Environmental Awareness

Knowledge of the world around us and how to protect it is essential for any employee within a business. In this course, we allow delegates to understand the basic concepts of environmental management and how it can add value to a business. The course is designed to give general awareness to staff at all levels within an organisation.

Overview

This course is designed as a summary of the basic concepts of environmental management and how these apply to your business.

It aims to give a general awareness to staff at all levels, and considers the basic concepts behind the environment and environmental threats, as well as how these affect and can be affected by your business. The course also looks at environmental legislation and environmental management systems.

Aims and Objectives

This course aims to deliver general awareness to users at all levels within an organisation of environmental awareness and ways to improve your impact on the world around you.

Duration

This is a one-day course.

Prerequisites

There are no formal entry requirements for this course. However, learners are expected to have a good understanding of both spoken and written English.

Who Should Attend

This course has been designed to be fully accessible to all staff at all levels within the organisation. However it is of particular interest to those with responsibility for environmental management within an organisation.

Contents

This course is divided into four main topic categories:

The Environment

• The Elements of the Environment

• Our Planet

• Biodiversity

Natural Cycles and Life Support Systems

• The Water Cycle

• The Nitrogen Cycle

• Habitats

• Ecosystems and How they Work

What is going wrong?

• Greenhouse Gases and the Greenhouse Effect

• The Facts of Climate Change

• Water, Land and Air Pollution

• Sustainable Development

• Wind Power – Pros and Cons

• Water Power – Pros and Cons

• Waste Recycling

• Carbon Footprints

Business and the Environment

• Environmental Legislation

• Environmental Management Systems

• Environmental Impacts and Risk Assessments

Course Benefits

Delegates who complete this course will be able to understand the issues, basic science and ideas that underpin environmental sustainability and be able to identify environmental issues within the workplace.

Certification

Learners will be given a Certificate of Attendance on successful completion of the course.