Environmental Awareness Training
CPD Approved
Course Description: This comprehensive online course aims to enhance participants’ understanding of critical environmental issues and introduces environmental management systems. Beginning with foundational terms and key global environmental challenges, the course explores topics such as environmental impacts, climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, acid rain, and biodiversity loss. Participants will also gain insights into major environmental laws, the benefits of Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and concepts like product life cycles, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and sustainability pillars. Practical aspects include waste management strategies, consumer-driven waste reduction decisions, Waste to Energy schemes, and water resource management, including emergency spillage planning and reporting.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will:
- Define important environmental terms and identify global environmental challenges.
- Understand environmental impacts, focusing on climate change and its components.
- Recognize key environmental laws and their implications.
- Appreciate the benefits and components of Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
- Explore product life cycles, CSR, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and sustainability principles.
- Learn strategies for waste management and reduction, including the waste management hierarchy.
- Understand water resource management and emergency spillage procedures.
Target Audience: This course is suitable for any professional aiming to enhance their awareness of environmental issues and reduce their business’s environmental impact.
Advantages:
- Flexible online training allows participants to progress through modules at their own pace, fitting training around work and personal schedules effectively.
- Efficient and cost-effective training method.
Course Modules:
- Module 1: Introduction (Pass % Required: 70)
- Module 2: Climate Change (Pass % Required: 70)
- Module 3: Environmental Laws and Legislation (Pass % Required: 70)
- Module 4: Environmental Management (Pass % Required: 70)
- Module 5: Life-cycle and Recycling (Pass % Required: 70)
- Module 6: Waste Management (Pass % Required: 70)
- Module 7: Water Resource Management and Controls (Pass % Required: 70)
Recommended System Requirements:
- Browser: Up-to-date web browser
- Video: Up-to-date video drivers
- Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
- Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
Duration: 60 minutes (Based on video content; excludes loading and question-thinking time).
This training equips participants with essential knowledge to understand, manage, and mitigate environmental impacts within their workplace, promoting sustainable practices and compliance with environmental regulations.
