IWFM 5 Sustainability & Environmental Issues in FM

Course Overview
Over six weeks, this course equips you to assess sustainability and environmental management practices within your organisation, recommending enhancements aligned with industry standards.

Course Details

This IWFM 5 Sustainability & Environmental Issues in FM is delivered online with webinars, allowing you to work full-time while studying.

Sustainability and environmental management are critical for every facilities manager. This course emphasises policy development, environmental impact assessment, and stakeholder engagement, essential skills for adapting and implementing new processes in facilities management.

This UK Level 5 unit certificate in “Sustainability and environmental management and the impact on facilities management” is awarded by the Institute for Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). A UK level 5 award is mapped closely to align with a level 7 award on the National Framework of Qualifications in Ireland.

What will I study?

The learning outcomes for this award include:

Be able to develop and manage a policy that protects the environment and supports corporate responsibility
Identify relevant legislation associated with sustainability & environmental issues
Undertake a review of the environmental hazards created by the operation of a business and the management systems used to control them.
Develop a policy to improve and protect the working environment
Explain how the policy will be managed
Analyse how the environmental policy contributes to an organisation’s corporate responsibility

Understand the impact of the facilities management function on the environment
Undertake a review of the impact of the facilities management function on the environment
Explain how the Facilities Manager will manage the outcome of the review
Research new and innovative developments in environmental management and make recommendations for an organisation
Be able to improve environmental awareness and corporate responsibility in facilities management
Investigate ways to increase the engagement of stakeholders
Undertake a range of strategies to increase awareness and involvement of key stakeholders in relation to environmental practices and sustainability
Be able to manage waste
Undertake a review of the methods and systems used to manage waste and evaluate to what extent these comply with legislation and best practice
Make recommendations to improve the management of waste