Rio Learn Courses

As an IEMA Training Centre, we provide a range of online courses that are accredited with IEMA.

IEMA Introduction to Net Zero [20m]

This course gives a brief overview of 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 net zero.

IEMA Pathways to Net Zero [40m]

This course aims to give clear, 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. 

IEMA Sustainability Skills for the Workforce [30m]

This introductory online course helps teams get to grips with the basics, giving a fundamental awareness of environmental 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.

IEMA Sustainability Skills for Managers [45m]

This transitional online course builds on the knowledge from the Workforce course, drilling down into the details 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.

IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management [10h]

Leading to IEMA Associate membership, this course covers a wide range of environmental, sustainability, and governance principles. Learners will gain an understanding of the breadth of the sustainability agenda and the management tools and skills needed when working within this area.

Our ESG courses are "approved by" IEMA.

ESG Essentials [60m]

These modules will provide you with a high-level overview of the key themes in ESG. These topics provide important foundational knowledge and include:

1. Introduction to ESG 
2. Basics of Understanding Materiality
3. Reporting and Disclosure
4. Investing 
5. Ratings 
6. Engaging your workforce in ESG

By completing the Essential modules, you will be able to:

• Discuss what ESG is and why it is important
• List a number of actions your organisations should take with regard to ESG/sustainability
• Describe the various contexts and applications of ESG in today’s market 
• Communicate the benefits of incorporating ESG/sustainability within your organisation

ESG Inform [90m]

The Inform modules dive deeper into the details of various sub-topics and include:

1. CDP
2. Environmental Factors 
3. EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
4. EU Taxonomy
5. Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
6. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
7. Governance Factors 
8. Green Bonds, Social Bonds, Sustainability Bonds
9. MSCI 
10. Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI)
11. Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
12. Social Factors
13. Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
14. Sustainalytics 
15. Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)
16. Undertaking Materiality Assessments
17. World Economic Forum (WEF) Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics

By completing the Informs modules, you will be able to:

• Recognise the different ESG reporting frameworks and describe their various applications and focus areas
• Identify reporting that is required from your organisation 
• Explain the breadth of issues related to ESG and sustainability and how it relates to organisations
• Discuss how ESG is applied in the finance sector in comparison to the corporate sector
• Demystify the jargon that comes from the various acronyms and terms within the ESG and sustainability sphere

We have a range of courses related to waste, water and energy.

Energy Efficiency [60m]

This includes four modules to support the learner in understanding energy, and energy efficiency and introduces them to renewable projects.

• How to Monitor Energy
• How to be Energy Efficient
• How to make Energy Quick Wins at Home
• How to Undertake a Renewables Project

Resourceful: Waste [60m]

Gain an essential understanding of the cost, environmental impact, and legislation related to waste and waste management. This course will help you make more efficient and sustainable waste choices and improve your organisation’s performance and profitability.

ResourceAware [90m]

This pack includes the three classic 'Aware' courses in waste, water, and energy. It introduces processes and tips to save at home before taking you to the workplace to look at what can be done to reduce waste, water, and energy costs and consumption.

Waste, Water and EnergyAware can be supplied separately if required.

Journey of Waste [90m]

This module will help learners understand their legal obligations in relation to waste management and the associated compliance documentation needed to be aware of. The course looks at legal requirements throughout the waste management chain and key elements including duty of care and the waste hierarchy.

Journey of Food [45m]

This module looks across the food chain at what is being done and what can be done to reduce food (and packaging) waste. The journey starts by looking at sustainable agriculture and farming. It moves on to see how manufacturing food waste can be reduced and what supermarkets and retail establishments are doing too. Lots of food waste stems from the consumer and therefore our journey takes in the use of food at home and how waste can be prevented, before finishing with looking at the waste industry and what they are doing to prevent food waste from becoming landfill.

In partnership with the Energy Institute, we are able to provide their energy manager courses and programmes.

Certificate in Energy Management Essentials - Level 1 (provided with Energy Institute)

This online course provides participants with all the essential knowledge and skills they need to save energy, reduce operational costs and carbon emissions, comply with legislation and meet their organisation's environmental goals.

