International Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001:2004
Developing the Environmental Management System
e-Learning and Competency Based Training
MODULE 1
Course Title: How Environmental issues are managed within the organisation.
Course Overview This course will involve the student getting an Organisation ready to commence the development of a Environmental Management System and establishing a framework in which to work. The participant is assisted with the aid of a RABQSA accredited Tutor to ensure they as well as the organisation understand the importance of this foundation to be established, otherwise this can affect the success of the whole development and implementation process of the project.
Length: 4 weeks may vary depending on organisational time and resources.
Course Approval numbers: RABQSA EM, AU, and TL.
Course Code: EMS1
Prerequisites: Nil
Tutor: RABQSA approved and appointed at course registration.
Price: $400.00 AUD.
Recognition: Letter of attainment
Learning Objectives There are Nine Key Learning Objectives to be achieved in this Course followed by a Final Course Assessment Task covering everything that has been covered within the Course. This ensures all assessment Tasks have been completed and assessed by the assigned Tutor. The Final Assessment Task also ensures that the student has completed to the organisations satisfaction all necessary tasks required within the context of the Development and Implementation Project. Within each Key Learning Objective there are a number of Key Assessment Tasks to be completed by the student and then submitted for assessment by their assigned Tutor. Initial auditor training is undertaken to prepare for the initial audit or gap analysis to be carried out at the end of this course.
The Key Learning Objectives and associated key assessment tasks covered in this course are:
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1 - Identify the scope of activities to be included within the Environmental Management System, this will also include the number of sites in which the Environmental Management System will be implemented and assessed.
- Assessment Task 1.1 - Scope of Activities
- Assessment Task 1.2 - Confidentiality Agreement
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2 - Establishing a formal Commitment from your Organisation in demonstrating the organisations commitment to becoming compliant to ISO 14001:2004 in the short term and committing to Certification at a given date. The organisation is also committed to a philosophy of Accelerating Continuous Improvement throughout the whole Business or Organisation.
- Assessment Task 2.1 - Establishing a formal commitment
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3 - Appointment of the Environmental Management Representative, making someone within the organisation responsible for the Environmental Management System.
- Assessment Task 3.1 - The Environmental Management Representative
- Assessment Task 3.2 - The Role of the Environmental Management Representative
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4 - Project Planning and Formation of a Team, you should look to involve other members of staff in helping to develop and implement the Environmental Management System.
- Assessment Task 4.1 - The Plan and the Team
- Assessment Task 4.2 - Appointing the Project team
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 5 - Quality Awareness and ISO 14001, you will need to ensure the management team as well as the project team if there is one understand what is about to happen and why.
- Assessment Task 5.1 - The Eight Quality Management Principles.
- Assessment Task 5.2 - Understanding ISO 14001 and Employee Competency.
- Assessment Task 5.3 - Mapping the Organisation Skills
- Assessment Task 5.4 - Environmental Awareness Training.
- Assessment Task 5.5 - Records of Training and Preparing the Training Matrix.
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 6 - Introduction to Six Sigma as well as participating in the initial Auditor training Power Point Presentation
- Assessment Task 6.1 - Introduction to Six Sigma
- Assessment Task 6.2 - ISO 19011 and RABQSA Requirements
- Assessment Task 6.3 - On Line Auditor training and verification
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 7 - To determine what is in place by conducting a full system audit or gap analysis.
- Assessment Task 7.1 - Conduct EMS Audit Gap Analysis
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 8 - To ensure all is correct by checking against relevant standards via a checklist
- Assessment Task 8.1 - Complete end of module checklist
- KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVE 9 - To submit on line an end of course assessment based on the answering of selected questions relating to all Key Assessment tasks undertaken and completed within the course including relevant follow up and planned audit questions.
- Assessment Task 9.1 - Complete on line end of course assessment
Please be advised that as a International Certified Training Organisation (ICTO) with RABQSA International Inc we are required to maintain a data base on Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognised Current Competency (RCC)
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Developing and Implementing a Environmental Management System
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