Environmental Management Systems

Learning outcomes

This is a very popular and practical course, and after successful completion you will have a thorough understanding of:

• New risk-based thinking and its application to modern management systems
• The process approach and its benefits to business
• Life-cycle assessment and its implications for an organisation’s environmental aspects

Course content

Timetable

Wednesday

Management systems – what are they?

• History of ISO and the high level structure
• Organisational context – external and internal 
• Customers, workers, the community, and shareholders
• Risk-based thinking, the process approach
• Modern management systems
• ISO 9001:2015 as underpinning knowledge for ISO 14001

Thursday

Environmental Management Systems

• Enhanced environment performance
• Risk-based environmental aspects and impacts
• Life cycle assessment 
• Requirements of ISO 14001:2015
• Auditing against ISO 14001:2015
• Finish at 12.30pm

Friday

Auditing scenarios

• Review of Environmental Management System requirements
• EMS audit scenarios
• Writing up findings
• Course review

Qualification

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Attainment which identifies the following Exemplar Global competency:

• Exemplar Global EM – Environmental management systems

This course has the equivalent of 16 Professional Development (PD) points.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Assessment

Throughout the course, you will complete a series of workshops which form the bulk of the assessment. A short multiple-choice exam at the completion of each module confirms the knowledge and understanding gained. You will receive continual assistance and feedback from the trainer.

No homework or take-home assessment. 

Who should attend

Designed to cater to people involved in auditing, system development or system maintenance, you should attend if you:

• need to write and implement an Environmental Management System
• are involved in the Environmental Management process
• are managers responsible for their Environmental Management System
• wish to consolidate their existing knowledge into a formal qualification

Prior experience in auditing and management systems is not required. 

Study Pathway – Where to from here?

Additional Exemplar Global competencies for Management Systems auditing (Exemplar Global AU and TL) may be added during the same week of training, or attended separately. 

Competencies for Food Safety Management Systems (CODEX, HACCP and ISO 22000) may be attended separately.

If you wish to become a registered third-party, or external Quality and OHS Management Systems auditor with Exemplar Global, completing this course is the first step. Once you have obtained the Exemplar Global competencies from this course, as well as the auditing competency units of Exemplar Global AU and TL, you can follow either a qualification-based certification path, or competency-based. A full explanation of the requirements to become certified with Exemplar Global can be found here, or contact us for more information.

How to enrol

PwC offers an easy, streamlined enrolment process – you can either enrol directly into your course online, or call us on 1300 95 96 92 to enrol over the phone.

Discounts for multiple attendees are available – Please call us to find out what discounts can be applied.

How to pay

We offer a variety of payment methods:

• Direct debit
• Credit card
• Cheque
• Payment plans

Payment plans

We are able to arrange flexible payment plans on an individual basis. Please be aware that your certificate will be held until full payment has been received.

Delivery

Public – face-to-face

Our regular public courses are conducted in capital cities and key regional centres in Australia and New Zealand. You will enjoy an excellent learning experience in a premium training venue, and:

• Class sizes are kept to manageable numbers – so everybody learns
• No homework or take-home assessment! All work is completed in course time – we know you’re busy
• No major exam – we assess you as you go

Our public training courses are valuable opportunities for professional development and networking. They are also the perfect way to convert your current experience into formal qualifications for either career advancement or a complete career change.

Our Trainers are practising auditors and experts in their field. They deliver practical and real world auditing experiences.

Public – Virtual/Online

In response to COVID-19 and social distancing, we’ve gone virtual with all of our courses to keep the interaction and engagement between trainer and participants. Our virtual training platform incorporates:

• Group exercises – facilitated by mini break out workshops amongst the team
• Ability to ask questions in real time
• Built in note taking and tracking of course materials
• You can interact with participants throughout the session through a chat functionality
• Online assessments providing a streamlined marking process

Our aim is to recreate the classroom experience in a safe, virtual environment, maintaining the fun and engaging experience our clients find useful and valuable.

In-house

In-house training can provide a cost-effective training solution (face to face or virtual) for organisations with a number of staff who require training. We can also customise a course to suit your own individual needs, and include your own audit documentation. Call us on 1300 95 96 92 for a quote and to discuss your individual training needs.