The NEBOSH Environmental Awareness at Work Qualification provides a useful introduction to environmental issues at work. It highlights the role workers can play in improving organisational environmental performance and will aid understanding of environmental impacts and risk control. It meets the training requirement for organisations implementing ISO 14001.
It is accessible to all. No prior knowledge is required and the content is relevant wherever you work around the world. There is also the option to add content relevant to the environmental impacts and issues faced by a company or sector. The qualification is an ideal first step towards progressing to the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management, which provides a more extensive and practical understanding of environmental management in the workplace.
Our qualifications are developed based on extensive research with health and safety professionals, employers, professional bodies and regulators to ensure that they remain relevant, rigorous as well as achievable and practical. You will be assessed on your ability to apply your skills and knowledge to a wide range of issues and how to deliver positive change to a real workplace.
This qualification is for anyone who needs to gain a basic understanding of environmental impacts and risk control. It provides an introduction to implementing ISO 14001. It is an environmental qualification for learners with no prior knowledge of the subject required. The qualification has global relevance and covers the principles of environmental management, not UK specific law. It may be particularly relevant for:
This qualification gives you the opportunity to improve your workforce’s understanding of environmental management. By raising awareness of common environmental impacts and highlighting ways to control them, you can improve the environmental culture and performance of your organisation. Your workers should be more conscious of the impact they have on the environment at work as a result, and will be able to apply what they have learned as soon as the course is completed.
The qualification can also be tailored to the needs of your organisation. It is possible to add content to cover issues faced in your industry or sector. You can work with an established course provider to add to the content that is specified in the syllabus. Alternatively, you may wish to explore the possibility of your organisation achieving accreditation to deliver this qualification.
It is an environmental qualification for students with no prior knowledge of the subject required. The qualification, which has global relevance covers the principles of environmental management, not UK specific law. It may be particularly relevant for:
Importantly, this qualification will provide your workers with awareness of your organization’s significant environmental aspects which is a requirement for organisations implementing and maintaining the international environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015.
Normally one day in length, the course covers basic environmental awareness and practices essential in the workplace.
Learners are assessed by a multiple-choice question assessment. The assessment can be completed online, Read more about online multiple-choice question assessments: Online Multiple Choice. Learners need to be proficient in the language in which they study and complete their assessments. A qualification parchment will be sent following successful completion of the examination.