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Certificates: Climate protection management" certificate
Environmental Officer" certificate -
Additional Certificates: Certificate "Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
Certificate "Environmental manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
Certificate "Environmental auditor with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Umweltschutzbeauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
Umweltmanager:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
Umweltauditor:in mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 16 Weeks
Climate protection management
Climate change and climate protection - understanding the basics (approx. 2 days)
Climate change: causes, mechanisms (greenhouse effect, tipping points)
Climate protection goals (international/national)
Effects on ecology, biodiversity and landscape
Sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Energy, resources and technology (approx. 3 days)
Energy supply and energy transition (sector coupling, energy storage, electricity grids)
Renewable energies: photovoltaics, biomass, heat pumps, wind power
Resource efficiency, life cycle assessments
Technical tools and measurement technology (thermography)
Climate protection management in organizations (approx. 4 days)
Environmental and energy management systems (ISO 14001, EMAS, PDCA cycle)
Sustainable project management (auditing, certification)
Creation of integrated climate protection concepts
Monitoring, controlling & climate accounting
Introduction to ESRS and CSRD
Legal and economic framework conditions (approx. 3 days)
Climate and immission control laws, environmental impact assessment
Federal Nature Conservation Act, Water Resources Act
Profitability analyses: investment calculation, life cycle costs
Funding opportunities and regional energy utilization plans
Climate adaptation and urban planning (approx. 2 days)
Green-blue infrastructure: Benefits and implementation in the neighborhood
Climate adaptation strategies
Protect & expand CO₂ sinks
Communication, AI and public relations (approx. 3 days)
Digital media competence and AI-supported climate communication
Dealing with critical discourse and disinformation (incl. hate speech)
Environmental psychology
Stakeholder management
Public relations, social media, campaign planning
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Basics (approx. 2 days)
Environmental law: operator obligations, responsibilities, liability
Rights and obligations of company representatives
Environmental liability law
Administrative offenses and environmental criminal law
Waste management (approx. 4 days)
Waste law
Recycling and Waste Management Act
Subordinate legislation, including NachwV, AVV, AbfAEV, EfbV
Differentiation between product and waste, product regulations (e.g. commercial waste)
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies and possible applications in the professional environment
Water protection (approx. 3 days)
Water law
Water Resources Act (WHG)
Wastewater levy and water usage fees
Indirect discharger ordinance
Sub-legal regulations, including AwSV, AbwV (wastewater disposal/discharge, handling of substances hazardous to water)
Immission control (approx. 4 days)
Immission control law
Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
Subordinate legislation to the BImSchG (including BImSchV, TA-Luft, TA-Lärm)
Other relevant legal regulations, including UVPG
Plant approval
Implementation of the IED Directive
Hazardous substances/chemicals law (approx. 4 days)
Basics of handling hazardous substances (including GefStoffV, TRGS)
ChemG
Requirements for the storage of hazardous substances according to VbF and TRGS
Safety data sheets and operating instructions
Dangerous goods in distinction to waste law
Basics of GGVSEB, ADR
Project work, certification preparation and certification examination "Environmental Protection Officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)
Environmental manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Management systems (approx. 1 day)
Function and structure of management systems
IMS - Integrated Management Systems (approx. 2 days)
Synergy effects through IMS
High Level Structure (HLS)
What are requirements?
Who sets requirements?
Requirements for environmental management systems ISO 14001, EMAS
Requirements from ISO 14001
Context of the organization (approx. 1 day)
Understanding the context
Expectations of interested parties (stakeholder approach and stakeholder analysis)
Scope of the EMS
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies and possible applications in the professional environment
Leadership (approx. 3 days)
Leadership and commitment
Environmental and energy policy
Roles, responsibilities and powers
Internal and external communication
Communication models
Environmental statement/energy balance sheet as an instrument of external communication
Planning an EMS/EnMS (approx. 5 days)
Measures for dealing with hazards and opportunities or risk-based approach (risk analysis and FMEA)
Significant environmental aspects for EMS/EnMS
Consideration of product life cycle and value chain
EMAS III: additional aspects and requirements
Implementation of the EMS/EnMS (approx. 4 days)
Identification, description, evaluation of environmentally relevant processes and procedures
Implementation of environmental law requirements - LkSG - Supply Chain Duty of Care Act
Management system documentation
Environmental performance assessment and key figures
Energy balance
Auditing/certification/validation
Communication in audits
Improvement processes (approx. 1 day)
CIP
Non-conformity
Conclusion
Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Environmental Manager with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)
Environmental auditor with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Basics (approx. 3 days)
Objectives of environmental audits
Normative basics: DIN EN ISO 14001:2015, DIN EN ISO 19011 (taking into account the current revision status)
EMAS
Audit types
Environmental auditor (approx. 2 days)
Role, tasks and responsibilities
Requirements for internal and external terms, audit types and principles
Audit planning
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
Creation of an audit program (approx. 3 days)
Preparation of an audit program
Creation of audit question lists
In-depth legal checklist as the basis for the compliance audit
Audit implementation (approx. 4 days)
Document review
Interview and questioning techniques
Importance of non-verbal communication
Active listening
Dealing with difficult interview situations
Audit evaluation (approx. 5 days)
Evaluation/documentation/follow-up of environmental audits
Audit evaluation procedures
Audit follow-up and documentation
Preparation of an audit report
Corrective action tracking
Advantages and disadvantages of integrated audits (energy, quality, occupational safety management)
Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Environmental Auditor with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)
Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.
After completing the course, you will have a holistic overview of climate change, climate accounting and climate strategy. You will have mastered methods for preparing greenhouse gas balances and for implementing climate management and monitoring in organizations. You will also be familiar with the applicable regulators and requirements for your company, the challenges for urban planning and how to deal with AI and the public.
You will also acquire the necessary understanding of European and German environmental law and environmental management in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001:2015. You will be able to assess risks and take measures to meet all the technical and organizational requirements of a company in the area of environmental protection. You will also be able to plan, implement and evaluate environmental management systems and audit programs.
This course is primarily aimed at management representatives from the areas of quality, environment, energy and occupational health and safety who wish to expand their area of activity.
Climate change, increasing scarcity of energy and raw materials and higher costs for resources are increasing the need for sustainable solutions. Companies are therefore increasingly looking for specialists in climate protection management who can develop strategies to reduce energy consumption, improve environmental footprints and implement sustainable concepts.
You will also be sought after as an environmental officer in large industrial companies as well as in public authorities. You can find employment in this field in municipalities, ministries and state and federal authorities in particular.
Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).