Course Overview
Over six weeks, this course equips you to assess sustainability and environmental management practices within your organisation, recommending enhancements aligned with industry standards.
This IWFM 5 Sustainability & Environmental Issues in FM is delivered online with webinars, allowing you to work full-time while studying.
Sustainability and environmental management are critical for every facilities manager. This course emphasises policy development, environmental impact assessment, and stakeholder engagement, essential skills for adapting and implementing new processes in facilities management.
This UK Level 5 unit certificate in “Sustainability and environmental management and the impact on facilities management” is awarded by the Institute for Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). A UK level 5 award is mapped closely to align with a level 7 award on the National Framework of Qualifications in Ireland.
The learning outcomes for this award include:
- Be able to develop and manage a policy that protects the environment and supports corporate responsibility
- Identify relevant legislation associated with sustainability & environmental issues
- Undertake a review of the environmental hazards created by the operation of a business and the management systems used to control them.
- Develop a policy to improve and protect the working environment
- Explain how the policy will be managed
- Analyse how the environmental policy contributes to an organisation’s corporate responsibility
- Understand the impact of the facilities management function on the environment
- Undertake a review of the impact of the facilities management function on the environment
- Explain how the Facilities Manager will manage the outcome of the review
- Research new and innovative developments in environmental management and make recommendations for an organisation
- Be able to improve environmental awareness and corporate responsibility in facilities management
- Investigate ways to increase the engagement of stakeholders
- Undertake a range of strategies to increase awareness and involvement of key stakeholders in relation to environmental practices and sustainability
- Be able to manage waste
- Undertake a review of the methods and systems used to manage waste and evaluate to what extent these comply with legislation and best practice
- Make recommendations to improve the management of waste
The Learning outcomes for this award include;
- Be able to develop and manage a policy that protects the environment and supports corporate responsibility
- Identify relevant legislation associated with sustainability & environmental issues
- Undertake a review of the environmental hazards created by the operation of a business and the management systems used to control them.
- Develop a policy to improve and protect the working environment
- Explain how the policy will be managed
- Analyse how the environmental policy contributes to an organisation’s corporate responsibility
- Understand the impact of the facilities management function on the environment
- Undertake a review of the impact of the facilities management function on the environment
- Explain how the Facilities Manager will manage the outcome of the review
- Research new and innovative developments in environmental management and make recommendations for an organisation
- Be able to improve environmental awareness and corporate responsibility in facilities management
- Investigate ways to increase the engagement of stakeholders
- Undertake a range of strategies to increase awareness and involvement of key stakeholders in relation to environmental practices and sustainability
- Be able to manage waste
- Undertake a review of the methods and systems used to manage waste and evaluate to what extent these comply with legislation and best practice
- Make recommendations to improve the management of waste
Henry Sheahan
Position: Facilities Management Lecturer
About Henry
Henry is currently employed as a Director in a Law firm with responsibility for several support services including Facilities, Procurement, and Health & Safety. He has a wealth of industry experience in Financial Services, Retail, Private Health Care, Public Sector, Telecommunications, and Software and has worked as an associate lecturer and trainer with several colleges and professional bodies for the past twenty-five years.
Henry is a lead lecturer on the IWFM programs levels 3 and 4, delivers in-house training on behalf of the Portobello Institute, and has a role as an internal verifier.
Henry holds a BBS in Procurement and Supply Chain is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering and holds a certificate in Training and Development (HETAC Level 6). Has a Level 7 from NQAI in Health and Safety and holds a Level 9 in Education and Training.
He is passionate about his subject matter and is most approachable and uses a wide range of techniques to enhance learner interest.
Qualifications Held
- Postgraduate in Education and Training
- BBS in Procurement and Supply Chain
- Graduate of Mechanical Engineering
- Certificate in Training and Development
- Level 7 Health and Safety
- Certificate in Personal Development,
- Leadership Skills and RPL
This course is designed for delivery online with live interactive webinars
All online webinars are recorded for you to catch-up later.
You may have the option to attend a lecture delivered onsite.
Having the flexibility to choose whether you attend a lecture as it is taking place or to catch up later means you can seamlessly access and fit education into your life whilst still continuing with your everyday life.
This IWFM award is designed to complement the many other qualifications such as a BSc (Hons) in Facilities Management held by facilities managers or those managing workplace environments. This award gives graduates the opportunity to apply for roles requiring a knowledge of sustainability and environmental management as it applies to Facilities Management.
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1Complete the online application form.
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2Your application will be reviewed by our enrolment team.
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3Confirmation of a place will be given to applicants.
Course: €695 + Exam Body Reg. Fee: €84.00
