Environmental Improvements

Environmental Improvements

About the Level 4 Environmental Improvements Certificate

Nowadays, it is more important than ever that we all consider our effect upon the environment. Especially those of us in charge of businesses and organisations. If you want to lessen the environmental impact of your organisation, this could be the course for you. The Level 4 Environmental Improvements Certificate has been especially designed to help you plan and fulfil your organisation's environmental policy.

The distance learning course itself is made up of a number of separate modules. The online qualification begins by outlining your environmental objects and targets. It then moves on to explain how to develop your environmental management programme. After that, the subsequent online modules go on to examine the role of the individual and discuss how to monitor and sustain your policy.

Who should study this course?

This home learning course has been tailored towards business owners or managers who want to expand their environmental knowledge. The course is also useful for individuals who are planning to start their own business, or those with an interest in environmental strategy.

As with all our courses here at learndirect, there are no minimum entry requirements. All we ask is that you are willing to learn and that you are capable of setting time aside for home study. It is worth noting that you will also need access to a computer and the internet.

What happens after the course?

On completion of this course, you should feel confident designing and implementing your company's environmental strategy. You will have a good knowledge of environmental issues and will be able to successfully identify sustainable methods and practices.

If you enjoyed studying this course, you may choose to undertake another distance learning course with learndirect. We offer several other environment related courses such as environment management and environment waste management.

After graduating from this course, many students will go on to develop environmental strategies for their own businesses. This qualification may also help you to secure employment. Jobs related to the environment include:

• Environmental Consultant
• Waste management officer
• Recycling officer

For more information about this course, give us a call on this number: 01202 006 464

Modules

Environmental Objectives and Targets

• What are environmental objectives and targets?
• Setting environmental objectives and targets

Developing an Environmental Management Programme

• The purpose of the environmental management programme
• Drawing up an environmental management programme
• Overcoming obstacles to the programme
• Financial resources for implementing the programme
• Environmental documentation

The Role of the Individual

• Environmental responsibilities
• Raising awareness and motivation
• Training to increase skills and knowledge

Monitoring the Environmental Management Programme

• The purpose of monitoring environmental performance
• Types of performance indicator
• Monitoring of specific aspects
• Corrective action

Entry Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

• All study materials
• Study Guide
• Full Tutor and Admin support
• The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).

At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Level 4 Environmental Improvements Certificate of Achievement

The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that learndirect has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 4 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.

The course itself has been designed learndirect to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales

To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.