Forthcoming adhoc courses


Sustainability Leadership Labs

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Our Sustainability Leadership Laboratories are two-day events held biannually in Cambridge. The Labs focus on some of the most pressing issues and cutting-edge opportunities relating to sustainable business. They provide the opportunity to remain up-to... book online

Innovation for Resilience and Market Access: Sustainability Leadership Lab

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Join other senior professionals at this two day Lab to understand how your company can: €¢ develop creative, leading-edge responses to sustainability opportunities and challenges €¢ be more resilient; anticipating future resource... book online

Sustainability in Major Projects: Sustainability Leadership Lab

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
The infrastructure and industry that supports our modern lifestyles has been established, and continues to expand, via the construction of major projects. Such projects provide the roads, railways, harbours, airports, factories, dams, mines, power station... book online

Transforming Business to Deliver Sustainable Value: Sustainability Leadership Lab

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Leading organisations are shifting from regarding sustainability as a problem to be minimised to seeing it as an opportunity for value creation. This intensive two-day Lab will focus on generating and delivering opportunities for sustainable value. Collab... book online

Environmental Awareness at Work

Provider: West Anglia Training Association Ltd (WATA)
Environmental Awareness at Work provides an introduction to environmental issues within the workplace and is ideal for those who need a basic understanding of those issues, as well as staff in organisations that are looking to introduce an environmental m... book online

NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management

Provider: West Anglia Training Association Ltd (WATA)
This course covers the practical issues of managing environmental risk. The syllabus takes a risk management approach based on the best practice and international industry standards. This course is suitable for Managers, supervisors and employees for man... book online

NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety

Provider: West Anglia Training Association Ltd (WATA)
This popular unitised qualification is ideal for those with construction management responsibilities and also for those who are required to provide routine, day-to-day advice on health, safety and welfare in construction work.... book online

NEBOSH Certificate in the Management of Health & Well-being at Work

Provider: West Anglia Training Association Ltd (WATA)
A Certificate Qualification from NEBOSH covering the increasingly important area of the proper management of the overall health and well being of staff. Research has shown that healthy workers can be almost three times more productive than their unhealthy... book online

IOSH Managing Safely

Provider: West Anglia Training Association Ltd (WATA)
Managing Safely is a course for managers and supervisors in any sector and any organisation. It's designed to give managers all they need to know to help them handle health and safety issues and includes a session covering the environment.... book online

IOSH Safety for Senior Executives

Provider: West Anglia Training Association Ltd (WATA)
This one-day course is aimed at companies employing more than 250 people and is intended to provide senior executives of organisations with an understanding of their health and safety role and how this should influence their strategic thinking and risk ma... book online

Financial and Economic Appraisal for Environmental Management

Provider: Cranfield University
This short course explains the principles of CBA and students will acquire the knowledge and skills in the application of CBA to environmental projects. ... book online

Image Processing and Analysis

Provider: Cranfield University
Image processing and analysis is one of the fundamental tools of applied remote sensing. It is the means by which information can be extracted from raw digital data to produce and manipulate images from airborne and space sensors... book online

Principles of Sustainability

Provider: Cranfield University
This course introduces and critiques three approaches to improving sustainability: ecosystem services, the circular economy, and per capita energy use. It examines their application to resolve real-world problems and create commercial opportunities.... book online

Risk, Communication and Perception

Provider: Cranfield University
This short course will provide information about the importance of individual and group attitudes towards the perception of risk and how this may influence views, conduct and actions in the face of a range of risks including the development of communicati... book online

Innovation Management: Strategy and Implementation

Provider: Cranfield University
The intensive 3 days will enable you to apply a proven Cranfield framework to diagnose the barriers to innovation in your organisation. It will help you discover examples of best practice and learn how to adapt them to your organisation. At the end of the... book online

IEMA diploma in sustainable business practice

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
The diploma will benefit managers, advisers, consultants and others with a specialist environmental or sustainability role, who wish to build their strategic knowledge and skills. It addresses a wide range of environmental and sustainability issues, inclu... book online

IEMA environmental awareness

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This one-day fully interactive IEMA awareness course will benefit anybody with an interest in improving their organisation's environmental management, including those wishing to start their environmental career. It will show delegates why the environment ... book online

IEMA associate certificate in environmental management

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This ten-day course provides a structured and interactive competency development for managers, advisers, consultants and others who are involved coordinating and supporting the management of environmental sustainability. This course gives delegates the un... book online

IEMA foundation certificate in environmental management

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This three-day introductory environmental training will broaden the understanding of managers, safety practitioners and others with responsibility for environmental issues. Using case studies and practical exercises, it will give delegates valuable insigh... book online

