Environmental Officer

Free of cost

by funding

The course provides practical knowledge in the areas of waste management, water protection, immission control and hazardous substances/chemicals law as well as the use of artificial intelligence. The implementation of environmental management systems and environmental audits are also explained.
  • Certificates: 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: Practical project work with final presentations
    Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
    Environmental manager with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
    Environmental auditor with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
  • 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: 12 Weeks

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 - legal compliance

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.

In this course, you will acquire the necessary understanding of European and German environmental law, environmental management in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 and energy management. You will be able to assess risks and take measures to meet all technical and organizational requirements of a company in the area of environmental protection. You will also be able to plan, implement and evaluate environmental and energy management systems and environmental 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.

As an environmental officer, you will be sought after both in large industrial companies and 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).

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