Environmental Impact Assessment Part time

There are a wide range of issues currently facing organisations in the whole area of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). These include: process and best practice, practical requirements, the legislative framework and cost benefit analysis among others.

Portobello Institute's Environmental Assessment Impact Diploma Programme is designed to provide a critical overview of the theory and practice of EIA as operated within Ireland and under international legislation.

At the end of this programme you will:

1. Understand the process and best
   practice for EIA and relate them to current best procedures in Ireland operating under relevant EU Directives.
2. Identify and evaluate an appropriate environmental policy
   for a project/organisation.
3. Understand the specialist roles in the environmental impact assessment process.
4. Manage, understand and oversee the creation of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

It will also allow assessors of completed EIA’s to make sure they comply with EU standards and will give them an understanding of the benchmark standards the reports should be working to.

Qualifications gained

• Portobello Institute Diploma in Environmental Impact Assessment
• Engineers Ireland (EI) credit this course as a CPD approved programme for EI Members
• The Institute of Ecology and Envrironmental Management (IEEM) credit this programme towards the IEEM CPD requirement for their members. IEEM is the professional body that represents and supports ecologists and environmental managers in the UK, Ireland and abroad.
• The Institute of Archaelogists of Ireland (IAI) recognises that members who successfully complete this course are eligible for CPD points under the IAI CPD framework.

Entry requirement

Entry to this course is by direct application to the college. There are no previous academic requirements.

Course structure

This is a part time course.

Course content modules

1. History and Background of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
   The environment and sustainability and what life was like before EIAs, purpose and aims of EIA, appreciate the role of EIA in the decision-making process, understand the strengths of EIA in regard to environmental management, understand the technical and social/political limitations of EIA.
   
   
2. Legal Framework
   Environmental Impact Assessment administration and practice in different jurisdictions, Irish planning law, EIA and SEA directives, other EU legislation, guidelines under the EPA Practices, International guidelines, format of an EIA Report (Environmental Impact Statement, or Environmental Statement).
   
   
3. Managing EIAs
   Public risk perception, how fast information can be retrieved, coping the studies -understand the scoping process and how it is applied; Concept of associated assessment processes, key elements of the EIA process, understand the screening process, know the options for estimating environmental and social impacts.
   
   
4. Conclusion and Future Developments
   Tools, impacts, assessments, risks and health guidelines. The costs and benefits of undertaking Environmental Impact Assessment, understanding of the strengths and limitations of EIA. Appreciate the factors that assist, and detract, from the usefulness of the EIA Report. Understand the purpose of developing follow-up procedures, and the options for designing these procedures.

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Course Cost: €2886

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