The standard which was revised in 2015 and, as part of the development process, ISO conducted a continual improvement survey to develop an understanding of the needs of current, past, and potential users.

The primary purpose of this management system standard is to specify general requirements and guidelines that, when followed, would provide reasonable assurance that the outputs from a process and/or system will have no or minimal negative impact on the environment and, improves environmental performance.

In this certification course, you will learn the best way to implement and maintain EMS according to the ISO 14001 standard within an organization. This course explains all the clauses, the changes incorporated to the standard and outlines fundamental concepts of the standard to learners.

Next, you will learn how to report on the effective implementation and maintenance of a management system in accordance with ISO 19011. Then, you will understand the role of an internal audit in maintaining and improving quality management systems, with reference to the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle, also the role and responsibilities of an auditor in planning, conducting, reporting and following up on an internal environmental management system audit based on ISO 14001, and in accordance with ISO 19011.

This course contains everything you need to know about Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and how organizations can manage Environmental Management Systems (EMS) according to the ISO 14001:2015 standard for its optimal benefit.