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NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work

Accessible to anyone in your organisation, the NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work is the perfect way to raise awareness of environmental issues, helping your workplace to operate sustainably and manage environmental risks.

What is the NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work?

Take the first step towards becoming an environmental leader in your workplace! This globally recognised qualification provides an excellent introduction to key environmental issues and highlights the important role employees play in driving sustainable practices. From improving organisational performance to managing environmental risks, this course equips you with the knowledge to make a real impact.

No prior knowledge is required, making this course accessible to everyone- regardless of your role or industry. The content is relevant worldwide and can even be tailored to address specific environmental challenges faced by your company or sector.

The NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work is also the ideal foundation for further learning, such as the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management, which offers a more in-depth understanding of managing environmental performance effectively.

Start your learning today and build a safer, sustainable future for your organisation.

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Benefits for Employers

  • Strengthen your brand by demonstrating your commitment to sustainable environmental practices

  • Improve employee retention by investing in their continued development

  • Raise awareness of environmental issues across your organisation to improve practices

Benefits for Learners 

  • Learn key environmental skills applicable to a range of industries

  • Contribute to your organisation’s decisions regarding the environment and how their practices may impact it 

  • Further your career with an environmental training course, delivered by the experts

Expertise 

We are one of the UK's leading providers of training in health and safety, providing an unbeatable service on courses such as the NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate that have earned us 4.9/5 stars on Trustpilot.  

Student support 

Our dedicated Study Support team are on hand and are available to answer your course queries and concerns. We also provide high-quality learning materials, and access to study groups such as our Facebook student community, so you can have the best possible learning experience as you study your NEBOSH course.

Accredited Partner 

Phoenix Health and Safety is a NEBOSH Gold Partner. This accreditation means our NEBOSH course materials, tutors, and learning environments are all stamped with excellence. 

The Phoenix Pass Pledge 

Every Phoenix NEBOSH course entitles you to continue studying free of charge if you fail to meet the required standard in examinations. However, this is rarely necessary. Our pass rate for NEBOSH training courses is above industry average, with a high number of credits and distinctions. 

The course is suitable for anyone wanting to learn about effective environmental practices, ideal for employers wanting to raise awareness about the environment within their organisation.

There are no formal entry requirements for the NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work. However, NEBOSH recommends learners have a minimum standard of English equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.0 or higher in IELTS tests.

When studied in the Classroom, Virtual Classroom or in-house, the NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work is one-day long.

Upon completing the course, students will have an understanding of:

  • The meaning of key environmental terms

  • Why sustainable development is important

  • What constitutes an environmental management system and the certification process

  • The principles and practice of impact assessments

  • The main sources, types, controls and impacts of each of air, water and noise pollution

  • How to help their organisation manage waste using the waste hierarchy

  • How to help their organisation deal with an environmental emergency

The NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work consists of one unit.

Unit EAW1:

Element 1: Foundations of Environmental Awareness

  • 1.1- Identify the meaning of: the environment; weather; climate; habitats; ecosystems; biodiversity; pollution; sustainability

  • 1.2- Identify the importance and benefits of sustainable development

  • 1.3- Identify an environmental management system’s main components and the certification process

Element 2: Pollution, Impact Assessments and Emergencies

  • 2.1- Recognise the principles and practice of impact assessments

  • 2.2- Identify the main sources, types, controls and impacts of air pollution

  • 2.3- Identify the main sources, types, controls and impacts of water pollution

  • 2.4- Identify the main sources, controls and impacts of environmental noise

  • 2.5- Identify waste types

  • 2.6- Identify the waste control hierarchy and ways to effectively manage waste

  • 2.7- Recognise the measures that need to be in place when dealing with the main types of environmental emergency

The course is assessed through a 30-minute, multiple choice assessment. It is completed online and consists of 20 questions, which are marked by NEBOSH and returned to students within 15 working days. To pass the assessment, students need to score 60%, equivalent to getting 12 of the 20 questions correct.

Many students who study the NEBOSH Award in Environmental Awareness at Work progress to studying the NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate, which expands on the content taught in this course.