This online course aims to increase your awareness of major environmental issues and provide an introduction to environmental management systems.

It will start by defining important terms and identifying the key environmental issues the world is facing.

You’ll learn about environmental impacts, and the course will look at the issue of global climate change, including greenhouse gases, carbon, acid rain and loss of biodiversity.

There’s also information on the main environmental laws, and we’ll cover Environmental Management systems and their business benefits.

Other topics include product life cycles, corporate and personal social responsibility, renewable and non-renewable energy and the three pillars of sustainability.

The course will also discuss how waste can be managed and reduced by consumer decisions and Waste to Energy schemes.
You’ll be taken through the waste management hierarchy, which describes prioritised actions commercial waste producers can take to manage waste.

Finally, we’ll cover water resource management and oil storage. You’ll learn how to plan for emergency hazardous substance spillages and the correct way to complete a spillage report.

At the point of purchase, logins may take approximately 15 minutes to arrive in your inbox.

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS INTERACTIVE LEARNING
Course Content:

• Introduction
• Climate Change
• Environmental Laws and Legislation
• Environmental Management
• Life-cycle and Recycling
• Waste Management
• Water Resource Management and Controls

Q: Is this course plus Value-Added Tax (VAT) or excluding VAT?
A: All courses listed on our website are plus VAT.

Q: What is Interactive Learning?
A: Interactive Learning is learning that encourages independent study through the use of computer technology and electronic media.

Q: Do I get a certificate for completing this course?
A: Yes, you receive a certificate upon completing this course.

Q: How long is my certificate valid?
A: Your certificate is valid for 3 years.

Q: What do I do if I fail a module? Can I complete the course?
A: Yes, however, you only have 3 resits per module

Q: Can I purchase a course for myself or for my company?
A: At the checkout, it gives the option to create a single user or business account. Further information for the single user can be found here - PERSES Ltd - Interactive Learning User Guide, for a business account information can be found here - PERSES Ltd - Interactive Learning Business Account User Guide.

Q: Can I purchase multiple courses for staff?
A: Yes, as a business account there is an option at the checkout to purchase multiple of the same course, or please get in touch to discuss your needs. The best contact for this is [email protected].

Q: I've encountered a problem with the course, what should I do?
A: Contact [email protected] and we will assist you.

Q: How long do I need to wait until I receive my logins?
A: The login details are sent automatically and should be arriving at the email address you signed up with in approximately 15 minutes.