IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management

In a nutshell

The drive towards a sustainable business has opened up a whole new world of opportunity - and the IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management is your way in.

Develop the essential management skills to help your business and community become more sustainable. Gain your Associate (AIEMA) membership with IEMA.

IEMA is the professional body for everyone working in environment and sustainability. This course will give you a foundation of environmental and sustainability knowledge to build on and leads directly to IEMA Associate Membership.

The IEMA Foundation Certificate is for anyone looking to make an impact in an environment or sustainability role. It focuses on environmental management so it's perfect if you're starting out, responsible for collecting and collating environmental or sustainability data through to providing routine checks on legislative or pollution prevention measures.

This course is available as part of a Personal Learning Account (PLA). PLA is an initiative from the Welsh Government which offers people the chance to access free, part-time courses with flexible and convenient learning that fits around their existing lifestyle (subject to eligibility).

This course is for...

Individuals currently employed by Tata Steel UK (sites in Wales) OR its wider Welsh supply chain (including at risk of redundancy), aged 19+, living in Wales.

Course content

The course is delivered as follows:

UNITS

Element 1 - Core Environmental Principles
Element 2 - Sustainability and mega-trends
Element 3 - Policy and legislation
Element 4 - Environmental Management Systems
Element 5 - Performance evaluation
Element 6 - Additional management and assessment tools
Element 7 - Communication and the management of change

ASSESSMENTS

The IEMA Foundation Certificate is assessed with a 1-hour, open-book online multiple-choice test hosted by IEMA.

The assessment runs on a monthly basis, and you will be given a 28-day window of submission, typically the 3-28th of the month.

There are 30 questions, you need 21 correct answers to pass the course.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal requirements, however it is important that learners have a suitable standard of English language in order to understand and articulate the concepts contained in the syllabus. No prior experience or knowledge is required.

Additional information

This course is delivered by eLearning. This means that you should be motivated to study in a self-paced, self-organised manner using an internet enabled device.

The course includes an exam which is invigilated online and you need to have access to an internet enabled device with a microphone and a webcam.

Course length is approx. 40 hours with 6 months online access provided (including sitting the exam).