IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management (PLA)

What is IEMA?

IEMA is the professional body for everyone working in environment and sustainability. IEMA are responsible for ensuring that people working on the front line in these areas have the right knowledge, competencies, skills and confidence to do a professional job. IEMA also help and support businesses, governments and regulators to do the right thing when it comes to environment and sustainability related initiatives, challenges and opportunities.

Who is this course for?

This course is for professionals who are working in organisations at an operational level and pursuing a career path in environment and sustainability. You will be working within environmental management or sustainability and require detailed knowledge of environmental and sustainability principles, management tools and other skills to effectively deliver positive change.
Aligning with the competencies required for IEMA Practitioner Membership this course is perfect for anyone wishing to upgrade their IEMA membership to Practitioner Level and Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP).
Included within the training course fee is a year's membership which will commence upon enrolment. During the course, you will be a Practitioner Applicant Member and when you successfully complete the course you will be invited to progress your Practitioner Member application (REnvP is an additional cost).

What will you learn?

• Over the course of three modules a learner on this course will be able to:
• Explain the implications of global trends for the environment, for society, for the economy and for organisations and the role of an Environment/Sustainability practitioner in overcoming these challenges
• Explain sustainable business/governance models, their underlying principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
• Explain environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
• Explain major policy and legislation and their implications for organisations, products and services
• Explain major and relevant tools, techniques, systems and practices, their application and how they can be used to develop sustainable products and services and improve sustainability performance
• Explain the role of innovation and other leading practices in developing sustainable products and services and providing sustainable solutions
• Collect and critically analyse data, and report information that informs decision making
• Identify problems and assess opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable products and services
• Determine, implement and measure methods of effective communication
• Identify and engage in two-way communication with stakeholders
• Apply or implement tools, techniques, systems and practices that identify opportunities and risks.
• Deliver projects and programmes that achieve performance improvement
• Implement change and transformation

How do you learn?

This is a 15-day course (120 hours), which is delivered online. Our courses are delivered by competent trainers that IEMA has assessed to ensure quality.

How will you be assessed?

There are three knowledge-based assignments and one assessment of competence that should give examples of how the knowledge learnt throughout the course have been applied practically within the workplace. On successful completion of your assessment, you will receive a digital certificate to recognise your achievement and you will be sent details of how to join IEMA as a Practitioner Member, earning your PIEMA professional suffix and all other benefits that come as being a member of a professional body.

• The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
• Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
• Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
• Cardiff and Vale College reserves the right to make changes to this course without prior notice.
• Course fees are subject to change. Your fee will be confirmed prior to enrolment.
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• Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
• Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.