Environmental Responsibilities

This is an attendance based, continuously assessed module.  The focus of the Environmental Responsibilities module (CEWM09004) is awareness-building in environmental management, workplace waste minimisation and environmental management systems.  Establishing a basis for effective environmental management begins with an understanding of the statutory framework within which a business operates.  This leads to the business itself and the responsibilities on both employer and employee to maintain environmental standards.  An overview of environmental issues and their potential impacts on the environment, and on the workforce, sets the stage for a study of both physical and managerial control methods.  Processes and their potential for hazard and waste in the workplace can then be considered in context.  Cleaner production and waste minimisation programmes lead to improvements in processes, compliance with regulations and overall management of the environment. 

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

• Identify, analyse and apply management principles to hazards in the environment and advise on good management practice relating to environmental issues
• Communicate environmental issues and practices in a form that would be appropriate for all levels of employees and senior management
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the component parts of environmental management systems such as ISO14001

This is an SCQF Level 9 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

Delivery 

This module will run one day a week over 12 weeks, from 1-4pm.  A full timetable will be published in advance of course commencement. 

Course presenter

To be confirmed.

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk  

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  If you do not meet this criteria, please apply here or enquire here.