Through CIWEM's training and professional development initiatives, a productive partnership has been established between our members, their employers and the community.

CIWEM - Academy of Experts Training in Hong Kong

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CIWEM Open Courses

One day Courses for 2008
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Preparing for the CIWEM professional review

How to be a CIWEM mentor

Professional Ethics Workshop

Structured training

Structured training is an essential element of the entry routes for Institution membership. It demonstrates members have a satisfactory level of knowledge and skills through a systematic training and development programme. This brings career benefits to members and recognition by employing organisations.

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Continuing professional development is the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill, and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout working life.

Certificate and Diploma

The Institution's Certificate and Diploma provide appropriate, practical underpinning knowledge for practitioners working in the environmental sector. They can be used as a method of attaining post-graduate qualifications, leading to an MSc, or as a means of providing professional development.

Practical Environmental Management

Practical Environmental Management is a cost effective programme aimed at anyone that has responsibility for quality standards or site management and has been given the role of 'environmental champion' reporting on and auditing the impacts of the business e.g. energy efficiency or waste reduction. The course is also invaluable for any staff involved in assisting this 'environmental champion', as it assumes no prior knowledge and accommodates easily delegates that have no previous scientific or environmental qualifications or experience.

The programme is delivered by consultants, specialists and professional tutors in a combination of classroom sessions and site visits. It is focused on achieving tangible improvements via the use of adopting each delegates' firm as the case study example for their project, and adding to this the shared experiences/perspectives of the other delegates to draw and is all facilitated by experts in the field.

Academic Accreditation

CIWEM undertakes visits to universities to accredit undergraduate and post-graduate courses that are related to the area of water and environmental management. A list of those courses already accredited is on the linked page, along with a brief note on the benefits of accreditation. To find out more, or to get a copy of the Institution's guidelines on accreditation, please e-mail: profdev@ciwem.org.uk .