This course can be started at any time and can be worked through at the participant’s own pace.

Energy Management Professional - Level 2 (provided with Energy Institute)

The course covers the essential technical theory of energy use, as well as providing an in-depth understanding of the managerial and commercial aspects of an energy management role. The course is designed to help participants save energy, reduce carbon emissions, meet their organisation’s environmental targets and save money.

Advanced Energy Manager - Level 3 (provided with Energy Institute)

This course is an advanced qualification aiming to support experienced energy managers to further advance their careers by gaining the skills and knowledge required to function successfully at a senior level and be able to manage energy across a wide range of business areas, activities, and parts of an organisation.

Working in partnership with Speak Carbon, we are able to provide the accredited Carbon Literacy programme through the Carbon Literacy Project.

Carbon Literacy

This is a 7-hour blended course. It is made up of four eLearning modules, viewing a David Attenborough documentary, undertaking a carbon footprint calculator and participating in a 2-hour online facilitated session and completing a pledge document.

Our online modules can also be used as non-accredited stand-alone learning.

We have a range of Health & Safety courses which take 15-20 each to complete, they include:

Accident Investigation

In this course, you will uncover what to investigate, how to investigate and the requirements of reporting and writing recommendations.

Asbestos Awareness

This module provides the essential requirements of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, it identifies Duty Holders' responsibilities in addition to the practical application of managing asbestos in the workplace.

COSHH

This module provides the essential requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations including practical COSHH assessment and information that must be provided to all employees working with hazardous substances.

Electrical Safety

This course is designed to give you an awareness of the safe use of electricity at work and outlines basic measures to reduce the risks of injury.

Fire Safety

Since the Introduction of the Fire Safety Regulatory Reform Order of 2005, it is vital that an employer and their staff are fully updated with the hazards and risks associated with fire safety and fire evacuation training.

Everyone who completes this course will be made aware of the basic precautions and simple control measures that can be implemented to reduce the risk of fire in your workplace.

Health & Safety for Managers

This course is designed to provide members of management with an awareness of how to enforce and monitor health and safety in their organisation. It is suitable for anyone who has responsibility for planning, implementing, enforcing and managing health and safety in their workplace.

Health & Safety Induction

This induction course is designed to help employees understand what good health and safety practice are all about. The courses also give a basic introduction to legal requirements and some of the typical hazards employees may encounter in the workplace.

Home Working

This course will help employers and employees who work at home spot work-related hazards and give them the knowledge with dealing with them in the correct way. Each year there are a number of accidents that relate to home working including the workers' families and visitors. Factors such as there being children in the home can turn a small risk into a major one and it’s vital that employers address these risks.

Infection Prevention Control

In this course, you will explore the role handwashing plays and how the correct and safe use of PPE and cleaning equipment is essential.

Managing Home Workers/Working

The purpose of this course is to take you through some of the key concepts to consider when managing a remote workforce. While remote workers have often been a viable solution for many businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have led to a significant rise in the number of home workers. Managing remote workers is quite different to office workers. So, as you progress through this course, you will learn some useful strategies to help you get the most out of your remote workers.

Manual Handling

This course will provide your staff with the knowledge to reduce the risks from manual handling activities and understand the basic technique for completing a safe lift.

Mental Health & Wellbeing

In this Mental Health Awareness course, you will uncover the main types of mental illness, how to support people who have symptoms of mental illness and how to take care of your own mental wellbeing.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulations place a number of essential requirements on employers, not least to provide suitable PPE when the risk cannot be avoided by other means. This module provides the perfect guide to understanding the requirements of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and why we must ensure that when it is used, it is used correctly.

Protection against the Effects of Noise

The course requires no prior knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation or risk assessment. This module takes into account the requirements of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, this includes both employer and employee responsibilities.

Risk Assessment

The process of undertaking a risk assessment can prove to be complicated and difficult which can lead to critical safety issues being incorrectly recorded or identified. This is why this course uses a combination of animation, video, text, audio and images to provide vital awareness of risk assessments.

