Employees
Understand how everyday workplace activities can affect the environment and how individual actions can contribute to better environmental performance.
CPD E-Learning
Environmental Awareness & Sustainability
Build practical knowledge of environmental impacts, sustainability and responsible environmental management.
Develop a clear understanding of the environmental issues that affect organisations, workplaces and communities. This flexible online course introduces sustainability, pollution prevention, waste management, environmental impacts and the principles of Environmental Management Systems.
Self-paced e-learningApprox. 9 hoursCPD certified
Why this course
Understand environmental responsibility in the workplace
Environmental awareness is becoming an increasingly important part of organisational decision-making.
Businesses are expected to understand how their activities affect the environment, use resources responsibly, control pollution and reduce unnecessary waste.
This course introduces the key environmental and sustainability principles employees, supervisors and managers need to understand. It provides practical foundation knowledge for anyone who wants to improve environmental awareness or support an organisation's environmental management arrangements.
Audience
Who is this course for?
Supervisors and managers
Develop greater awareness of environmental risk, pollution prevention, waste control and sustainable working practices.
Health, safety and environmental professionals
Broaden your understanding of environmental management alongside existing health and safety responsibilities.
Organisations
Use the programme as part of staff environmental awareness, sustainability or Environmental Management System training.
No previous environmental qualification is required.
Learning outcomes
What will you learn?
- environmental terminology and fundamental concepts
- ecosystems, habitats and biodiversity
- climate and environmental change
- sustainability and sustainable development
- environmental aspects and impacts
- pollution prevention
- air, water and noise pollution
- waste management and the waste hierarchy
- responsible resource use
- Environmental Management Systems
- environmental impact assessment principles
- environmental emergency arrangements
Course structure
Course content
Environmental fundamentals
Basic terminology and the relationship between organisations, people and the natural environment.
Sustainability
Sustainable development and balancing operational requirements with environmental responsibility.
Environmental aspects and impacts
How workplace activities interact with the environment and how significant impacts are identified.
Pollution prevention
Sources of air, water and noise pollution and measures used to reduce harm.
Waste management
The waste hierarchy and responsible reduction, reuse, recycling and disposal.
Environmental Management Systems
How a structured EMS supports environmental performance and continual improvement.
Environmental emergencies
Arrangements for responding to environmental incidents and emergencies.
Delivery
Flexible self-paced e-learning
Complete the programme online around your work and personal commitments. No scheduled classroom attendance is required.
Assessment
Assessment and certification
Learners complete an online assessment following the learning programme. It checks understanding of the environmental and sustainability principles covered.
Successful learners receive CPD certification from the CPD Certification Service. This is professional development and not a regulated qualification.
Progression
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Do I need previous environmental experience?
No. The course is suitable for learners who are new to environmental management.
Is this course completed online?
Yes. The programme is delivered through flexible, self-paced e-learning.
Is there an assessment?
Yes. Learners complete an online assessment after studying the course material.
Is this a regulated qualification?
No. This is a CPD professional development course.
Can employers use this for staff training?
Yes. It can support general workforce environmental awareness and sustainability training.
SHEC Learning®
Build your environmental and sustainability knowledge
Develop practical environmental awareness that can be applied in the workplace.
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