IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management

Description

The IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management is an ideal qualification for individuals working in organizations at an operational level and aiming for a career in environment and sustainability.

This comprehensive 15-day course is designed to give you a thorough comprehension of environmental and sustainability issues.

After the course you will be able to implement environmental management, assessment tools, and skills to lead organisational changes towards sustainability, making you an effective environmental practitioner.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be eligible for IEMA practitioner status (PIEMA), which provides you with exclusive access to webinars, networks, mentors, and more.

What you will learn

Course Content

This program enhances your understanding, and you will gain the skills to implement environmental management and evaluation tools for effective professional practice.

You will also be instructed on methods to consistently enhance environmental performance and management procedures.

This program usually comprises 3 instructional modules and a fourth module requiring the submission of an 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

After you successfully complete the modules 1-3 assignments, IEMA will contact you with details on applying for Practitioner membership.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this 15-day course, learners will be able to:

• Describe the implications of global trends for the environment, society, the economy, and organisations
• Understand the role of an Environmental/Sustainability practitioner in overcoming these global challenges
• Define sustainable business/governance models, their underlying principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
• Understand environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
• Explain major policy and legislation and their implications for organisations, products and services
• Describe 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