Many organisations use environmental management
systems to minimise their environmental impact and are
increasingly asking suppliers to do so as part of tendering
procedures. Organisations that can demonstrate their
environmental awareness will achieve higher levels of
efficiency.
Suitable for
Middle managers and supervisors who have
responsibility for decision-making, managing budgets,
allocating tasks and meeting specific performance targets.
Course objectives
By the end of the training delegates
will be able to:
Understand
a range of environmental issues, including environmental
science, policy and management.
Identify
and manage environmental effects of their organisation's
activities.
Identify
appropriate environmental management techniques
and contribute towards a programme of environmental
management.
Undertake
an environmental audit and produce and environmental
report.
Distinguish
between standards available for the certification
of different environmental systems.
Take
corrective action and be confident with dealing
with environmental issues and customer queries.
Duration
Five days.
Exam Format
Two and a half hour examination paper,
comprising three sections: part 1 contains 10 short
questions, part 2 contains three structured questions
and part 3 is a case study followed by five questions.
