This course explains German and European environmental law, the benefits of environmental management systems, the ISO 14001 standard, and the necessary knowledge in the areas of waste management, water and air pollution control, and hazardous substances and chemicals law. Furthermore, you will be qualified to implement, operate, and evaluate environmental management systems in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001:2015, as well as energy management systems.
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Certificates: Certificate "Environmental protection officers and managers"
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Additional Certificates: Certificate "Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
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Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
Umweltschutzbeauftragte:r mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
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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: 8 Weeks
Environmental protection officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
Fundamentals (approx. 2 days)
Environmental Law: Operator Obligations, Responsibilities, and Liability
Rights and Obligations of Facility Representatives
Environmental Liability Act
Administrative Offenses and Environmental Criminal Law
Role of Environmental Protection Officers in the Company
The Relationship Between Environmental Law, Compliance, and Environmental Management
AI-Supported Research, Documentation, and Record-Keeping
Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 (approx. 1.5 days)
Fundamentals and Benefits of Environmental Management Systems
Structure and Basic Principles of ISO 14001
Harmonized Structure (HS)
Environmental Management and Legal Requirements in the Workplace
Documentation and Record-Keeping
AI in Environmental Management and Compliance Requirements
Waste Management (approx. 3 days)
Waste Law
Circular Economy and Waste Management Act
Subordinate regulations, including the NachwV, AVV, AbfAEV, and EfbV
Distinction between products and waste; product-specific regulations (e.g., commercial waste)
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 and Chemicals Law (approx. 3.5 days)
Fundamentals 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 as Distinct from Waste Management Law
Basics of GGVSEB and 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 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 and dealing with non-conformities
Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Environmental Manager with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)
Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.
After completing this course, you will have a solid understanding of European and German environmental law. You will be able to assess legal requirements related to corporate environmental protection and understand the fundamental connections between environmental law, compliance, and environmental management systems.
You will also be familiar with environmental management in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 and energy management and will be able to plan, set up and evaluate environmental and energy management systems.
Environmental managers are sought both in large industrial companies and in public authorities. Environmental managers are mainly employed by municipalities, ministries and state and federal authorities.
After the course, you will be able to demonstrate your new skills with a TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification.
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).