Course Details

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Level 3 Award in Environmental Management is designed for managers and supervisors within organizations that are planning to implement or are in the process of developing an environmental management system. It equips them with the knowledge to understand ecological responsibilities, support compliance, and contribute to sustainable practices within their organization.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the qualification, learners will be able to:

• Understand key global environmental issues and the concept of sustainability
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of implementing an accredited environmental management system
• Understand the purpose of and process involved in developing an effective environmental policy
• Understand how to identify and evaluate an organisation’s environmental aspects and impacts
• Understand the structure, function and operation of environmental law
• Understand how an environmental management system can be implemented
• Understand the purpose and processes of checking environmental performance including monitoring and measuring, corrective and preventative actions and auditing
• Understand the reasons for producing an environmental report

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

 There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. Centres should carry out an initial assessment of candidate skills and knowledge to identify any gaps and help plan the assessment.

QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE 

Total Qualification Time (TQT): 30 hours 

Guided Learning Hours (GLH): 20 hours

Candidates must complete the 1 Mandatory unit

Assessment: Candidates must demonstrate the level of knowledge and competence described in the unit. Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate’s knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification. Each candidate is required to produce evidence which demonstrates their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.

Evidence can include: 

• assignments/projects/reports
• worksheets
• portfolio of evidence
• record of oral and/or written questioning

One piece of evidence may be used to meet the requirements of more than one learning outcome or assessment criterion.

Certification: Candidates who achieve the requirements for qualifications will be awarded:

• A certificate listing all units achieved, and
• A certificate giving the full qualification title.

ProQual Level 3 Award in Environmental Management