The 2-day Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers course aims to provide supervisors and managers with a strategic and operational overview of environmental sustainability as it affects their specific industry and work area.
The course covers the understanding of the strategic opportunities and constraints that environmental sustainability presents organisations; the importance of resource efficiency; the impact of environmental sustainability across the value chain; the impacts of pollution, prevention, control and environmental legislation in organisations; and how employees support environmental sustainability.
The course is taught with practical activities and workshops throughout, with lots of engaging dialogue.
Why choose British Safety Council?
- We create a positive learning environment for all our students.
- We provide high quality tutorial support, excellent materials and a supportive learning journey.
- Our expert trainers create interactive sessions that are informative and engaging and help support learning by applying knowledge using real world scenarios.
- Unlimited dedicated study support with additional resources, tutor guidance and forums to talk with tutors and other students
- Our pass rate is well above the national average, which means you have a greater chance of passing the first time around.
- For over 60 years, the British Safety Council has been educating millions of workers and making hundreds of thousands of workplaces safer around the world.
- We are a not-for-profit membership organisation, a trusted brand and a leader in driving health, safety and wellbeing innovation and engagement across our global community.
IEMA Course Information
Course content
Upon completion of the qualification, learners will:
- Have knowledge and understanding of the main environmental and economic risks and opportunities
- Have knowledge and understanding of compliance obligations and business drivers for change
- Have knowledge and understanding of the main potential impacts on environment and sustainability
- Have knowledge and understanding of how to improve environmental performance
- Evaluate drivers for change and barriers
- Apply knowledge and understanding to baselines data to monitor and improve performance
- Apply knowledge of environmental sustainability across the value chain
- Demonstrate the importance of implementing resource efficiency
- Demonstrate how employees can improve environmental performance
Who is this course for?
This course is ideally suited for supervisors and managers, with non-environmental backgrounds, across all sectors and has no formal entry requirements.
The IEMA Sustainability for Managers is designed for people who are responsible for improving sustainability and environmental management within their organisation, in the UK and overseas.
What’s the outcome?
Be awarded a Sustainability for Managers certificate from Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), global professional body for over 20,000 individuals and 300 organisations working, studying or interested in the environment and sustainability.
Course requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification, 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.
Tutor support
Your tutor will provide support in relation to subject content and assessment preparation. You can also contact our dedicated Study Support Advisor.
Assessment and results
The assessment for Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers consists of an online 20 question multiple-choice test and Learners must achieve 70% to pass. The test is completed through the IEMA assessment portal and candidates are sent a link upon registration to the assessment.
You will receive your certificate parchment within 8 weeks of the successful completion of the course.
Qualification level
Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers is a short course
Learning progression: What’s next?
Once completed, our students often continue their studies by completing a NEBOSH National General Certificate or Foundation in IEMA, or sometimes broadening their knowledge with our shorter courses, such as BSC Risk Assessments.
Learner’s agreement
British Safety Council will:
- Use suitably qualified and experienced tutors to deliver the tuition
- Cover all the specification learning outcomes
- Provide or direct you to the information you need to pass the qualification
- Provide you with expert advice on revision and examination technique
- Respond in a timely manner to any queries
- Be diligent and courteous at all times
You must:
- Attend all scheduled sessions
- Contribute to group discussions in a positive manner
- Endeavour to be active, rather than passive in terms of learning
- Complete the required number of revision hours
- Pay particular attention to advice regarding revision and examination technique
- Bring any learning difficulties to our attention at the earliest opportunity.
Queries and complaints
Should you have any queries, please contact our Education Team ([email protected])
If you are not satisfied with the service provided by your tutor or our Education Team, please contact our Customer Service Team ([email protected]).
Study Methods and Booking
Virtual Classroom
Study this two-day course remotely and learn ‘live’ with a tutor just as you would in a classroom.
Students join via the web using a PC, laptop or tablet. The course is run using Zoom, but students don’t need to download any software. Throughout the course, students can see and interact with the tutor and with each other.
Throughout this course, you can interact with our expert tutors, engage in group discussions and network with other students. Our learning is student-centric, full of activities, case studies and discussions, helping you to apply your knowledge in a practical setting.
The assessment is taken online.
Why virtual classroom?
- Benefits of both digital and face to face training
- Engage with group discussions
- Interact with our expert tutors
In-Company
Either virtual class or we can visit your workplace or a third party venue and deliver this 2-day course on dates of your choice.
Throughout this course, you can interact with our expert tutors, engage in group discussions and network with other students. Our learning is student-centric, full of activities, case studies and discussions, helping you to apply your knowledge in a practical setting.
A cost-effective method that can be tailored to your organisation, creating a study community with your colleagues, building team relationships and discussing hazards and risks relevant to your organisation. Our dedicated account managers can guide you through the options that suit your organisation to support your learning requirements.
This is an effective way of training a group of people as it saves on travel costs and allows students to keep in touch with work.
The assessment is taken online.
Why in-company?
- Cost-effective method that can be tailored to your organisation
- Creates a study community with your colleagues
- Allows you to tailor the training to your organisation
Frequently Asked Questions
Should you have any queries, please contact our Education Team ([email protected])
If you wish to provide feedback regarding the service provided by your tutor or our Education Team, please contact our Customer Service Team ([email protected]).
You can also refer the matter to IEMA ([email protected]).
How long is the IEMA Sustainability for Managers?
2 days
What study materials do I need for my IEMA courses?
You do not need to supply your own study materials for your IEMA course. Learners doing the live on line course will be provided with all the necessary information online, while those doing the classroom-based course will be provided with the appropriate physical learning materials
How long does the IEMA certificate last for?
The IEMA Certificate is valid for life. We do recommend that you regularly refresh your knowledge.