IEMA Training Courses

Description

This course will provide learners with a foundation of environmental and sustainability knowledge to build on. Covering

a wide range of environmental, sustainability and governance principles, this course will give learners an understanding of the breadth of the sustainability agenda, and the management tools and skills that they will need when working within this area. 

Objectives

• Gives learners a solid foundation in environment and sustainability with which to build their knowledge on.

• Covers a wide range of environment and sustainability principles.

• On completion the learner becomes eligible for Associate membership, giving them the AIEMA suffix and the benefits of IEMA membership.

Course Content

■ Implications of global trends for the environment, society, the economy and for organisations

■ Sustainable business/governance principles

■ Environmental principles

■ Major policy and legislation

■ Major tools, techniques, systems and practices to improve sustainability performance

■ The role of innovation in developing sustainable products, services and solutions

■ Data collection, analysis and evaluation

■ Research and planning for sustainable solutions

■ Effective communications and feedback

■ Stakeholder engagement

■ Tools and techniques to identify opportunities and risks

■ Environmental and sustainability performance improvement

Assessment

A 1 hour open-book online multiple-choice exam, taken at the end of the course.