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We hope you enjoy this month's issue of IMPACTS - where you find out about environmental skills at work.

New National Occupational Standards for Environmental Competences
EMTA, the National Training Organisation for engineering manufacture soon to be the Sector Skills Council for the Scientific, Engineering and Marine Sectors have developed National Occupational Standards for environmental competence. These sit within the occupational map for engineering. EAL, the EMTA Awarding Body, accredit the Environmental Effectiveness Award against these standards. Other Awarding Bodies can also use the standards to develop appropriate awards.

This level 2 Award is suitable for employees working under supervision and may become an additional unit for Modern Apprenticeships in enginering & manufacture and BIT schemes. The award encourages candidates to make suggestions for ways to reduce impacts and use environmentally friendly work practices. EAL has arranged a series of nationwide workshops helping their assessors/IVs to become competent to assess the new award.

edie does it with EASE
The Environmental Awareness Scheme for Employees (EASE) has been included in edie's (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange) environmental portal website. EASE makes ISO 14001 training cheaper, more flexible and easier to audit than traditional "environmental awareness" sessions. All employees complete a series of short activities compiled in a workbook that demonstrate compliance with the training requirements of Clause 4.4.2.

Click graphic to visit the edie special report on Environmental Management

Well Done ENWORKS - Environmental business training programme wins Learning Northwest Award for innovative marketing campaign
A unique campaign designed to help North West business become more profitable and environmentally efficieint has won a Learning Northwest Success Award for its marketing campaign. 'Training for Sustainability' was developed by Enworks, a partnership between the Environment Agency, Business Link and others. 'Training for Sustainability' included the delivery of Environmental Effectiveness Award [full report pdf]. The Learning Northwest Award applauded the humorous & innovative approach to marketing, featuring business people hugging trees, running naked through green fields, stroking rabbits and kissing flower petals with the slogan "The environment. It's a tree hugging, bunny loving, flower powered, save the planet, hippy thing. But it saved me a fortune"

Welcome to Brunel students
A special welcome to all those students from Brunel University registering to use the Environmental Practitioner Programme. Please get in touch and let us have your comments: what do you think about the programme? how is it supporting your research? what courses are you studying?

Advanced Certificate for Environmental Practitioner
The Awarding Body NCFE have launched their new Level 3 Advanced Certificate for the Environmental Practitioner. This vocationally related qualification requires candidates to develop an understanding of global environmental issues, investigate environmental aspects and impacts, apply environmental tools to drive environmental improvement and understand the need for an EMS. Recognised training bodies can access funding as the qualification is part of the NQF.

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Environmental Practitioner Programme

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	March 2003...

	We hope you enjoy this month's issue of IMPACTS - where you find out about environmental skills at work. New National Occupational Standards for Environmental Competences EMTA, the National Training Organisation for engineering manufacture soon to be the Sector Skills Council for the Scientific, Engineering and Marine Sectors have developed National Occupational Standards for environmental competence. These sit within the occupational map for engineering. EAL, the EMTA Awarding Body, accredit the Environmental Effectiveness Award against these standards. Other Awarding Bodies can also use the standards to develop appropriate awards. This level 2 Award is suitable for employees working under supervision and may become an additional unit for Modern Apprenticeships in enginering & manufacture and BIT schemes. The award encourages candidates to make suggestions for ways to reduce impacts and use environmentally friendly work practices. EAL has arranged a series of nationwide workshops helping their assessors/IVs to become competent to assess the new award. edie does it with EASE The Environmental Awareness Scheme for Employees (EASE) has been included in edie's (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange) environmental portal website. EASE makes ISO 14001 training cheaper, more flexible and easier to audit than traditional "environmental awareness" sessions. All employees complete a series of short activities compiled in a workbook that demonstrate compliance with the training requirements of Clause 4.4.2. Click graphic to visit the edie special report on Environmental Management Well Done ENWORKS - Environmental business training programme wins Learning Northwest Award for innovative marketing campaign A unique campaign designed to help North West business become more profitable and environmentally efficieint has won a Learning Northwest Success Award for its marketing campaign. 'Training for Sustainability' was developed by Enworks, a partnership between the Environment Agency, Business Link and others. 'Training for Sustainability' included the delivery of Environmental Effectiveness Award [full report pdf]. The Learning Northwest Award applauded the humorous & innovative approach to marketing, featuring business people hugging trees, running naked through green fields, stroking rabbits and kissing flower petals with the slogan "The environment. It's a tree hugging, bunny loving, flower powered, save the planet, hippy thing. But it saved me a fortune" Welcome to Brunel students A special welcome to all those students from Brunel University registering to use the Environmental Practitioner Programme. Please get in touch and let us have your comments: what do you think about the programme? how is it supporting your research? what courses are you studying? Advanced Certificate for Environmental Practitioner The Awarding Body NCFE have launched their new Level 3 Advanced Certificate for the Environmental Practitioner. This vocationally related qualification requires candidates to develop an understanding of global environmental issues, investigate environmental aspects and impacts, apply environmental tools to drive environmental improvement and understand the need for an EMS. Recognised training bodies can access funding as the qualification is part of the NQF. Take the tour of the epaw Environmental Practitioner Programme We hope you found this e-bulletin useful - please let us know what you think. Please let us have your feedback. For more information or to contact EP@W Publishing Company Ltd. check out our website at: http://www.epaw.co.uk Unsubscribe To unsubscribe to this mailing list please reply with the word 'remove' in the title - otherwise expect a short monthly mailing . Environmental Practice at Work Publishing Company Limited. Director Dr. R. C. Clutterbuck. Registered Office 10 Mayville Road, Pendle, Lancashire, UK tel: +44 (0)1254 381289 Company registered in England in Wales: Registered Company Number 3718623 VAT Registration Number: 759 3051 17 Registered under the Data Protection Act: Registration Number Z5338711 © 2003 EP@W Publishing Co Ltd