Sustainability Training
All of our courses are studied by distance learning with the benefit of using
the Loreus Trainer. For further information please
contact us at info@loreus.com or call 0115
838 3050.
Project Management for Sustainability Development
Course Title
Project Management for Sustainable Development
Course Level
Senior Management Advanced
Course Duration
24 hours
Summary
- The principles of sustainable development and their implications for organisations.
- A cost- benefit analysis of adopting sustainable development principles.
- Reviewing the current position and assessing risk.
- Setting SMART and achievable objectives and targets.
- Assigning roles and responsibilities for tasks.
- Monitoring progress and keeping to timescales.
- Checking and correcting.
- Auditing and the process of continual improvement.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the principles of sustainable development.
- Argue cogently for making an organisation more sustainable.
- Review the current position of an organisation.
- Set SMART objective for improvement and project manage the process to completion.
Environmental Sustainability
Course Title
Environmental Sustainability
Course Level
Intermediate
Course Duration
24 hours
Summary
- The earth's natural systems and cycles.
- The importance of biodiversity.
- Business and the environment.
- The importance of incorporating environmental considerations into an organisation's operations.
- The principal sources of pollutants and their effects on ecosystems.
- Key issues such as climate change and ozone depletion.
- The control of pollutants.
- The concepts behind sustainability such as Agenda 21.
- The precautionary and polluter pays principles.
- Carbon management.
Learning Objectives
- Appreciate the importance including environmental considerations into an organisation's operations.
- Understand in general terms the impacts of societal activities on the earth's natural systems.
- Outline practical ways in which an organisation can reduce its impacts, both strategically and operationally.
- Comprehend the inter-relationships between the environmental, economic, social and ethical aspects of sustainability.
Environmental Legislation
Course Title
Environmental Legislation
Course Level
Intermediate
Course Duration
24 hours
Summary
- Instruments for change.
- Controls on emissions to the atmosphere.
- Controls on the management of contained waste.
- Controls on the discharges to the water environment.
- Issues relating to contaminated land.
- Nuisance; producer responsibility.
- Other relevant UK and EU environmental legislation.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the structure of environmental regulatory processes.
- Determine the key environmental legislation.
- Agreements and initiatives relating to an organisation and their relevance to operations.
- Instigate management controls to ensure that operations do not pollute and compliance is maintained.
Improving Environmental Performance
Course Title
Improving Environmental Performance
Course Level
Intermediate
Course Duration
24 hours
Summary
- Identification and assessment of environmental impacts.
- Environmental management systems.
- Monitoring.
- Environmental audit.
- Life cycle analysis.
- Environmental impact assessment.
- Strategic environmental assessment.
- Environmental risk assessment.
- Pollution
- Prevention and control.
- Environmental communication and reporting
Learning Objectives
- Design and implement processes for the assessment.
- Interpretation and management of an organisation's environmental performance.
IEMA Approved Associate Certificate Course in Environmental Management (UK)
Course Title
IEMA Approved Associate Certificate Course in
Environmental Management (UK)
Course Level
Intermediate
Course Duration
80 hours
Summary
- Environmental Sustainability: The earth's natural systems; business and the environment; effects of releases; towards sustainability.
- Environmental Legislation: Instruments for change; controls on emissions and discharges; waste management; contaminated land; nuisance; producer responsibility.
- Management of Environmental Performance: Environmental impacts; environmental management systems; monitoring and audit; life cycle analysis; EIA; SEA; PPC; communication.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the earth's natural systems and how they can be damaged by man’s activities.
- Explain environmental sustainability and show how an organisation can manage its use of natural resources sustainably.
- Comprehend environmental regulatory processes and the methods used to identify relevant environmental legislation.
- Understand the methods used to assess.
- Interpret and manage the environmental performance of an organisation.
Environmental Management Systems (BS8555)
Course Title
Environmental Management Systems (BS8555)
Course Level
Advanced
Course Duration
80 hours
Summary
- Section 1 gives the aims and outcomes of the module.
- Section 2 explains environmental management and its relationship to sustainable development.
- Section 3 describes some of the environmental management systems currently in operation.
- Section 4 is a comprehensive manual explaining how to develop an EMS in phases following BS 8555.
Learning Objectives
- Define environmental management and explain how it is used to achieve sustainable development.
- Evaluate the different systems used for environmental management.
- Describe how an environmental management system (EMS) can be used to improve the environmental performance of an organisation by the process of continual improvement.
- Explain how to develop and implement an EMS following the British Standard BS 8555:2003.
Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001)
Course Title
Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001)
Course Level
Advanced
Course Duration
80 hours
Summary
- Section 1 gives the aims and outcomes of the course.
- Section 2 explains environmental management and its relationship to sustainable development.
- Section 3 describes some of the environmental management systems currently in operation.
- Section 4 is a comprehensive manual explaining how to develop an EMS conforming to ISO 14001.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how an environmental management system (EMS) can be used to achieve sustainable development.
- Evaluate the different systems used for environmental management.
- Describe how an EMS can be used to improve the environmental performance of an organisation by the process of continual improvement.
- Explain how to develop and implement an EMS conforming to the international EMS standard BS EN ISO 14001:2004.
MRes in Strategic Resource Management
Course Title
MRes in Strategic Resource Management
Course Level
Advanced Masters
Course Duration 1
year full-time, 2 years part-time
Summary
- The earth’s natural systems and resources and how they can be managed.
- The legal framework for protecting the environment and managing environmental improvement.
- The theoretical skills needed to develop.
- Implement and operate an environmental management system (EMS) conforming to the international EMS standard ISO 14001.
- research a current topic in strategic resource management.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of the issues at the forefront of strategic resource management.
- Conduct research at the boundaries of knowledge in this professional discipline.
- Manage natural resources sustainably within the context of economic growth.