Slips, Trips & Falls

By completing this slips trips and falls course you will have the knowledge of how to prevent slips and trips in the workplace. It is important to remember that as an employer or employee, it is your legal duty to keep yourself and your co-workers safe at all times!

Stress Management

Whether pressure from work, difficulties in home life, or a combination of the two, the purpose of this course is to address stress and help you develop ways to cope with it.

Working at Height

This course will help you plan and assess the risks for work at height activities, ensure competent persons are carrying out the tasks and take steps to reduce and avoid risks. It will also look at selecting the correct equipment for the job and other measures to reduce the height of a fall as well as PPE.

For people working within healthcare, we have two popular courses used within, but not exclusive to, the NHS.

Introduction to Healthcare Waste [40m]

The management of healthcare waste is essential to ensure that health and social care activities don’t pose a risk of infection. This RCN-accredited module is a great introduction for anyone with healthcare waste responsibilities. It helps learners clearly understand how they should be handling, segregating, and storing different healthcare wastes.

Best Practice Management of Healthcare Waste [2h]

Gain the confidence to manage healthcare waste in a safe and compliant manner. For people working in hospitals, dental practices, pharmacies, and veterinary practices, this longer healthcare waste course provides a comprehensive understanding of best practice healthcare waste management.

With Duxinaroe, we can exclusively provide the BTFA course.

Human brains are preconditioned to remain congruent. That is, the brain functions using the wiring and firing patterns it already has  established. Using existing wiring, rather than re-wiring the brain (a process called neurogenesis) reduces neurological energy consumption rates (This is part of the human condition and links into our survival tactics).

BTFA, accelerates the rate at which leaders and leadership teams rewire their brain, establishing a new language register, through which they are able to determine how to "create the conditions in which human brains perform at their best".

This new awareness, is a new wiring pattern in their brain. As such it necessarily becomes second nature, to act in-line with their newly established belief. This is #BTFA in action!

How our brains are imprinted/formed (what we 'believe') and how they 'fire' (how we think / what we feel), has to determine how we act/react! It's all brain function!

What you learn through this course, could help you implement ESG and sustainability strategies in your organisation where there may have been disengagement with people in the past.

Within Rio Engage, we have a range of free courses and learning content.

Introduction to MRF [15m]

This module looks at what happens to waste when it reaches a materials reclaim facility. It takes the learner through the different stages and equipment that the waste passes through to sort and segment it for recycling or final disposal.

Introduction to Sustainability & CSR [90m]

This module will look at what sustainability and corporate social responsibility is.

Journey of Food at home [20m]

The Journey of Food at Home is a shortened version of the main Journey of Food module just focussing on the home/domestic scene.

NetRegs modules

NetRegs is a partnership between the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) in Northern Ireland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in Scotland.

We provide a range of NetRegs modules which take around 10-12 minutes each to complete.

A Guide to Preventing Pollution

An overview of the types of activity that can cause pollution, and the steps businesses should take to prevent pollution from their site.

Classify your Waste

Get the right EWC code.

Cultivation of Land

General Binding Rule 20. This short course looks at the rules you must follow when cultivating the land.

Diffuse Pollution - Northern Ireland

The aim of this course is to give you an understanding of the causes, solutions and legal background relating to diffuse pollution from rural land use activities.

Duty of Care for Waste - Northern Ireland

This course looks at the duty of Care for Waste in Northern Ireland. All businesses need to understand and follow the rules that apply to waste.

Environmental Compliance

going beyond compliance. This module is designed to help you identify ways in which you can reduce your business costs while also reducing your environmental impacts.

Fertiliser Storage- General Binding Rule 18 

This course looks at the rules for the storage and application of fertiliser on farms.

How to Complete a Consignment Note for Hazardous/Special Waste

A step-by-step guide to completing a consignment note for the person producing waste, or acting for the producer of the waste.

Keeping Livestock- General Binding Rule 19

GBR 19 Keeping Livestock.

