Project manager for climate and environmental protection

The course teaches you practical project management according to IPMA® Level D and combines this with key specialist knowledge on climate protection and sustainability. You will learn how to professionally plan projects with MS Project, manage risks and use agile methods. At the same time, you will acquire knowledge of climate change, energy efficiency, environmental management, legal requirements, communication and AI. The training is rounded off with content on becoming an environmental protection officer.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Project Manager Climate and Environmental Protection"
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "IPMA® Level D - Certified Project Management Associate from PM-ZERT"
    Certificate "Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Zertifizierungen durch die PM-ZERT, Zertifizierungsstelle der GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.
    Umweltschutzbeauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday 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.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 16 Weeks

Project Management IPMA® Level D

Technical competencies (approx. 8 days)

Project design

Requirements and objectives

Scope of services and delivery objects

Procurement

Opportunities and risks

Agile project management

Stakeholders

Change and transformation


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Presentation options for project management using MS Project (approx. 10 days)

Introduction to MS Project

Process and deadlines

Organization, information and documentation

Project quality

Costs and financing

Resources

Planning and control


Competence area Personal and social skills (approx. 9 days)

Self-reflection and self-management

Personal integrity and reliability

Personal communication

Relationships and commitment

leadership

Teamwork

Conflicts and crises

Versatility

Negotiations

Result orientation


Competence area Context skills (approx. 3 days)

Strategy

Governance, structures and processes

Compliance, standards and regulations

Power and interests

Culture and values


Project work, certification preparations and certification exams in project management (approx. 10 days)

By PM-ZERT, certification body of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.

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)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Initial knowledge of project management is recommended.

After the course, you will have sound project management skills and will be able to implement them with the help of MS Project software. You will also have acquired a comprehensive understanding of climate change, climate accounting and climate strategies and will be able to draw up greenhouse gas balances and implement climate management in organizations in a practical manner. You will also be familiar with European and German environmental law and will be able to assess risks, plan measures and develop sustainable concepts with continuous monitoring.

Specialists and managers from various sectors, those responsible for environmental, energy, occupational health and safety or sustainability management, as well as future, appointed or existing climate protection officers.

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.

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).

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