IEMA Lead Environmental Auditor course

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This intensive five-day advanced auditor's course is designed for those people wishing to develop their environmental auditing skills to a professional level either to improve company auditing processes or to audit systems in a third party capacity. This ... book online

IEMA leading with environmental sustainability

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This half-day course enables senior executives to understand the business case for environmental sustainability and to question whether the organisation's current strategy is fit for purpose. It is the perfect platform from which to start the transition ... book online

IEMA managing with environmental sustainability

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This two-day course equips managers and supervisors with the knowledge required to contribute to the improved environmental sustainability of their organisations. Delegates will gain an understanding of the strategic and operational implications environme... book online

IEMA working with environmental sustainability

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This one-day course offers a practical introduction to environmental sustainability, including resource efficiency, pollution prevention, legislative compliance and understanding the impacts of transport. It is ideal for those seeking to understand enviro... book online

Internal auditors - ISO 14001 environmental management systems training

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This one-day course offers a practical introduction to environmental sustainability, including resource efficiency, pollution prevention, legislative compliance and understanding the impacts of transport. It is ideal for those seeking to understand enviro... book online

ISO 50001 Awareness training workshop

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This one-day course provides a general overview of the concepts and key requirements of the ISO 50001 standard. The course is delivered by an IRCA ISO 50001 Principal Auditor who will explain how developing and systematically managing policies and procedu... book online

ISO50001 Internal Auditors Course

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
The aim of this course is to equip existing internal auditors of other management system standards with the knowledge and skills required to perform audits of energy management systems (EnMS) against ISO 50001, in accordance with ISO 19011, 17021 & 50003.... book online

ISO50001 IRCA auditor conversion course

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
The aim of this course is to equip existing auditors of other management system standards e.g. ISO14001 and ISO9001 with the knowledge and skills required to perform audits of energy management systems (EnMS) against ISO50001, in accordance with ISO19011 ... book online

Preparing for ISO14001:2015

Provider: EEF, the manufacturers' organisation
This course will give delegates an overall awareness of the changes to the ISO14001 standard to allow them and their organisation to start planning the transition of the EMS to meet the requirements of ISO14001:2015 in a timely and effective manner. The ... book online

Spatial Data Management

Provider: Cranfield University
This course provides a solid introduction to the issues concerning the management of spatial information. It has been estimated that some 80% of the data used for environmental, business and policy oriented decision making is geographical in nature. T... book online

Advanced GIS

Provider: Cranfield University
During this course, emphasis will be given to the role of GIS in modelling environmental systems and the programming tools available to develop applications. Geographical Information Systems analyses are based upon increasingly sophisticated methods, b... book online

Landscape Ecology

Provider: Cranfield University
This short course is delivered to introduce you to a variety of tools that measure and quantify landscape components at different scales and to understand them in the context of their field of expertise priorities and regulations. ... book online

Land Evaluation Workshop

Provider: Cranfield University
Introduced by lecture presentations on land evaluation as a concept, land capability and land suitability classification. Agricultural land classification will be demonstrated using two contrasting soil pits at the Cranfield University Farm. A demonstrati... book online

Combined Heat and Power

Provider: Cranfield University
The course will build up the delegates' understanding and knowledge of CHP technologies with conventional fuels and renewables. More specifically, on completion of the course delegates will be able to: Explain the operational characteristics of the maj... book online

Introduction to Environmental Valuation

Provider: Cranfield University
This course explores economic concepts and techniques that can be used for the valuation of the environment, how these support decisions regarding the optimal allocation of resources and the design of policy interventions.... book online

Spatial Data Management

Provider: Cranfield University
This course provides a solid introduction to the issues concerning the management of spatial information. It has been estimated that some 80% of the data used for environmental, business and policy oriented decision making is geographical in nature. T... book online

Image Processing and Analysis

Provider: Cranfield University
Image processing and analysis is one of the fundamental tools of applied remote sensing. It is the means by which information can be extracted from raw digital data to produce and manipulate images from airborne and space sensors.... book online

Soil Engineering Contaminant and Nutrient Management

Provider: Cranfield University
This course looks at land restoration and reclamation practices in relation to soil tillage, traction and soil compaction from an understanding of science and engineering. Effective land restoration and reclamation must consider the theoretical and pra... book online

Evaluating Sustainability Through Life Cycle Approaches

Provider: Cranfield University
This course provides specialist understanding of the frameworks and techniques available to evaluate process performance of an organisation or cohesive system in terms of sustainability.... book online