Mind the gap

Vegetated buffer strips are used to help ensure that on-farm pollutants and runoff do not get into watercourses. This course looks at the minimum distances required for certain on-farm activities, including cultivation, poaching and erosion caused by livestock and organic and inorganic fertiliser application and storage.

NAP Distances - Northern Ireland

This course looks at the minimum distance you must keep from waterways in Northern Ireland when carrying out certain on-farm activities.

Oil Storage

What you need to know about storing oil and other fuels.

Pesticide Storage and Application

General Binding Rule 23 v2. This course looks at the rules relating to the storage and application of pesticides that are plant protection products.

Reduce your Transport Emissions

A short course that encourages businesses to reduce their environmental impacts from transport.

Renewable Energy

An overview of the options available to businesses wishing to install renewable energy systems.

Septic Tank

An overview of everything you need to know about owning, using and maintaining a septic tank.

Sheep Dipping - General Binding Rule 24

This short course looks at the rules you must follow when sheep dipping.

Sheep Dipping - Northern Ireland

This short course looks at the rules you must follow when sheep dipping.

Sinks, Drains and Sewers

This course looks at Sinks, Drains and Sewers.

Soil on Construction Sites

This learning module looks at why you should treat soil as a valuable resource.

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

This course provides an introduction to Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). You will learn about the different types of SuDS, and how and when you should use them.

The 2020 Refrigeration F-gas Ban

What are F-gases? Find out if you are affected by the ban What will it mean for your business? What can you do about the ban?

Vehicle Parts for Export

Preparing vehicle parts for the second-hand market abroad. This course will explain: Why is it important to make sure parts from ELVs for export are not seen as “waste”; When do vehicle parts stop being waste? What do you need to do to show that you are exporting useable second-hand parts; Good practice when sending different vehicle parts abroad.

Waste Brokers and Dealers

This course will cover: What are waste brokers and dealers; The role of a waste broker or dealer; Who does and who doesn’t need to register; Responsibilities of a waste broker or dealer; What is required for transfrontier shipments (import and export) of waste.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipement (WEEE)

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations aim to reduce the environmental impacts of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) when it reaches the end of its life.

Waste on Construction Sites

Be aware of how to reduce the amount of waste produced on-site, and how to deal with the waste produced.

Waste Transfer Notes

This module looks at what they are and how to complete them.

Waste Expert content

Modules from our older Waste Expert series take around 10-15 minutes each to complete.

1. Basic principles of waste.
2. Construction and Demolition Waste.
3. Effective Contractor Management.
4. Hazardous Waste Management.
5. Legislation and Regulation.
6. Management Policy and Strategy.
7. The Cost of Waste Management.
8. Waste Management Technology.
9. What is waste.

What is? modules

A large selection of modules gives you the essential "what is" knowledge. Each module takes around 10-12 minutes to complete.

What is 14001

A brief module introducing the learn to ISO 14001.

What is 20121

A brief module introducing the learner to ISO 20121.

What is 26000

A brief module introducing 26000.

What is 45001

A brief module introducing the learner to ISO 45001.

What is 50001

A brief module introducing the learner to ISO 50001.

What is a Deposit Return Scheme

A brief module looking at the benefits and use of a Deposit Return Scheme.

What is Air Quality & Emissions

A brief module understanding the issues around air quality and how emissions affect this.

What is Asbestos

A brief module focussing on the health and safety of asbestos and the importance of how this hazardous waste is managed.

What is Biodiversity

A brief module to help understand the importance of biodiversity and ecosystems.

What is Circular Economy

A brief module to introduce the concept of the circular economy and what this means.

What is Climate Change

A brief module looking at Climate Change. What is it, why does it happen and what can be done to help reduce this.

What is Climate Emergency

A look at what it means to have declared a Climate Emergency.

What is Co-mingled vs Separate Recyclable Collections

A brief module explaining the difference between co-mingled and separate recyclable collections and the importance of both.

What is the Courtauld Commitment

A brief module looking at the Courtauld Commitment and how this links to food waste.

