Environmental Management System training for compliance, sustainability, and green skills development.
Partner with Intertek Academy for your Environmental Management System (EMS) training needs—designed to help you meet regulatory compliance, drive continuous environmental improvement, and strengthen your corporate reputation. Our expert-led courses support the development of essential green skills, empowering your team to implement sustainable practices, reduce environmental impact, and contribute to long-term business resilience.
Environmental Management Courses
A one-day awareness course designed to provide attendees with an introduction to environmental management systems based on the requirements of the ISO 14001:2015 standard and how this standard can be used to develop and improve and environmental management system.
Duration: 1 Day, 09.00 – 17.00
Price: £495 +VAT
Who should attend: Decision makers and managers at all levels who need to understand the fundamentals and practical implementation requirements of an effective Environmental Management System (EMS). Environmental Managers or those with responsibility for maintaining an existing EMS to a recognised standard will also find this course very useful. Also useful to anyone who needs an introduction to environmental management or those wishing to attend the 2-day auditor course without prior experience of environmental management systems.
Course objectives: This course will equip delegates with an understanding of the development and application of environmental management techniques and how the ISO 14001:2015 standard is interpreted and implemented. On completion of the course delegates are expected to be able to:
- Describe the purpose of an environmental management system
- Explain the purpose, content and interrelationships of ISO 14001, ISO 14004, and EMAS
- Interpret the specific requirements of ISO 14001 in the context of an effectively implemented environmental management system
Course content:
- Benefits of an effective EMS to businesses
- Essential environmental terminology and familiarisation with ISO 14001 definitions
- Purpose and intent of an environmental management system
- Environmental issues and how to assess and determine environmental aspects and impacts
- Understanding organizational context and a risk-based approach
- Summary of key environmental legislation and relevance of legislation to an EMS
- Structure and key requirements of ISO 14001
- Setting environmental objectives
- Continual improvement process for an EMS
- Monitoring, measurement and analysis
Benefits: Attendance will enable delegates to:
- Decide how best to develop the Environmental Management Systems of their organisation and avoid common problems
- Add to their environmental management career credentials
- Understand the relevance of environmental standards to their organisation
- Improve environmental decision-making
- Demonstrate the competitive benefits of environmental management standards to their own and other organisations
Delivery and course leaders: Our course leaders have extensive experience in the environmental management systems across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, service and professional organisations including Local and National government. They have extensive experience working across cultural boundaries, through their work in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas.
In house: Offering better value for money, in-house courses can be designed to closely match your specific requirements. Get in touch for a quote: Email ukenquiries@intertek.com Tel: 0116 296 1620
Book here: https://www.intertek.com/training/uk/#courses/BA093/
This interactive two-day training course aims to help delegates to understand and apply the principles and techniques that are required for conducting effective environmental audits to the ISO 14001 standard. This course focuses delegates on the most important attributes of a modern and effective environmental management system and helps them to understand the role of the auditor in its development and continual improvement. It introduces delegates to business environmental issues and relevant legislative issues. The course is based on auditing with the ISO 14001:2015 standard.
Duration: 2 Days, 09.00 – 17.00
Price: £795 +VAT
Who should attend: This course is essential for those who will undertake internal environmental audits, or who will be required to plan, manage and implement internal audit programmes. Other people who find this course useful are team leaders and supervisors with EMS, who are looking to broaden their awareness of environmental issues in order to understand how they can improve their overall contribution to the success of the business. The course does not require any past auditing or environmental management system experience.
Course objectives: To enable delegates to effectively plan, perform, evaluate and report the results of internal environmental audits with confidence. To help delegates understand the key attributes of an efficient and effective environmental management system and the role of the internal auditor in its continual improvement and development.
Course content:
- Basic environmental thinking and risk-based concepts
- Structure and principles of an environmental management system
- Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology, environmental management principles
- Overview of key ISO 14001:2015 requirements
- Auditors roles and responsibilities
- Types of environmental audit
- Effective auditing techniques and good audit practices
- Reporting valid findings and managing corrective actions
Course benefits: Successful delegates will be equipped with the technical skills and knowledge required to plan, conduct and report internal EMS audits. Delegates also find the interactive nature of the course, it’s challenging content and extensive use of team-based exercises an enjoyable and effective way to learn.
