EIA Course/Consultancy
There has been growing public awareness of the interaction between development actions and their environmental consequences.
EIA systems have become established in both developed and developing countries, usually as a legal requirement of the development control process. CSS Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. has experience of providing EIA training to a wide range of international clients such as Africa and Asia
Aim: The aim of the course is to provide an insight to learners within the industry about the processes of EIA and the requirements within these processes.
Entry Requirements:
There are no entry requirements for this course.
Course Duration:
Typically delivered over 3 days.
This course can be tailored for your organisation and provided as in-house training or candidates can attend an open course where they can learn from and share experiences with candidates from other organisations.
Who Should Attend:
The course has been designed to be applicable to candidates working in the environmental industry or have some exposure to environmental impact assessments.
Course Structure:
Day 1:
- Origins of EIA.
- Applications across the world including world bank and developing nations.
- EC Directives and UK EIA regulations including the changed regulations.
- Screening and Scoping.
Day 2:
- The depths of the environmental statement including:
- How to undertake baseline surveys.
- Use of prediction methods.
- How to use significance criteria.
- Application of mitigation measures and monitoring regimes.
Day 3:
- Project management of EIA including:
- Best practice applications to the IEMA Quality Mark.
- How to assess the quality of Environmental Statements including technical content.
- Strategic Environmental Assessment.
- Application of Environmental Management Systems in EIA and SEA.
Course Outcomes:
The overall aim of this course is to develop the learner’s understanding of the principals of environmental impact assessment. On completion of the course the student should be able to:
Understand and be familiar with EIA procedures;
Select and use appropriate techniques in impact identification, prediction, evaluation, mitigation and monitoring;
Critically assess the quality of Environmental Statements / EIA reports;
Understand the role of different practitioners in the EIA process, and identify practical difficulties in the application of EIA;
Understand the role and application of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).