Posted By David J Jones Alec, Good question well asked! - as the saying goes. A couple of observations - there seems to be a growing trend for people looking to recruit QSHE (Quality, Health, Safety and Environment) or just SHE, and the increasing raft of environmental legislation (mostly seeming to come from the EU). There appear to be a growing number of training providers of various descriptions offering courses leading to the higher level environmental qualifications (at a goodly cost to boot!) when, as you have pointed out, there perhaps should be an "entry level" 14001 qualification much as NEBOSH National General Cert. It will be interesting to see if there's anybody out there with such a course in place, especially if it's by distance learning. Regards David

Posted By Mike Miller Well I suppose that in a way I am fortunate because the NTU diploma has an environmental module which I have now passed. However if anyone is looking for a quick fix (if there is such a thing)there is the University of Bath Intergrated Environmental Management courses by distance learning. For about £500 and 3 months work you get an IEMA certificate with associate member status. They do CPD short courses as well as degree courses. In fact you can take it just as high as your budget will allow. Hope this is helpful Mike