What is Deforestation

A brief module to look at how deforestation affects biodiversity, and the ecosystem and how it could contribute to climate change.

What is Duty of Care

A brief module explaining the concept of Duty of Care and the responsibilities around this when it comes to managing waste.

What is Ecology Management

A brief module explaining the importance of correct ecology management.

What is Effective Contractor Management

A brief module highlighting how to get the most from your waste contract.

What is Employee Development

A brief introduction to highlight the importance of good employee development.

What is Employee Health & Wellness

An introduction to the importance of employee health and wellness at work.

What is Energy Efficiency

A brief module looking at how we can be more energy efficient and how this will reduce our carbon impact.

What is Energy Management

A brief introduction to management, examining the benefits and costs involved.

What is the Environment Bill

An introduction to the Environment Bill and what this means for you.

What is Environmental Management Systems

A brief module introducing the learner to an Environmental Management System and how this helps and supports businesses to be more sustainable.

What is Environmental Social Governance

A brief module introducing Environmental Social Governance and what this means to business.

What is ESOS

ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment and energy savings identification scheme for organisations operating in the UK that meet the qualification criteria. This module looks at the requirement for Phase 2 in the wider context of ESOS.

What is Extended Producer Responsibility

A brief module explaining the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility and what this means in the concept of waste.

What is Food Waste

A brief module which outlines the huge issue of food wastage; why and where it happens and what can be done to reduce this.

What is Fracking

A brief module explaining Fracking and how this can have a damaging effect and impact on the environment.

What is Hazardous Waste

A brief module highlighting the different types of waste classed as hazardous and how these should be managed.

What is Health & Safety

A brief introduction explaining the importance of health and safety in the workplace.

What is Healthcare Waste

A brief module highlighting the different types of waste classed as healthcare and how these should be managed.

What is Lifecycle Assessment/Analysis

A brief module explaining lifestyle assessment and analysis and what this means for business.

What is Management Systems

A brief introduction to the types, roles and purpose that a management system has within a company.

What is Natural Capital

A brief module outlining Natural Capital and what this means.

What is Natural Resources

A brief module looking at Natural Resources and how our overuse of them is damaging the planet and causing climate change.

What is Noise Pollution

A brief module explaining noise pollution and the effect this has on people and the environment.

What is Plastic Pollution

A brief module highlighting the huge issue of plastic use and the pollution and environmental impacts it causes when not managed properly.

What is Renewable Energy

A brief module explaining the benefits of renewable energy, the different types of renewable energy and how these can and are replacing traditional uses.

What is Stakeholder Engagement

A brief introduction explaining the importance and benefits of good stakeholder engagement.

What is Supply Chain Engagement

A brief introduction outlining how the supply chain can be engaged to enhance business.

What is Sustainable Communities

A brief introduction to sustainable communities and what this means.

What is Sustainable Employment

A brief introduction to sustainable employment and how this can be achieved in the workplace.

What is Sustainable Procurement

A brief module focusing on how we can on procure (buy) sustainability. What does sustainable procurement mean and how can we be sure what we buy is sustainable?

What is Sustainable Transport

A brief module looking at how we can be more sustainable in the travel choices and options to travel that we make.

What is the Scrap Metal Dealers Act

A brief module explaining the Scrap Metal Dealers Act and the importance of this when it comes to managing and recycling this waste stream.

What is Sustainability

This five-minute animation developed in partnership with Mitie looks at the big-picture introduction to sustainability.

What is the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

A brief module explaining the Sustainable Development Goals and what these targets aim to achieve.

What is the Waste Hierarchy

A brief module explaining the concept of the waste hierarchy and how waste can be managed in a priority way.

What is Waste

Understand what waste is.

What is Waste Definitions

Understand the technical definitions of waste

What is Water Efficiency

A brief module looking at how we can be more water efficient and how this will improve the environment.

What is Water Management

A brief introduction explaining the importance of responsible water consumption.

What is Wellbeing

A brief module explaining health and wellness (wellbeing) and why this is an important concept for everyone at work.