The IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management is made up of three Modules:

Module 1: Fundamentals of sustainability, business and governance

• Implications of global trends for the environment, society, the economy and for organisations and the role of an environment/sustainability professional in overcoming these challenges
• Sustainable business/governance models and principles

Module 2: Environmental principles, policy and legislation

• Environmental principles
• Major policy and legislation

Module 3: Environmental management/assessment tools and skills

• Major tools, techniques, systems and practices to develop sustainable products and services and improve sustainability performance
• The role of innovation in developing sustainable products, services and solutions
• Data collection, critical analysis and information reporting to inform decision making
• Problem identification and opportunity assessment for delivery of innovative and sustainable products and services
• Effective communications
• Stakeholder identification and engagement
• Tools, techniques, systems and practices to identify opportunities and risks
• Project and programme delivery to achieve performance improvements
• Implementing change and transformation

Assessment

The IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management is assessed by:

• Assignments for each module – these are set by IEMA but marked by RRC
• An assessment of competence – this is a practical application (this forms Module 4 of the programme) and is submitted to IEMA for marking. It can only be submitted after all the other modules have been successfully completed.