Seminars, short courses and modular qualifications for busy professionals Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about CSEM Seminars.
Q. What do we offer? A. CSEM runs individual seminars, workshops and short courses that cover all aspects of environmental and sustainability management. These courses can also be combined within our MA/MSc in Integrated Sustainable Management for Business . Q. Who is the Programme designed for? A. Our programme of seminars and short courses focus on managing business to reduce their environmental impact in line with corporate policies, competitive pressures and in a sustainable fashion. Its aim is to train professionals with environmental and sustainability responsibilities across all business functions as well as Environmental and Sustainability Managers and Directors. Participants should then have the ability to lead their organisation in all areas of environmental and sustainability policy and practice. Q. What are the benefits of the Programme? A. The benefits of the programme are: - A Balanced Professional Training in Environmental Management
- The seminars, workshops and courses benefit from collaboration with many practitioners and consultants peer-rated as national leaders in their fields, allows growing awareness of best practice. The following benefits are designed to create rounded professionals in this new discipline of Environmental and Sustainability Management.
- Flexibility of Course Design and Learning at Work
- Seminars and short courses can be taken at your own pace and in an order which meets your own needs. This also provides the advantage of short study periods away from work.
- Valuable Organisation Oriented-Assignments for MA/MSc, Diploma or Certificate
- Assignments, a major part of module assessment, are designed to add value directly for the sponsoring company and student. They provide a constructive introduction to important management issues.
- Strategic Capability
- The programme acknowledges the absolutely critical importance of environmental and sustainability strategy to the future and growth of an organisation. The strategy components of the Programme provide essential inputs for strategic business thinking. These include carrying capacity, cyclical operations, industrial ecology and sustainable development.
- Growing Expertise/Problem Solving
- Organisations may sponsor students, dissertations or project work if they need to tackle problems in environmental or sustainability management. This can provide an impressive on-site resource.
- Networking
- Participation by organisations at the forefront of development of Environmental and Sustainability Management enables students to make valuable continuing contacts.
Q. What does Integrated Sustainable Management Mean? A. The CSEM Environmental and Sustainability Management Programme does not merely provide for single functions separately but has an integrated approach addressing several requirements: - The Management Context:
- Environmental and Sustainability Management is an important development of management education. It should be integrated not only with the systems for managing health, safety or quality, but more fundamentally with human resource, financial control and performance management.
- The Strategic Context:
- Environmental and Sustainability Management has to be understood in a strategic context and integrated into corporate business strategy; it cannot be left to specialists or to an accountable Environmental and Sustainability Manager alone.
- The Regulatory and Social Context:
- A practical knowledge of present and forthcoming regulations and societal demands form an integral part of environmental and sustainability management.
- The Effectiveness Context:
- Environmental and Sustainability Management is about managing resources effectively. There is a growing number of Environmental and Sustainability Management approaches, tools and techniques which are fundamental to an organisation's effectiveness.
- International Context:
- Environmental and Sustainability Management is a wide-spread global concern and attention to international developments in this field is seen as vital to effective management.
Q. Are the Seminars Academic? A. Yes and no. Yes - they are rigorous, demanding and designed to give up to date information from the relevant areas of knowledge and an academic qualification. No - they are not purely 'theoretical' but draw on the experience of many of the leading experts in the field and include practical work situations. Q. What topics do you cover? A. We provide seminars, workshops and short courses on the following topics: Follow the links above for further details. What is your cancelation policy? Individual Seminars and Workshops Fees are due in full on application and are non-refundable. MA / MSc Courses Fees are due in full on enrolment, although different payment methods are available. If a student enrols on a course and withdraws prior to the start of the course, the course deposit is forfeit. If a student enrols on a course and withdraws from training after the course has commenced, fees are due in full. If a student enrols on a course and is then found to be unsuitable to continue training, fees are due for the modules attended.
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