SBEN Training

Environmental Seminars
Seminars are FREE and include Breakfast

Venue: Groundwork Stoke on Trent, Albany Works, Moorland Road, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, ST6 1EB

9.00am - 9.30am - Breakfast
9.30am – 11.30am - Seminar

Seminar Waste Management 22nd November 2006
The seminar provides the key concepts for effective material control on site. Also an overview of the key waste legislation affecting businesses.

Seminar Introduction to EMS auditing 17th January 2007
The seminar provides an introduction to the key principles behind effective internal auditing and outlines the benefits of an efficient system.

To book on a seminar please download and complete the FaxBack Form.

For further information on the programme please contact Gareth Yanulevitch at Groundwork Stoke on Trent on 01782 829948

Or email, gareth.yanulevitch@groundwork.org.uk

Please Note: Bookings are limited to a maximum of two delegates per company.


Please download our Free Seminar Faxback Form by clicking here. Fax this form to 01782 829901

PEM + Training
Practical Environmental Management Training

Practical Environmental Management + (PEM+) is specifically designed for the Small to Medium Sized Enterprise to help you to understand and manage the environmental impact of your business through:

• Increased knowledge of regulations and legal compliance
• Identifying cost savings and gaining a competitive advantage through increased efficiency
• Improved relationships with customers, regulators and the public
• Continual improvement
• Increased environmental awareness

PEM+ is a new training course, supported by Barclays. PEM+ adopts the BS 8555 phased approach to introducing environmental management into a company. The training enables the delegate to develop, implement and maintain an environmental management system (EMS) that meets your company needs. There are six phases to BS 8555, each of which can be individually verified by a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited verification body, leading finally to either ISO 14001 or EMAS certification.

course format
There are five main elements to the course, made relevant by local speakers with “sharp end” experience, combining project work, workshops and classroom sessions. Progress on the course is monitored by portfolio assessments and a 1 hour examination.

elements are covered in five sessions:
1. Commitment and establishing the baseline
2. Identifying and ensuring compliance with legal, customer and market requirements
3. Developing objectives, targets and programmes
4. Implementation and operation of the EMS
5. Checking, audit and review

Successful candidates will be awarded a training award from The Chartered Institution of Water and
Environmental Management (CIWEM) and will have produced a set of documentation that will support a company through to implementation of Phase 3 of BS 8555.

who should attend?
• Managers responsible for environment, quality, health and safety, change management
and project management
• Employees with any responsibilities in developing and implementing an environmental
management system

course duration
• Five days plus assessment
• 1 day on site support

assessment
• One hour examination
• Portfolio assessment
• Discussion


Please download our PEM+ Training Programme FaxBack form by clicking here.

IEMA Internal EMS Auditor

This course is accredited by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).

What will it cover?
The Internal EMS Auditor course has been developed to meet the increasing demand for employees with auditing knowledge within business and industry. The course content has been structured so as to meet the principles of auditor training needs specified in ISO 19001; therefore it will be of particular
use to those individuals responsible for the effectiveness and continual improvement of their organisation’s EMS.

The course offers real benefit to the delegate’s organisation because it will equip the delegate with the ability to:

i. conduct an internal audit
ii. compile an adequate audit trail
iii. propose and report on corrective action

Successful delegates will be awarded up to six points towards an Application to the IEMA Environmental Auditor Registration.

Who should attend?
· Personnel taking on internal auditing responsibilities for ISO 14001 or EMAS
· Auditors of other management systems now looking to address ISO 14001

Course duration
· Three days : 21 / 22 and 23 February 2007

Assessment
· Continual assessment and examination

Time and Venue
· 9.00 – 5.00 pm
· Groundwork Stoke on Trent, Albany Works, Moorland Road, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, ST6 1EB


Please download our IEMA Internal EMS Auditor FaxBack form by clicking here.