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anorak  
#1 Posted : 09 July 2012 15:59:21(UTC)
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anorak
NEBOSH or IEMA, general or diploma, foundation or associate? I need the qualification as responsibility for environmental issues for my company, I am the H&S manager for a large sub contracting construction firm and need the training and certification as we go for ISO 14001
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sam mct  
#2 Posted : 09 July 2012 16:24:36(UTC)
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sam mct
Try Pera Training at Middle Aston House. good 14001 audit course.
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alan w houghton  
#3 Posted : 10 July 2012 07:56:07(UTC)
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alan w houghton
anorak I am in the same position and have been tasked with ensuring environmental competence ie person responsible for environmental issues I have looked at IEMA and CIEH level 3 not sure which one would make me competent Sorry to jump on your thread anorak but would love some advice Thanks Alan
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Lawlee45239  
#4 Posted : 10 July 2012 09:28:13(UTC)
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Lawlee45239
anorak wrote:
NEBOSH or IEMA, general or diploma, foundation or associate? I need the qualification as responsibility for environmental issues for my company, I am the H&S manager for a large sub contracting construction firm and need the training and certification as we go for ISO 14001
I am currently doing IEMA Associates, via distance learning (if you can at all stay away from distance learning, I personally am finding it hard to fit in study with work and family life). I am doing IEMA as it is a Client requirement, therefore see what they thing. Best of luck whichever route you go down.
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blodwyn  
#5 Posted : 11 July 2012 13:18:14(UTC)
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blodwyn
IEMA - the certificate will give you a good all round - but pretty basic - level of understanding of environmental issues and the related legal requirements. Like safety you are not going to learn it all over night and practice, and further CPD and courses will help you on the journey. I think the environmental side is more complicated than safety - so better to start simple - ie the Cert - I have been involved in both for over 20 years - and love them both. IEMA is well organised and has branch events which you may find useful. For your 14001 journey there are a number of courses available - the internal auditor course is good - but I would suggest after the IEMA. Good luck and enjoy - it is a huge and fascinating area to be entering. the NETREGs page (which is now changing and being called something else that escapes me this minute) is a really good source of information
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TSC  
#6 Posted : 13 July 2012 07:20:26(UTC)
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TSC
I am currently doing an MSc in Environmental Management and Assessment: Health and Safety via Sunderland University at a reasonable price, over three years via elearning and this is my first high level environment qualification, covers H&S as well. Prior to that I undertook the IEMA Associate Certificate in Environmental Management via RRC again elearning including exam and found this to be an excellent baseline course with good material to assist me grasping environmental knowledge before hand and if I had the choice would follow the same route again. Best of luck!
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Guru  
#7 Posted : 13 July 2012 07:57:39(UTC)
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IMO, whatever route you take, at very least make sure its of a level which IEMA recognise for associate level membership. So the ND, or the IAC would be the ones that tick this box. Personally I opted for the IAC, which included 10 days tuition, exam and a workplace project. As blodwyn has suggested it covered all the basics, and certainly wasnt too hard to complete. I choose IEMA over NEBOSH because environmental management is IEMA's business. Good luck in whatever you choose!
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anorak  
#8 Posted : 14 July 2012 09:41:04(UTC)
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anorak
guru wrote:
IMO, whatever route you take, at very least make sure its of a level which IEMA recognise for associate level membership. So the ND, or the IAC would be the ones that tick this box. Personally I opted for the IAC, which included 10 days tuition, exam and a workplace project. As blodwyn has suggested it covered all the basics, and certainly wasnt too hard to complete. I choose IEMA over NEBOSH because environmental management is IEMA's business. Good luck in whatever you choose!
Thanks for the advice, I think I will go down the AIEMA route as most other peers I have spoken with also advise this route. With this in mind are there any providers who you would recommend for this qualification? Thanks again.
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Lawlee45239  
#9 Posted : 30 July 2012 10:58:02(UTC)
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Lawlee45239
anorak wrote:
guru wrote:
IMO, whatever route you take, at very least make sure its of a level which IEMA recognise for associate level membership. So the ND, or the IAC would be the ones that tick this box. Personally I opted for the IAC, which included 10 days tuition, exam and a workplace project. As blodwyn has suggested it covered all the basics, and certainly wasnt too hard to complete. I choose IEMA over NEBOSH because environmental management is IEMA's business. Good luck in whatever you choose!
Thanks for the advice, I think I will go down the AIEMA route as most other peers I have spoken with also advise this route. With this in mind are there any providers who you would recommend for this qualification? Thanks again.
Currently doing mine with RRC, vis distance learning, it cost me £729. (PS I have nothing to do with RRC other than use their services in obtaining my IEMA Qual)
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pl53  
#10 Posted : 30 July 2012 16:57:32(UTC)
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pl53
Neither IEMA nor NEBOSH will help you very much with ISO 14001. I have dine both recently as part of AVIVA's Integrated Diploma and there is very little on environmental management sysytems let aloner iso 14001. You will need to do a course that is very much centred around ISO 14001, maybe internal auditing to start off with.
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Scotland1  
#11 Posted : 02 August 2012 07:40:47(UTC)
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I have Nebosh Management and am currently doing IEMA course. However even having both qualifications I will be doing Introduction to EMS, Implementing EMS and Auditing EMS courses in the near future to give me a all round good knowledge to implement ISO 14001
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DavidBrede  
#12 Posted : 07 August 2012 15:22:24(UTC)
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I have just done IEMA with Astutis! Very good course, very friendly and informed tutors and the have a number of locations where they do the training. Give them a look.
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