ISO 14001 Foundation Training Course

A two-days course introducing Environmental Management Systems and its business benefits

This course provides an introduction to Environmental Management Systems (EMS) based on the ISO 14001:2026 and its business benefits. The course includes a workshop on the requirements of the ISO 14001 and approaches to identifying environmental aspects and impacts.

Additional course benefits:

  • Obtain your own online copy of the ISO 14001 Environmental management systems standards from the first day of the course as part of course reference materials at no extra cost.
  • Access to course material augmented with exclusive insights from big data analytics based on our database of millions of audit findings worldwide.
  • Gain free access to our online self-assessment tool where you can quickly implement and practice learnings as well as measure your company performance against specific management system standards.

Objectives

After successful completion of the course, attendees will have gained an understanding of:

  • How ISO 14001 fits into the big picture.
  • How an EMS can improve your business.
  • An interactive review of ISO 14001 via a workshop-based approach.
  • Environmental issues and their identification.

Specific attention will be paid to: the Harmonized Structure (HS), the context of the organisation, risks and opportunities and how to use these risks and opportunities as input for your operational control, to create a system that systematically supports continuous improvement and legal compliance.

Pre-requisites

No prior knowledge is required, as this course is designed as an entry level understanding of ISO 14001 and environmental management issues.

Audience

This course will interest those wanting to gain an insight into ISO 14001, how to begin implementing it and what certification bodies are looking for when assessing an organisation.  

It has a wide target audience covering anyone that is interested in gaining background information regarding ISO 14001 and its benefits (i.e. from senior managers to those implementing ISO 14001). The training is also useable for those responsible for the conversion of the ISO 14001:2015 to ISO 14001:2026.

This course has been designed with input and feedback internationally from a number of trainers, customers and training consultants. The course design reflects a high level of interaction between the trainer and the participants.

 

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