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Training
As part of its strategic objectives, IAQM aims to promote the education and training of its members. Relevant material is set out below.
| Continuing professional development |
Continuing professional development (CPD) aims to facilitate your career development through structuring your needs and requirements and by providing incentives to continue learning and improving your professional skills. IAQM operates a CPD process to allow members to develop as air quality professionals. Please click here for a CPD self-evaluation form - IAQM members are required to keep this up to date. The guidance document which accompanies the form (click here) explains the requirements and what counts as CPD. Please contact the IAQM secretary with any queries. In addition to IAQM requirements, the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) operates a mandatory CPD scheme for all members. |
| Accreditation of short courses/ conferences |
IAQM will be undertaking accreditation of short courses and conferences. The long term aim is to accredit courses suitable for air quality professionals in a wide range of subjects under our strategic aim “Promoting the education and training of air quality professionals”. Initially we are starting with short courses and conferences with a view to extending the scheme to longer courses in the future. The criteria for IAQM accreditation are as follows:
If you are interested in having any courses or conferences accredited, please contact Gary Mahoney (gary.mahoney@environmental.sefton.gov.uk). All accredited courses will be included on the ‘Events’ or ‘Training’ sections of our website. |
| Courses |
| MSc / Diploma in Air Pollution Management and Control |
A part-time or full-time postgraduate course at Birmingham University, UK. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of air pollution, its management and control. The course describes the underpinning basic science of the atmosphere, both its physics and its chemistry, needed to understand air pollution and its dispersal. It explains the causes and the effects/impacts of air pollution, its management from local to international levels, and the engineering controls used to reduce emissions from industry and transport. Research methods are also introduced and there is the opportunity to go into greater depth in a particular chosen area through a literature review and a research project. Further course information can be obtained by contacting:
Or visit the website here. |
| CPD opportunities for Air Quality and Carbon Management from UWE |
With the recent multitude of changes to the LAQM process and the increasing predominance of climate change on the political agenda, now is the time for employers and staff to ensure that they are in command of all the facts. The University of the West of England’s Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) have developed a range of training and development opportunities to build skills and understanding in the fields of air quality and carbon management. Whether you are a recent graduate or needing to update your skills in an existing role, this training will give you the opportunity to focus your development in a way that is specific to your needs and requirements. Supported by the Institute of Air Quality Management and the Institution of Environmental Science, these training opportunities are available from 2010 for CPD. A flexible package of CPD is available for delivery at your location or at UWE. For more information about the training opportunities and to discuss your specific needs, please contact Jo Barnes and visit the training pages of the AQMRC website. |
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