IEMA Associate Membership Certificate

Who should attend

Those involved in environmental improvements programmes and/or environmental management systems who wish to obtain a recognised environmental qualification and/or achieve Associate Membership of IEMA. This course is particularly suitable for those wishing to broaden their qualifications and experience from other disciplines such as quality or health and safety.

Benefits to you & your organisation

By the end of the course delegates will be able to: -
• Appreciate how environmental issues evolve and identify how they can be incorporated into operational management.
• Outline practical ways an organisation can reduce its environmental impacts, both strategically and operationally.
• Determine the key environmental legislation, agreements and initiatives relating to an organisation.
• Design and implement processes for assessment and interpretation of environmental performance.

Course content includes

• An in depth review of environmental legislation.
• Regulation and operator strategies.
• Sustainability strategies.
• Environmental auditing and policy.
• Environmental performance indicators.
• Internal and external communication.
• Environmental reporting.

Assessment

The course is assessed through the completion of a written exam of two and a half hours duration. In addition candidates have to complete a preliminary environmental review of a chosen workplace.