ISEP Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce
A Practical Course for Future Sustainability Leader
📍 Location: Our Leaside Classroom or your school premises
🕒 Duration: 7 Hours (Two Half-Days)
🎓 Certification: ISEP (Formerly IEMA) Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce Certificate
💼 For Students and Young People: No prior knowledge needed, but an interest in green careers and the willingness to commit to complete the course and take the final exam are required.
🌱 About the Course
The ISEP Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce Course is a two day intensive program designed to equip students and professionals with essential sustainability knowledge and practical skills.
This engaging course will help learners understand and address critical environmental challenges, such as climate action, biodiversity protection, waste management, and sustainable business practices.
Upon successful completion, participants will earn the ISEP Environmental Sustainability Skills for the workforce Certificate – a credential highly valued by employers in the UK's growing green economy.
🛠 Interactive Learning Approach:
✔ Case studies 📖 | ✔ Group discussions 🗣 | ✔ Hands-on problem-solving activities ✍ | ✔ Practical sustainability tools 🛠
Join the waiting list
If you are a sixth form or college student who would like to take part in this course please let us know so we can add you to our waiting list.
If you wish to make a group booking please fill out our Group Booking Form
🔎 What you'll learn
The course is structured into key sustainability themes to help learners become change-makers in their workplaces and communities:
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🌍 Climate action
Understanding climate change: causes, risks, and solutions
Carbon footprints: how to measure and reduce emissions
Net Zero targets and the UK’s climate strategy
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🦋 Protecting biodiversity
Why biodiversity matters for the environment and the economy
The impact of human activity on ecosystems
Actions businesses and individuals can take to preserve nature
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♻ Waste
Waste hierarchy and management
Reducing waste in workplaces and daily life
Strategies for pollution control and sustainable consumption
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🏢 Green organisations, main legislation & compliance
Circular economy
Sustainability policies for businesses
Environmental laws and regulations (UK & international)
Understanding the importance of ISO 14001 and compliance
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⚡ Tools for sustainable change
Making informed decisions on sustainability
Green careers: opportunities in the UK's evolving green economy
Using sustainability frameworks in real-world business context
💡 Why take this course?
🎓 Gain a Recognised Certificate: The ISEP Environmental Sustainability Skills for the workforce Certificate is respected by employers across various industries.
💼 Boost Career Prospects: With green jobs on the rise, this course provides a competitive edge in the job market.
🌱 Make a Positive Impact: Learn how to drive sustainable changes in your school, workplace, and community.
🎓 Who should enroll?
This course is suitable for:
✔ Students and Young People (KS5 – Year 10 to 13) exploring careers in sustainability, business, and environmental management.
💬 What Past Participants Say
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A Level Student
It made me feel more hopeful as my perspective shifted from what’s wrong with the world to what I can do and the easy actions I can take
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A Level Teacher
Peter and the team were great and the pupils have taken home a lot to think about. It was great that our pupils could hear about sustainability from someone else apart from me for once!
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A Level Student
It helped me gain more knowledge about the options out there in green careers. It opened up my mind about how the future could be if we were more sustainable, and the problems we face right now.
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Sixth form Student
I loved learning about the specific case studies from business to see the initiatives that we were learning about actually being used in the world.
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Sixth form Student
It opened up my mind about how the future could be if we were more sustainable, and the problems we face right now.
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Sixth form Student
Green careers are not just for those interested in science and the environment.
🚀 How to Enroll
Places are limited to 20 per course.
Please register your group here
This course is delivered by ecoACTIVE as a registered ISEP training centre
🎖 Certification & Assessment
Assessment Format: 20-question multiple-choice online test
Passing Score: 70% (14 out of 20)
Exam Duration: 30 minutes (complete at your convenience)
Certification: ISEP Environmental Sustainability Skills Certificate
🏆 This certification is an excellent first step for those looking to gain further sustainability qualifications and enter the growing green job market!
📅 Course Schedule & Format
🕒 Duration:
Two Half-Days (3.5 hours each) – Flexible for busy schedules
📍 Location:
Leaside Classroom or our school.
🌿 About ISEP
About the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals
We are the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals - the global membership body that sets the standard for anyone wanting sustainable change that delivers for the environment, society and the economy. We are transforming the world today for a sustainable future.
As an ISEP-certified course, this training ensures that learners receive high-quality, industry-recognised education in sustainability.
👉 More about ISEP : https://www.isepglobal.org/
