Environmental Sustainability
Skills for the Workforce Course
The Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce course is perfect for those working in any job role across all sectors, to ensure that environmental sustainability is embedded into all job roles of a company. The course covers the main environmental risks & opportunities facing organizations; the importance of resource efficiency; the impacts of pollution, prevention, control & legislation; the impact of transport; and knowing how employees can support environmental sustainability.
The Environmental Sustainability Skills for Workforce course will require Learners to evaluate a wide range of environmental risks, factors, environmental policy and their effects.
This qualification comes with structured learner workbooks, a trainer manual and an online assessment produced by IEMA. This course is an IEMA Certified course and certificates are provided by IEMA to learners who have successfully completed the course.
Course Profile:
- Qualification type: Vocational Related Qualification (Higher Education)
- Awarding Body: IEMA UK
- Regulated by: IEMA UK
- Course Provider: EduSkills Training LLC
- Course Duration: 7 Guided Learning Hours / 1 Day
- Level: 2
- Modules: 4
Who is this Course for?
This course is ideally suited for those working in any job role across all sectors and has no formal entry requirements. It is benchmarked against the Level 2 RQF descriptors.
Unit Details:
This concentrated one-day 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 organization.
Unit No. | Unit Name | Unit Description |
1 | Main environmental and economic risks and opportunities | The first part of this section will cover some key mega-trends and drivers for sustainability and how these distil into key environmental risks for organizations |
2 | Compliance obligations and business drivers for change | The second section will cover some key statutory and other compliance requirements like key environmental regulators, guidelines and agreements |
3 | Main potential impacts on environment and sustainability | The aim of this section will be to give a basic understanding of the key environmental sustainability impacts |
4 | How to improve environmental performance | This section focuses on implementing the information that the learner has gained from the day into the setting of their own organization |
This course is taught by IEMA-approved trainers and you will be assessed via online multiple-choice exam at the end of the day’s learning.
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.
- Reassure leadership that you have the skills to deliver practical change through streamlined efficiencies.
Course Progression:
Learners wishing to progress after this course should consider taking the following courses:
- Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers
- Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management
Here is how the Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce course is assessed for completion and validation:
An online 20 question multiple-choice test
Learners must achieve 70% to pass
Candidates are sent a link upon registration to the assessment
The test is completed through the IEMA assessment portal
The Environmental Sustainability Skills for Workforce course aims to give learners the opportunity to have knowledge and understanding of:
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