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Rio Learn is a training centre for IEMA Accredited Environmental Courses.
The Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) is considered the leading professional body for businesses, organisations and individuals studying or employed within sustainability and environmental-focused roles and industries.
It's aim is to help everyone build upon their current knowledge of sustainability and environmental issues, with the hope to reduce the waste and carbon emissions that damage our planet.
Join us at Rio Learn, where we can help you and your employees jump into the world of Sustainability and come out with a greater understanding that they can apply to their roles. Begin your journey towards becoming an industry leader in sustainability today.
What can IEMA Online Courses help with?
IEMA’s online courses are designed to help your business or organisation build upon its current knowledge to improve overall performance in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) matters. These courses are also designed to help your employees act as ambassadors for sustainability and environmental issues. This will allow them to make informed decisions that will help their teams make positive steps towards more sustainable processes. These IEMA Online courses will also give your team the knowledge to evaluate current processes and performance and build reports to be delivered to board members in a clear, concise manner with actionable steps.
Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management
£595 per learner, not including VAT
This online course includes 18 sessions covering a wide range of environmental, sustainability and governance principles. The course will provide learners with an understanding of the breadth of the sustainability agenda, and the management tool and skills that they will need when working within this area.
Find out more about the IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management course here.
Learning Outcomes
On the successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Outline the implications of global trends for the environment, for society, for the economy and for organisations
- Outline environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services
- Collect data, perform analysis, and evaluate information
- Engage with stakeholders on various sustainability issues
What's included:
- All online learning materials
- 1-year IEMA membership
- Assessment exam fee
Approximately 40 hours of learning is recommended.
*If you are new to Rio, you will be directed to our Rio platform where you will need to complete one form to register before purchasing the course. If you are already an Engage user, you will be directed straight to the shopping cart. For all other users, please contact your System Administrator.
IEMA Sustainability Skills for Managers
£230 per learner, not including VAT
This transitional online course builds on the knowledge from the Workforce course— drilling down into the detail to give managers and supervisors the tools to implement their broadened knowledge and skills. This is ideal for team leaders and managers who want to oversee organisational improvements.
Find out more about the IEMA Sustainability Skills for Managers course here.
Learning Outcomes
On the successful completion of this course, you will have the ability to:
- Evaluate drivers for change and barriers
- Apply knowledge and understanding to baseline data to monitor and improve performance
- Apply knowledge of environmental sustainability across the value chain
- Demonstrate the importance of implementing resource efficiency
- Demonstrate how employees can improve environmental performance
What's included:
- All online learning materials
- IEMA Certificate of completion
Approximately 14 hours of learning is recommended.
*If you are new to Rio, you will be directed to our Rio platform where you will need to complete one form to register before purchasing the course. If you are already an Engage user, you will be directed straight to the shopping cart. For all other users, please contact your System Administrator.
IEMA Sustainability Skills for the Workforce
£130 per learner, not including VAT
This introductory online course helps teams get to grips with the basics, giving a fundamental awareness of environment and sustainability issues. This is ideal for members of the team who work at an operational level. Global businesses such as Arriva and Hanson have already improved their triple bottom line with this course.
Find out more about the IEMA Sustainability Skills for the Workforce course here.
Learning Outcomes
On the successful completion of this course, you will have the knowledge and understanding of:
- The main environmental and economic risks and opportunities
- Compliance obligations and business drivers for change
- The main potential impacts on the environment and sustainability
- How to improve environmental performance
What's included:
- All online learning materials
- IEMA Certificate of completion
Approximately 7 hours of learning is recommended.
*If you are new to Rio, you will be directed to our Rio platform where you will need to complete one form to register before purchasing the course. If you are already an Engage user, you will be directed straight to the shopping cart. For all other users, please contact your System Administrator.
IEMA *NEW* Introduction to Net Zero Course
£75 per learner (Excluding VAT)
Our IEMA environmental courses also look into what net zero means as a response to the climate crisis and how it can be delivered within organisations. It aims to provide learners with a basic introduction to the concept of net zero.
Find out more about the IEMA Introduction to Net Zero course here.
Who is this course for?