Natural Resource Economics

Provider: Cranfield University
This course uses economic theory to explore the relationship between the stocks of natural capital and the flows of services that emanate from them. Economic models are used to analyse current resource management challenges, distinguishing between rene... book online

Physical Principles of Remote Sensing

Provider: Cranfield University
The appropriate application of remote sensing to the monitoring of earth resources requires an understanding of basic physics and imaging technology. This subject introduces the basic radiometric concepts and physical relations required for remotely s... book online

Land Resource Planning

Provider: Cranfield University
Land planning and its "human dimension" are fundamental aspects of managing the physical and human environments. Knowledge of and correct application of land planning methodologies and solutions is vital for sustainable management of what ar... book online

Advanced GIS

Provider: Cranfield University
During this course, emphasis will be given to the role of GIS in modelling environmental systems and the programming tools available to develop applications. Geographical Information Systems analyses are based upon increasingly sophisticated methods, ... book online

Landscape Ecology

Provider: Cranfield University
This short course is delivered to introduce you to a variety of tools that measure and quantify landscape components at different scales and to understand them in the context of their field of expertise priorities and regulations.... book online

Environmental Resource Survey

Provider: Cranfield University
Environmental resource surveys are required to obtain the data used in environmental information management. This course will identify the objective of a survey of the environment and determine the appropriate survey method to undertake an assessment ... book online

Ecological Restoration

Provider: Cranfield University
This course covers the breadth of considerations required for ecological restoration and gives the opportunity to undertake management planning at both site and landscape scales.... book online

Pollution Prevention and Remediation Technologies

Provider: Cranfield University
This short course introduces the extent and consequences of pollution in the environment. It identifies and evaluates technologies for prevention and remediation and evaluates decision support tools.... book online

Spatial Data and the Internet

Provider: Cranfield University
This course will equip you with all the information and systems you need to understand Geographical information and how to use it and understand it.... book online

Sustainability Leadership Programme

Provider: Cranfield University
Cranfield University has worked with edie to develop this new programme of short courses for sustainability leadership. The programme will equip sustainability professionals with concrete ideas and new abilities to effectively embed sustainability into co... book online

Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
The Master of Studies (MSt) in Sustainability Leadership is designed for senior and mid-career professionals and managers who want to enhance their ability to respond to sustainability challenges and are looking to further their own personal developm... book online

Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business - organisational stream

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) is a 9-month Master's-level graduate programme, designed to strengthen your leadership skills, help you embed sustainability in your organisation or across your supply chain to achieve positive, ... book online

Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business - value chains stream

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business (PCSB) is a 9-month Master's-level graduate programme, designed to strengthen your leadership skills, help you embed sustainability in your organisation or across your supply chain to achieve positive, ... book online

Master of Studies (MSt) in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE)

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
he Master of Studies (MSt) in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE) is a transformative part-time master's course at the University of Cambridge, for global practitioners working in the built environment. The programme is structured ar... book online

Postgraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Buildings and the spaces and places between them represent a critical piece of any global low carbon future. It is therefore crucial that the built environment sector shifts towards more sustainable development.This requires a new approach and a new way o... book online

Business Sustainability Management

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in collaboration with GetSmarter
Develop an action plan to tackle social, economic and environmental sustainability challenges within your organisation.This course is for you if: You want to expand your knowledge of sustainability across various organisations, industries and practices; ... book online

Business and Climate Change: Towards Net Zero Emissions

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in collaboration with GetSmarter
Gain insights into the organisational risks and opportunities posed by climate change, and learn to lead a low carbon transition and rewire your business model for long-term value and resilience. This course is for you if:You're interested in understandin... book online

Sustainable Finance

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in collaboration with GetSmarter
Gain an in-depth understanding of the social and environmental pressures facing the current financial system, and explore how sustainable finance strategies can create long-term value for business and society.You'll walk away with: An understanding of th... book online

High Impact Leadership

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in collaboration with GetSmarter
Enhance your high impact leadership capabilities and apply these skills to your organisation.This course is for you if you want to: Develop your entrepreneurial mindset and foster innovation in your organisation.Equip yourself with the values and practic... book online

Communicating for Influence and Impact

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in collaboration with GetSmarter
Develop your communication skills to influence change within and beyond your organisation.This course is for you if you're: In a leadership or managerial position and looking to communicate effectively and influence stakeholders. Interested in achieving... book online

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Provider: University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in collaboration with GetSmarter
Craft an action plan to transform complex and dynamic supply chains towards sustainable resilience. This course is for you if:  You'd like to gain key knowledge and skills in building a resilient and sustainable supply chain. You want to equip your... book online