IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management(E-Learning)

Course Overview

The IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management aims to raise the professional competence of environmental practitioners. All delegates who have successfully completed this IEMA approved course will be entitled to one year’s Affiliate Membership of IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment), the leading international membership-based organisation dedicated to the professional development of individuals involved in the environmental profession.  This course is aimed at those who have recently become involved in environmental management or individuals whose environmental management responsibility is an integral part of a wider range of duties.  Santia’s e-learning course has been designed to take you through the course material step by step. The e-learning platform will give you access to a wide range of study resources from videos, audios and case studies to practice tests and a grade book to record your progress.

Key Benefits:

• Flexibility – the course material is all accessible via the internet which means you can study at a time and place that is convenient to you.
• Progress and practice – multiple-choice/essay style practice exam questions with tutor model answers to prepare you for the exam
• Support from Santia’s fully qualified environmental tutors via email.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the key environmental issues and their relevance to business e.g. climate change, greenhouse effect, acid rain, ozone depletion, pollution of land, air and water, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, population growth and consumption, non-renewable resource use and desertification.
• Have an appreciation of the driving forces leading to the introduction of environmental management systems into an organisation and their potential benefits.
• Outline the structure of environmental legislation and appreciate the role of key regulatory agencies. •Understand the potential impact of key pieces of legislation on business.
• Describe the purpose of the initial environmental review and outline how an environmental review is conducted.
• Understand the purpose and nature of an environmental audit.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the key elements of ISO 14001.
• Be aware of the scope of the ISO 14000 series standards and their relationship with other management systems specifications.
• Take on an active role within the environmental management process.

Successful completion of the IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management leads to Affiliate Membership of IEMA.  The course assessment consists of a multiple choice and short answer test paper and a workplace practical assessment involving environmental input identification and action planning.