Environmental Management e-Learning Training Course

• Managers
• Supervisors, and
• Employees who have the responsibility of managing environmental issues as part of their work activities and who need to assess environmental management systems.

As per the Constitution of South Africa and section 24, every person has the right to a non-harmful environment. The framework to enforce this is contained in the National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998.
This course introduces the candidate to the National Environmental Act, the progressive environmental legislation in South Africa and globally, and provides understanding and promotes the employer’s obligation towards this Act.

Upon completion of this course, the candidate will be able to understand and be able to demonstrate, through the achieving of an integrated waste management plan, reliable information pertaining to:

1. Environmental legislation and a clear understanding of environmental impact
2. Environmental Management studies
3. Implementing, monitoring, and evaluating minimisation and management strategies, and
4. Dealing with environmental complaints.

The content of this course is aimed at defining the environment and surroundings in which humans exist or cohabitate. This includes areas such as land, water, and the atmosphere, along with human behaviour around the effect and impact on these elements. Identification of Safety, Health, and Environmental hazards through the inclusion of safety responsibilities and accountabilities. This is done through the solving of common problems and by making decisions through critical thinking when implementing, or creating, a workplace which is safe by effectively managing consequences to the environment. The evaluation of potential hazards and the implementation of required processes which promote safety and health of employees by ensuring the protection of the environment and that it is secured under all conditions. The following content is covered during the training and assessment of candidates:

1. National Environmental Management Act Obligations According to NEMA
2. How to protect the Environment and introducing companies’ Environmental Health and Safety Policies
3. Protection of Whistle-blowers by the company, and
4. The timeous reporting of environmental incidents along with the consequences of non-compliance with the National Environmental Management Act.

The content in this course serves the purpose of providing technical guidance to companies on:

1. The development and/or reporting on the implementation of environmental implementation and management plans, and
2. The combined environmental implementation and management plans as per the requirements stated in Chapter 3 of NEMA.

These guidelines are also developed with the purpose of encouraging and promoting consistency in preparation for and reporting on the environmental implementation and management plans by a company.
In addition, this also includes securing ecologically sustainable development while promoting justifiable economic and social development through avoidance and minimisation of the generation of waste.

The candidate attending the course will be assessed against the outcomes of each element through the completion of a subscribed knowledge assessment.
The assessment will cover the essential embedded knowledge as stipulated in the course and will ensure that the candidate can apply the learning to a working situation.