ISEP (IEMA) Certificate in Environmental Management Online (Instructor-led)

Move from Environmental Awareness to Practitioner-Level Decision Making

The ISEP Certificate in Sustainability and Environmental Management (formerly the IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management) is the practitioner-level qualification from the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP). It builds the skills to make sound environmental decisions, justify them and defend them when they are challenged, so that you can influence environmental performance across an organisation rather than simply being aware of it.

This version is taught live online by a tutor in a virtual classroom, over three five-day modules spaced a few weeks apart, so you can join from the office or home with no travel.

Who Is the Course For?

• New or aspiring environmental officers and advisers
• Health and safety professionals taking on environmental responsibilities
• Operational managers responsible for compliance, waste streams and site performance
• Sustainability champions driving improvement in their organisation
• Anyone whose role involves decisions about environmental impact and resource use

No technical background is needed, but learners should already have foundation-level environmental or sustainability knowledge, gained at work or through a course such as the ISEP Foundation Certificate.

Course Duration and Delivery

15 days of live, tutor-led virtual classroom training, delivered as three modules of five days each. In total the qualification involves around 120 hours of learning, including taught sessions, private study and background reading.

What Does the Course Cover?

• Module 1: Fundamentals of sustainability, business and governance – global environmental, social and economic trends, what they mean for organisations, and sustainable business and governance models
• Module 2: Environmental principles, policy and legislation – core environmental principles and the main policy and legal frameworks organisations must work within
• Module 3: Environmental management and assessment tools and skills – management tools and techniques, data analysis and reporting, stakeholder engagement, identifying risks and opportunities, delivering projects and implementing change

Learning Outcomes

• Oversee and improve environmental performance across an organisation
• Influence sustainability and environmental decisions with confidence
• Understand environmental management systems and governance
• Spot opportunities to cut waste, improve efficiency and make better use of resources
• Apply environmental management tools and techniques in your own workplace

Assessment and Membership

There is no exam. Learners complete three knowledge-based assignments and one competence-based assessment, which uses examples of applying the course learning in their own workplace.

Twelve months of ISEP membership is included. On successful completion, learners can progress to ISEP Practitioner Membership and use the PISEP post-nominal.

Key Benefits

• For employers: staff able to manage environmental risk and contribute to sustainability strategy, less reliance on outside consultants, and fewer incidents, less waste and fewer inefficiencies
• For learners: a recognised practitioner-level qualification, a route to PISEP membership and a foundation for senior environmental, sustainability and HSE roles

FAQ

Is this the same as the IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management?

Yes. IEMA became ISEP and the qualification is now called the ISEP Certificate in Sustainability and Environmental Management.

Is there an exam?

No. Assessment is by three written assignments and a workplace-based competence assessment.

Do I need the Foundation Certificate first?

It is not mandatory, but you need foundation-level environmental knowledge. The ISEP Foundation Certificate is the usual way to get it.

What membership does it lead to?

Practitioner Membership of ISEP (PISEP).

Is there a self-paced option?

Yes. An e-learning version is listed in the ISEP Environmental Management Online (E-learning) collection.

Related Content

• ISEP Certificate in Environmental Management courses
• ISEP Environmental Management Online (Instructor-led)
• ISEP (IEMA) courses
• Environmental courses
• Phoenix Health & Safety courses

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