Who should attend?

The IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce training course is the perfect introduction to sustainability for non-environmental specialists.

This course provides learners with a practical introduction to environmental sustainability, ensuring they are equipped with the knowledge, understanding and motivation to make a positive difference within their organisation. This course is perfect for those working in any job role across all sectors, to ensure that environmental sustainability is embedded in to all job roles of a company.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

What is IEMA?

IEMA is the professional body for everyone working in environment and sustainability. They are committed to supporting, encouraging and improving the confidence and performance, profile and recognition of professionals.

IEMA believe that together we can change perceptions and attitudes about the relevance and vital importance of sustainability as a progressive force for good.

Full course syllabus

Once completed, a learner on this course will have gained the following learning outcomes:

Benefits for learners

  • Progress your career with an official certificate that demonstrates you have the basic knowledge of the agenda and working practices in environmental sustainability.
  • Feel confident that this is the perfect first step to increasing your environmental knowledge as no prior knowledge is required.
  • Improve environmental performance and compliance in your organisation with the knowledge learned on this course.
  • Interact and engage with practical activities and workshops throughout the day, which make for an interesting day of learning.

Benefits for employers

  • See immediate long-term business benefit by upskilling your employees to improve environmental performance and compliance, making the business more resilient.
  • Learn how to use ISO 14001 to engage stakeholders and embed environmental management into your business processes.
  • Increase your profit with cost savings in waste, recycling and consumption through a skilled workforce.
  • Tailor the course to suit your individual company needs.
  • Avoid or reduce prosecutions and litigation because of higher levels of compliance.
  • Demonstrate your commitment to sustainability to enhance your brand, become more competitive and attract the best employees.

Knowledge of skills

  • The main environmental and economic risks and opportunities.
  • Compliance obligations and business drivers for change.
  • The main potential impacts on environment and sustainability.
  • How to improve environmental performance.

Assessments

You will undertake a short online multiple-choice test.

Upon successful completion, delegates will be issued with an IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce certificate.

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Duration

The course takes about 475 hours to complete, but this self-guided learning style means that learners can complete the course at their own pace. 6 months of access is provided.

Certification

Certificates will be made available from our delivery partner, Astutis, after all course activities have been completed.

 

individual-booking

Please click the button below to book this course, either for yourself, on somebody else's behalf, or for a group of learners. You will be directed to a checkout page where you can change the quantity of the places required. Once payment has been completed, you will be directed to a form where you can enter the learner details, including their full name and email address. You will then hear from our delivery partner, Astutis, within three working days with login and enrolment details.

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Bulk purchases

If you are interested in purchasing a large number of eLearning courses, or you would like to host these courses on your own learner management system, please contact your account manager or email etraining@sja.org.uk

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