This course is suited to all job roles and sectors and has no formal entry requirements. This course will be appealing for those who are looking to gain a baseline knowledge on net-zero in their own capacity. This course will also be a powerful tool for businesses on a journey towards net zero and provides an approach to raising awareness across the business.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will have the knowledge to:
- Explain what is net-zero and related terms
- Explain the urgency of the underlying climate science driving the net-zero agenda
- Explain the main international policy context for responding to the climate crisis
- Explain the UK policy context and drivers
- Explain the business and environmental benefits of net-zero
- Explain the outline of a robust net-zero approach
- Explain key principles for communicating a robust net-zero claim and avoiding greenwash
What's included:
- All online learning materials
- IEMA Certificate of completion
Approximately 7 hours of learning is recommended.
*If you are new to Rio, you will be directed to our Rio platform where you will need to complete one form to register before purchasing the course. If you are already an Engage user, you will be directed straight to the shopping cart. For all other users, please contact your System Administrator.
IEMA *NEW* Pathways to Net Zero Course
£135 per learner, not including VAT
A continuation of our Introduction to Net Zero IEMA environmental course, this course offers consistent guidance on best practices in response to the climate crisis, the course provides supervisors and leaders with a strategic and operational overview of environmental sustainability as it affects their specific industry and work area.
Find out more about the IEMA Pathways to Net Zero course here.
Who is this course for?
Pathways to Net Zero is aimed at persons who might be:- Responsible for developing a net zero approach (or other carbon reduction strategy) for their organisation
- Supporting an existing net zero strategy
- An environmental/sustainability specialist with net zero as a new responsibility
- Responsible for communicating or helping to communicate an organisation’s net zero approach
- Responsible for decarbonising a particular part of an organisation, e.g., supply chain, business travel, estates etc.
Learning Outcomes
When you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Explain what is net zero and related terms
- Explain the urgency of the underlying climate science driving the net zero agenda
- Explain the main international policy context for responding to the climate crisis
- Explain the UK policy context and drivers
- Explain the risks and opportunities of net zero including on future business viability, reputation, supply chain vulnerabilities etc
- Explain the business and environmental benefits of low carbon goods and services
- Explain the requisite corporate governance, resourcing and accountability for delivering net zero
- Explain how to establish a greenhouse gas inventory across all three scopes
- Explain the main principles of greenhouse gas accounting (including using activity data and emission factors)
- Explain what carbon neutral means and its application for organisations, products and services
- Explain how to establish science-based targets (methodologies)
- Explain how to establish a net zero strategy (near- and long-term targets)
- Implement a decarbonisation plan with suitable targets and milestones to deliver on a science-based target and/or net zero objective
- Explain how to reduce greenhouse emissions where these are influenced but not directly controlled (Scope 3)
- Explain how to communicate externally about responses to the climate crisis, net zero and making robust green claims
What's included:
- All online learning materials
- IEMA Certificate of completion
Approximately 7 hours of learning is recommended.
*If you are new to Rio, you will be directed to our Rio platform where you will need to complete one form to register before purchasing the course. If you are already an Engage user, you will be directed straight to the shopping cart. For all other users, please contact your System Administrator.
Contact Us
Unsure about which course will suit your workplace best? Get in touch with our team of experts and course advisers, who can help you find the next best step.
Becoming an IEMA member
Becoming an IEMA member is a fantastic way for you and your employees to show that you are willing to lead the charge on sustainability. It will aid in your future too, showing employers that you are passionate about the environment and looking to make positive steps to preserve it.
Becoming an IEMA Associate Member
Becoming an IEMA Associate Member (AIEMA) is a great way to prove to future employers and contemporaries in your industry that you are willing to take that first step towards improving sustainability and understanding environmental issues.
This IEMA Foundation Course in Environmental Management is the first challenge to overcome when aiming for an IEMA Associate Membership.
Gaining an IEMA Practitioner Membership
Once you become an IEMA Associate Member, consider taking the next step towards Practitioner Membership. This membership is ideal for those who have proven that they want to lead their business and industry into a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future.
This IEMA Sustainability Skills for Managers course will help you take that next step towards becoming a recognised IEMA practitioner.
More on IEMA
IEMA sets the standard for global sustainability, creating benchmarks for all members to follow and bring to the forefront in their own industries. With almost 15,000 members, IEMA is the largest professional body dedicated to sustainability and the environment in the United Kingdom.
IEMA works with employees and employers to provide encouragement and support, helping them to expand their sustainability offerings and continue to develop with the environment in mind. Collaborating with businesses and organisations across the planet is one of IEMA’s greatest aims, providing standards guidance, reporting frameworks, and policy suggestions.
