IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management Course

IEMA Foundation Certificate
Course FAQs

• What Does This Course Provide?

  • This course will give you a foundation of environmental and sustainability knowledge to build on. Covering a wide range of environmental, sustainability and governance principles, this course will give learners an understanding of the breadth of the sustainability agenda, and the management tools and skills that they will need when working within this area. This course leads directly to IEMA Associate Membership.

• What Is IEMA?

  • IEMA is the professional body for everyone working in environment and sustainability. They are responsible for ensuring that people working on the front line in these areas have the right knowledge, competencies, skills and confidence to do a professional job. They also help and support businesses, governments and regulators to do the right thing when it comes to environment and sustainability related initiatives, challenges and opportunities.

• Who Is This Course For?

  • This course is for people who are starting out, or changing to, a career in environment or sustainability focused roles. You don’t need any prior knowledge before taking this course as this will prepare you with everything you need to know to start your journey.

    This course is also great for people working in other professions, such as marketing or finance, to gain a basic understanding of sustainability that you might apply in your role.

    Aligning with the competencies required for IEMA Associate Membership, this course means you can apply for one year’s membership as an IEMA Associate Member upon completion and successful pass of the multiple choice exam.

• What will I learn?

  • Once completed, a learner on this course will be able to:

    • Outline the implications of global trends for the environment, for society, for the economy and for organisations
    • Outline sustainable business/governance principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
    • Outline environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
    • Outline major policy and legislation and their implications for organisations, products and services
    • Outline major tools, techniques, systems and practices used to improve sustainability performance
    • Outline the role of innovation and other leading practices in developing sustainable products and services and providing sustainable solutions
    • Collect data, perform analysis, and evaluate information
    • Research and plan to provide sustainable solutions
    • Deliver effective communication and capture feedback
    • Engage with stakeholders
    • Outline tools and techniques that identify opportunities and risks
    • Identify and propose ways to improve performance
    • Support change and transformation to improve sustainability
• Do I Get A Certificate Once I Have Passed The Course?

  • Yes. The course is an IEMA Certified course and certificates are provided by IEMA to learners who have successfully completed the course.

• How Do I Book Onto A Course?

  • You can view our course dates below and choose a date that suits you.