explain sustainable business/governance models, their underlying principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
• Explain environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
• Explain major policy and legislation and their implications for organisations, products and services
• Explain major and relevant tools, techniques, systems and practices, their application and how they can be used to develop sustainable products and services and improve sustainability performance
• Explain the role of innovation and other leading practices in developing sustainable products and services and providing sustainable solutions
• Collect and critically analyse data, and report information that informs decision making
• Identify problems and assess opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable products and services
• Determine, implement and measure methods of effective communication
• Identify and engage in two-way communication with stakeholders
• Apply or implement tools, techniques, systems and practices.that identify opportunities and risks.
• Deliver projects and programmes that achieve performance improvement
• Implement change and transformation

Key Features:

• Three modules covering a range of topics from fundamental principles of environment and sustainability all the way to Environmental Management Systems, other assessment tools and key Practitioner skills.
• Upon successful completion learners can gain Practitioner membership of IEMA, giving them access to the PIEMA suffix and all membership benefits.

Course details:

Training is delivered by a highly experienced British tutor in English with translation into Russian language.
Duration: 12 days
Language: English/Russian

Target audience:

Learners who are working within environmental management and require detailed knowledge of environmental/sustainable principles, management tools and skills to effectively deliver positive change. Those who wish to upgrade to Practitioner Membership

Assessment:

3 knowledge based assignment and 1 Assessment of Competence based on work experience

Course Content

MODULE 1  Fundamentals of Sustainability Business and Governance

•    The implications of global trends for the environment, for society, for the economy and for organisations and the role of an Environment/Sustainability practitioner in overcoming these challenges
•     Sustainable business/governance models, their underlying principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services

MODULE 2  Environmental Principles, Policy and Legislation

•    Environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
•    Major environmental policies and legislation and their implications for organisations, products and services

MODULE 3  Environmental Management / Assessment Tools and Skills

•     Tools, techniques, systems and practices, their application and how they can be used to develop sustainable products and services and improve sustainability performance
•    The role of innovation and other leading practices in developing sustainable products and services and providing sustainable solutions
•    Collecting and critically analysing data, and report information that informs decision making
•    Identifying problems and assessing opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable product and services
•    Determine, implement and measure methods of effective communication
•    Identify and engage in two way communication with stakeholders
•    Applying or implementing tools, techniques, systems and practices that identify  opportunities and risks
•    Delivering projects and programmes that achieve performance improvement
•    Implementing change and transformation

Cost

To be provided by request.