Being a member of IEMA provides authority and knowledge in sustainability and environmental matters, helping you to provide actionable steps for businesses. As an institution that spans that entire planet, the opportunities available through IEMA colleagues and connections is vast, helping environmentally conscious students, individuals and business people to excel.
Start on your IEMA track with one of our above courses, and be a part of an institution that puts the environment first and leads the way on changes in sustainability in business.
Why you should take an IEMA course
The need to build skills in environmental management, assessment and sustainability is growing faster than ever thanks to initiatives from institutions like the UN, and with this need comes great opportunity. These opportunities come in the form of new job opportunities and expanded responsibilities for anyone interested in environmental matters, offering them the chance to stand out as advocates for sustainability.
But how do you grasp these opportunities? That’s where IEMA courses come in.
IEMA has developed a range of training courses available to individuals and students to help develop their knowledge and skill set, ready for a world that needs their expertise. These courses allow everyone the chance to expand upon things like management skills and understand social and governance issues and principles that can help guide others towards more sustainable decision-making.
These courses are also perfect for businesses and organisations, helping them to take further steps towards reducing their carbon footprint, and potentially even becoming a sustainability thought leader in their industry. With courses dedicated to both management and the workforce, nobody is left out, so businesses can really work as a collective to improve their processes.
Rio Learn acts as a training centre for IEMA courses, providing IEMA Accredited online courses to anyone. In taking up a Rio Learn IEMA course, you will be provided with an online space to review your learning and work so far, as well as an IEMA-accredited course tutor, who can help you every step of the way.
These courses can help you develop skills not only in environmental management, but also skills vital to leadership and management in general, like communication and interpersonal skills. Taking an IEMA course really could be the starting point for a fantastic career, so why wait?
FAQs
Is an IEMA certificate worth it?
Absolutely! IEMA is one of the largest environmentally-focused bodies in the world, with over 15,000 active members. Their courses are widely recognised and provide you the knowledge needed to make firm environmental decisions in your workplace and beyond.
Having an IEMA certificate opens up opportunities for you to progress further into the world of sustainability and environmental management, helping you to make your mark on the world.
What is the difference between IEMA and NEBOSH?
IEMA membership and its courses are developed for individuals who are keen to pursue a career in environmental and sustainable fields, or for those who wish to bring that same knowledge to improve their own workplaces. NEBOSH (the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health) acts as an examining body that focuses on health and safety, particularly in the UK.
Is IEMA chartered?
Yes, IEMA is a chartered body, recognised by the UK Government to regulate and develop environmental management, corporate sustainability and impact assessment professions.
As a chartered body, IEMA is given leave to award experts in environmental management and sustainability CEnvs (Chartered Environmentalists) and REnvPs (Registered Environmental Practitioner), which are widely recognised positions that prove a person has a strong base of knowledge when it comes to environmental management, assessment and sustainability.
Taking the IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management is a great starting point towards becoming a chartered member.
Why take an IEMA Course?
IEMA Courses are a fantastic starting point for anybody trying to build a career in environmental management. As a globally recognised institution, IEMA can not only offer a world-class education in environmental and sustainable studies, but can also provide incredible networking opportunities to kick-start your career.
Contact Us
Do you have questions regarding the course or any other aspect of Rio? Our team of course advisors and customer support specialists are available to answer any question you may have. Reach out to us today.
Training Virtually
All of our IEMA courses are completed virtually through our Rio Engage platform, with the aid of an IEMA accredited tutor. This method helps all team members keep track of their progress, and provides a space for managers to review progress also.
Most importantly, training virtually prevents carbon emissions created through travel. Every little helps!
Why Work with Rio?
Rio ESG
Rio ESG is available to Businesses, Investors, Organisations, the Public Sector and more. We use intelligent management systems to align your business with ISO 14001 and ISO 50001, with the option to create reports that track data in alignment with any standard ESG framework. Reach out to our team today to discuss which plan will best suit your business.
Rio Learn
Continue learning through our other Rio Learn Courses. Each of these courses are designed to help further your knowledge of sustainability, the environment, waste management, energy management and resource efficiency. We also offer bespoke learning content so you can train your staff in the areas most specific to their role. Contact our course supervisors and instructors to discuss any Rio Learn Bespoke material you may need, or view our other Rio Learn courses today.