Practical Environmental Management Programme Outline
The prime objective of this programme is to provide sufficient training to enable the delegates to deal confidently and competently with environmental management at their place of work. As the name implies, the emphasis will be on practical aspects of identifying and developing essential environmental skills. The programme is intended for staff who has or will have environmental responsibilities.
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information available from the EBS (Groundwork S-o-T) Ltd, Majestic Chambers,
Session 1: Environmental Policy
Global environmental issues
Local environmental issues
Agenda 21
Local Agenda 21
Drivers for environmental
management
Environmental Management
Systems
Environmental Policy
Workshops:
Drivers for environmental
management
Environmental Policy
Portfolio work: Write an environmental policy for your organisation
Session 2: Environmental Legislation
Environmental regulators
Precautionary principle
Environmental legislation
Continual compliance
Workshop:
Legislation quiz
Portfolio work: Identify all legislation relevant to your organisation and summarise
your obligations
Session 3: Aspects and Impacts
Aspect and impact
identification
Aspect prioritisation
Workshops:
Process Flow
Aspects and Impacts
Significant Aspects
Portfolio work: Identify aspects and impacts in your organisation and create a list of
significant aspects using an appropriate prioritisation method
Session 4: Objectives and Targets
Environmental Policy Review
Objectives and targets
Environmental performance
indicators
Environmental management
programme
Action Plan
Continual improvement
Workshops:
Objectives and Targets
Environmental Performance
Indicators
Environmental Management
Programme
Portfolio work: Write objectives and SMART targets for your organisation and outline
an environmental management programme
Session 5: Implementation and Operation
Structure and responsibility
Training and competence
Communication
Documentation
Emergency preparedness
Monitoring and measuring
Non-conformance and
corrective action
Workshops:
Structure and responsibility
Training and competence
Communication tools
Emergency preparedness
Portfolio work: Describe responsibility and training needs of employees, outline
communication tools used and review existing controls within your organisation
Session 6: Auditing
Environmental management
system audit
Management review
Marketing
Revision of key areas
Workshop:
Audit
The delegates collate their portfolio and take a formal examination. These form the basis of assessment of the delegates' eligibility for the Training Award accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).
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