Course Overview
This MBE Skillnet Funded programme is conducted online with interactive webinars. It explores comprehensive aspects of Waste Management, encompassing Sustainability and Environmental Issues and their profound implications across diverse business sectors and communities.
Waste Management involves the collection, disposal, recycling, and monitoring of waste, crucial for environmental and economic sustainability. Effective waste management reduces costs, conserves energy, and minimises environmental impact.
Upon completion, you will receive a Portobello Institute certificate in Waste Management, Sustainability, and Environmental Issues.
During this programme you will cover the following topics;
- Principles of Waste Management
- Sustainability
- Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Impact of Waste Management on the environment
- How to manage waste and its safe disposal
- How to improve environmental awareness and responsibility
- Principles of Management, Strategy and Planning
- Risk Management
- Health and Safety Management
- Procurement, Contracts, SLA’s, KPI’s etc
- Communications Strategy
Gerry Kelly
For over 40 years Gerry worked in both the Private and Public Sectors. During that time, he held the position of Chief Executive with a Semi State Organisation; Press Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Minister for Labour; Senior Director Roles in Public Relations, Human Resources, Facilities Management, Customer Service, Corporate and Social Responsibility and Emotional Intelligence in State and Semi State Bodies. Prior to working in the Public Sector, he worked in the Printing Industry where he introduced the first computer setting facility to the Commercial Printing Sector in Ireland. He was also Ireland’s Graphic Designer of the Year.
Working with Portobello Institute for the past 7 years he is Programme Manager for the Facilities Management BSc and MSc Programmes. He also provides student support and mentoring on the Institutes IWFM Programmes along with lecturing on the Institutes CSR, Customer Relations, Strategic Management and Risk Management Programmes. His main reason for supporting Portobello is to continue working with people on their personal and career development while sharing with them his world of work experiences.
Gerry has direct hands-on and tutoring experience of almost 20 years in the areas of Customer Service, Active Citizenship and Corporate and Social Responsibility and has studied Active Citizenship and Corporate and Social Responsibility at Northwestern University Chicago; Advanced Strategic Management and International Marketing at the International Management Development Institute, Geneva; Commerce at UCD and Senior Executive Development, Irish Management Institute.
Working with Multi-National Corporations in Ireland, the US and Europe he designed, developed, tutored and implemented over 100 Corporate and Social Responsibility, Customer Service, Education, Emotional Intelligence and Cross Border Programmes targeted at influencing and improving the work opportunities and lives of people living in the Inner Cities of Belfast and Dublin.
This online course has been specifically designed for delivery by online learning with live interactive webinar sessions.
This is a 6 week course with Webinars delivered on Monday evenings from 7-9pm. There is no webinars held on Bank Holiday Mondays.
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1Complete the online application form.
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2Applicants will be contacted for confirmation of their personal details.
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3Confirmation of a place will be given to applicants upon successful review of their application and funding.
The tuition fee is funded by MBE Skillnet. This is limited to 20 places and these are allocated on a first come first served basis. Your place is not confirmed until you have paid MBE Skillnet the small remaining balance of fees due of €45.
Course: €650 + Exam Body Reg. Fee: €45.00