Style of delivery and course leaders: Our course leaders are qualified and experienced environmental auditors with extensive practical management experience across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, service and utilities, professional, local and national government. They have extensive experience working across cultural boundaries, through their work in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas.
In house: Offering better value for money, in-house courses can be designed to closely match your specific requirements. Get in touch for a quote: Email ukenquiries@intertek.com Tel: 0116 296 1620
Book now: https://www.intertek.com/training/uk/#courses/BA094/
This highly interactive, intensive and challenging 5-day environmental management systems training course is designed for those who require an in-depth understanding of auditing techniques and skills associated with the Lead Auditor role. This course is registered with both the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and CQI and IRCA Certified training.
Duration: 5 Days
Price: £1,495 +VAT
This course is delivered in association with CQI and IRCA Approved Training Partner IQMS Learning
Who should attend: This course satisfies the training requirement for those seeking to register to register to the CQI and IRCA Certified training auditing scheme. It is also an essential for any serious environmental practitioner, particularly those who have the main responsibility for implementing and maintaining their environmental management system and manage an audit programme for internal audits. Essential also to those who are required to perform more demanding and extensive company audits (corporate auditing); or who are required to regularly assess the performance of other companies (supplier, contractor and/or certification auditors); and for those who are seeking to develop their auditing and environmental skills to a professional level.
Prior knowledge: Those attending this course are expected to have prior knowledge of the following:
- Environmental Management principles and concepts:
- The Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle
- Environmental issues including an appreciation of environmental protection and pollution prevention and control
- Environmental management terms and definitions
- Appreciation of environmental compliance issues
- Environmental management terms and definitions
- Typical structures for environmental management systems including process-based systems
- Structure, content and requirements of ISO 14001:2015
- This knowledge can be gained in a number of ways:
- Previous experience and existing knowledge
- Attending a CQI and IRCA Certified training ISO 14001 Foundation course – or equivalent
- Reading or self-study
If you would like to attend the CQI and IRCA Certified training ISO 14001 Foundation course at a discounted price to help you prepare for this Lead Auditor course please contact us
Course objectives: The course is designed to help delegates deliver value-added audits to understand the principles of good Environmental Management and to develop their knowledge of the environmental management standards. To enable you to lead an audit team. It will also develop delegates’ knowledge & understanding of different environmental audit types, and the practical skills required to plan, execute and report environmental management audits. On completion, delegates will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of an EMS based on the ISO 14001:2015 standard at a level acceptable to certification bodies.
Course content:
- Auditing the requirements of ISO 14001:2015
- Key focus areas for auditing core environmental processes
- Overview of auditing for compliance
- Objectives and types of environmental audits
- Roles and responsibilities of auditors and of lead auditors
- Auditor skills & development
- Processes and techniques for planning, conducting & reporting audits
- Audit follow-up activities and auditing for continual improvement
- Effective audit planning, execution and reporting based on current auditing standards
- Identifying valid findings, non-conformities and corrective action management
- Certification (based on ISO 17021) processes for EMS
Benefits:
Designed not only to help people perform value-added audits this course is also designed to develop delegates’ wider understanding of environmental management systems development and implementation. Delegates will gain an understanding of the level of performance required for implementing a successfully certified EMS and how to assess against the ISO 14001:2015 standard. It will help delegates to develop essential conceptual skills including risk-based thinking, continual improvement, life-cycle thinking, and process-based approaches.
This course satisfies the formal training requirements for those wishing to register with the CQI and IRCA Certified auditing scheme.
Style of delivery and course leaders:
A combination of presentations and guided exercises and a highly interactive role-play exercise involving a simulated audit makes this course both beneficial and enjoyable for participants. Course attendees are assessed on their knowledge and understanding throughout the course and will also be required to sit a 2-hour examination to assess their level of understanding to complete this course. Our course leaders have substantial experience in the field of environmental management systems design and implementation. They are qualified and experienced auditors with extensive practical management experience across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, service and utilities, local and national government
Certification:
Delegates completing the course, including examination, will be awarded both a CQI and IRCA Certified training certificate (2355) and an IEMA Certified training certificate.
In house: Offering better value for money, in-house courses can be designed to closely match your specific requirements. Get in touch for a quote: Email ukenquiries@intertek.com Tel: 0116 296 1620
Book here: https://www.intertek.com/training/uk/#courses/BA095/
