Introduction
Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce is an introductory course which helps your team get to grips with the basics, giving a fundamental awareness of environment and sustainability issues.
This concentrated, introductory one-day course provides delegates with a practical introduction to environmental sustainability, ensuring they are equipped with the knowledge, understanding and motivation to create measurable sustainability impact within their organisation.
Who should attend?
This course is designed for professionals across all sectors, regardless of job role, to ensure environmental sustainability is embedded into every function within the organization. Whether you are in operations, management, or any other department, this course provides the foundational knowledge necessary for integrating sustainability into your work.
Course Aims:
- Rapidly upskill your workforce to enhance performance, efficiency, and environmental impact.
- Reassure leadership that your team has the practical skills to implement sustainable practices and streamline operations for greater efficiency.
- Position your organization for success by aligning with compliance standards, strengthening sustainability practices, and improving your chances of winning additional tenders.
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 in 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 benefits 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 company's 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.
What will you learn?
By the end of this course, delegates will 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
What is included?
- Learner manuals and handouts
- Examination
This course is IEMA Certified and certificates are provided by IEMA to learners who successfully complete the course.
What do you need to prepare?
No previous knowledge or experience is needed.
Course length
1 day
Course delivery
Classroom / Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) / In-House
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