University of Galway – Adult Learning - Environmental courses

Details of 2014 courses to be announced shortly. Please email [email protected] to request further information on the 2014 training dates.  Details of the 2013 course was as follows:  Up-skill and improve your job prospects in the growing green economy with Eco UNESCOs Introduction to Sustainable Development FETAC L5 What? This[...]

Background The ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Standard is a systematic framework to manage the immediate and long term environmental impacts of an organisation’s products, services and processes. When properly developed and implemented it contributes to the growth and success of a business, as besides lowering environmental impact, it[...]

Environmental issues apply to organisations in all business sectors which must identify and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and similarly, many public sector organisations now have legal requirements to demonstrate good environmental performance. Many organisations address their environmental issues by implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) which meets the requirements[...]

Background Managing your energy is key to improving your energy performance but energy is often very low on the list of management priorities in spite of frequently constituting a large cost for organisations. In fact, reducing your energy consumption does not just lead to financial savings but also reduces emissions[...]