Course overview
The world is on a mission: Governments, businesses and communities are being asked to show their commitment to a greener future and amplify the conversation on sustainable development.
Our new 2021 online IEMA Foundation Certificate course is an engaging and eco-friendly way to develop your sustainability knowledge. Upon completing this course, you will benefit from becoming a prestigious Associate member of IEMA (AIEMA) and have access to a wealth of support from them, enabling you to become a green champion within your company.
This course embraces a wide range of environmental, sustainability and governance principles. It is suitable (and essential) for those professionals starting a career in environmental management and an opportunity to build career-enhancing skills.
Whether you’re looking for a quick way of learning the ropes or looking to develop a career in environmental sustainability, the IEMA Foundation Certificate is the perfect place to start.
Please note: No government funding is available for this course.
What you'll 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
Study method
- Blended
- Online
- In-class

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Duration study load
- 40 hours (5 days)
- You can access your course 24/7 via any internet-enabled device
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
Pathways
- Level 5 IEMA Practitioner
Course features
- Gives learners a solid foundation in environment and sustainability with which to build their knowledge on
- Covers a wide range of environmental and sustainability principles
- On completion the learner becomes eligible for Associate membership, giving them the AIEMA suffix and the benefits of IEMA membership
- Live tutor support – Join live chat sessions or schedule private IOSH approved tutor support free of charge
Assessment
A 1 hour open-book online multiple-choice exam, taken at the end of the course.
Who's it for?
- Learners who are starting out in environmental management, and want a solid foundation of environment and sustainability knowledge to build on.
- Those who would like to gain Associate membership of IEMA.
Delivery
Deciding on a suitable training provider is essential. Safety Nation is proud to offer much more than just the course. We are proud to be a small training provider because it ensures that we can always deliver quality products/services with outstanding support throughout your learning experience.
Subjects
About Safety Nation
Safety Nation has been established with leading health and safety experts. We go further than other training establishments in order to be or at least aspire to be the industry leaders in quality of both delivery and customer service.
This is achieved by ensuring that all delegates be are not only fully conversant with the syllabuses of the course being taken but also that they will be able to apply the principles within their own workplace. This is implemented utilising cutting edge and modern teaching methods that are much more than just the traditional PowerPoint presentations, we practice various teaching/training exercises that diversify memory retention and crucially allow individuals of all academic abilities to relate health and safety principles specifically to their workplace. All this achieved in venues across the UK and the Middle East that are themselves cutting edge, economical and designed for an optimum learning environment.
We also pride ourselves on offering a unique voluntary evening service that allows the trainers to structure discussions and activities to cement the principles and details expected for the employer needs and this aids in bringing together the learning experience.