What does the IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management course cover?
As well as improving your environmental and sustainability knowledge, this IEMA course takes it one step further and provides you with the ability to apply environmental management and assessment tools needed to be an effective practitioner, who continuously improves environmental performance and management practice.
The course will normally be delivered across 3 taught modules and a 4th module consisting of a submitted Assessment of Competence. The modules are:
- Module 1: Fundamentals of Sustainability, Business and Governance
- Module 2: Environmental Principles, Policy and Legislation
- Module 3: Environmental Management/Assessment Tools and Skills
- Module 4: Assessment of Competence
Who is the course for?
This environmental management course is designed for professionals working in organisations at an operational level and pursuing a career path in environment and sustainability.
You'll be working in an environmental management or sustainability role and require detailed knowledge of environmental principles, sustainability, management tools and other skills to deliver positive change.
How long does it take to complete the course?
The IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management is a 15-day (120-hour) course split over 3 weeks.
Ways to take the course
Classroom and Virtual public programme
Scheduled for the public, pick a date that suits your schedule and visit a training venue or dial into a Teams meeting to join the course.
In-house
Arranged exclusively for your team, set a date for your workers to visit a training venue or dial into a Teams meeting to join the course.
Why choose TSW Training for your course?
TSW Training is a training and apprenticeships provider working with both individuals and brands from all over the UK. Founded in 1966, it specialises in continuous professional development in engineering, manufacturing and health and safety, with industry-led trainers at the helm of every training programme.
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
How is the course assessed?
Three knowledge-based assignments and one assessment, demonstrating you know how to practically apply the knowledge you have learnt throughout the course.
