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IE1 - IEMA Associate Certificate In Environmental Management

Who the Course is for 

This course is for people who have a responsibility for environmental issues, their management & implications for their organisation.

Learning Outcomes

• Appreciate how global and local environmental issues evolve and identify why and how they can be incorporated into the management of an organisation.
• Understand in general terms the impacts of societal activities on the earths natural systems.
• Outline practical ways in which an organisation can reduce its impacts, both strategically & operationally.
• Understand inter-relationships of the environmental, economic, social and ethical aspects of sustainability.
• Understand in general terms the structure of the regulatory process.
• Determine the key environmental legislation, agreements and initiatives relating to an organisation and their relevance to operations.
• Instigate management controls to ensure that operations do not pollute and compliance is maintained.
• Design and implement processes for the assessment, interpretation and management of environmental performance.

Certification

There is a 3-hour open book exam testing an understanding & application of environmental management techniques. Associate Membership of the Institute of Environmental Management is gained on successful completion of the course.

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