Course description
The IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management training course is a 5-day globally recognised qualification aimed at anybody starting out in an environment or sustainability-focused role.
You’ll cover a wide range of environmental, sustainability and governance principles while exploring environmental management tools and skills that you can apply immediately in your organisation.
On successful completion of the course, you’ll receive the IEMA Foundation Certificate and gain IEMA Associate Membership (AIEMA) status.
What you get on the course
The FCIEM course is designed to be highly interactive, with practical activities and discussion. On the course, you will receive:
- Learner Notes – includes detailed information covering each of the learning outcomes, along with supplementary information, providing you with a solid future resource on environmental IEMA Associate assessment preparation.
- Learner Workbook – actively used on the course for a range of activities and to direct note-taking, this useful resource will help guide the course and prepare you for the final associate exam
- Practice questions for the IEMA Associate Assessment – provided in your ‘Learner Workbook’ and referred to by your trainer
throughout the course.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
The IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management is perfect for those beginning a career in environmental or sustainability-focused roles.
You don’t need prior skills or knowledge to take the course. In fact, the course is perfect for people working in non-environmental and sustainability professions, such as health and safety, marketing or sales.
With sustainability becoming ever more pressing for organisations, the foundation course is a great choice for your career prospects.
Training Course Content
- Part 1 – Why we need to be sustainable
- Part 2 – Environmental principles
- Part 3 – Principles of Sustainable Organisations
- Part 4 – Pollution and Pollution Control
- Part 5 – Introduction to Policy and Legislation
- Part 6 – Key Environmental Legislation
- Part 7 – Environmental Tools and Assessment
- Part 8 – Data and Reporting
- Part 9 – Environmental Management Systems
- Part 10 – Environmental Auditing
- Part 11 – Improving Sustainability Performance
Course delivery details
The IEMA Foundation Certificate is assessed via a one-hour, multiple-choice online examination.
It’s an open-book exam, which means you can access your course notes during the exam.
You will be given a 28-day window for submitting the assessments, typically the 1st to 28th of every month.
IEMA will provide login details if you are studying the Virtual and Classroom versions of the course and you can log in anytime during this window to take the test. Once you start the test it must be done in one sitting.
Your exam result is displayed immediately following completion, so there is no need to wait to find out if you have been successful.
Exam Support
TSW’s team is always on hand to help you with any worries you might have beforehand. We do everything we can to support you in the run-up to the exam.
“Having done the IEMA Foundation myself, I know that the exam can feel pretty stressful. Rest assured that your course tutor will give you everything you need to prepare properly for the online test, including a wide range of practice questions…
It’s an open book exam, so you can find all the answers you need in IEMA’s indexed course notes” – Matthew Channell, Director at TSW Training
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Continuing Studies
Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll gain access to IEMA Associate membership (aiema).
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