ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles and requirements of ISO 14001:2015 to develop or improve an EMS.
• Analyse the environmental aspects and impacts of organisational activities, products, and services.
• Evaluate legal and other requirements relevant to environmental management and ensure compliance.
• Design and implement operational controls and emergency preparedness procedures.
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct internal audits and management reviews to ensure continual improvement.
• Implement strategies for engaging stakeholders and fostering an environmental culture.

Target Audience

This course is designed for environmental managers, compliance officers, quality assurance professionals, and anyone responsible for developing, implementing, or improving an EMS within their organisation.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, a basic understanding of business operations is beneficial.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience in identifying environmental aspects, conducting internal audits, and developing operational controls. Learners will apply ISO 14001 requirements to real-world scenarios, enhancing their ability to implement and maintain an effective EMS.

Practical Activities

• Environmental Aspects and Impacts Assessment — Learners work in groups to conduct an environmental aspects and impacts assessment for a simulated organization, using provided process maps and data. (4h)
• Internal EMS Audit Simulation — Learners plan and conduct a mock internal audit of a simulated EMS, using checklists and interviewing techniques, and report findings. (6h)
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Drill — Learners participate in a tabletop exercise to simulate an environmental emergency (e.g., chemical spill) and evaluate the effectiveness of the emergency response plan. (2h)
• Operational Control and Lifecycle Perspective Exercise — Learners analyze a product/service lifecycle to identify environmental aspects and develop operational control procedures for key processes. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.