This course is aimed at those either new to the development control and planning process or those who need an update on Environmental Impact Assessment(s), (EIAs) which is a fundamental part of the planning process for major schemes.
The course provides a general understanding of this procedure in the context of the planning process - from feasibility though planning to operation.
Also available as an online training course.
Please note the online version of this training course will be split into modules.
Aims & Objectives:
To enable the delegate to:
- Understand the requirements of EIAs
- Determine the various chapters? and requirements
- Establish how to use data
- State the pros and cons of the EIA
- Appreciate when the process should or should not be used
- Understand the relevant parts of the planning process and how this fits into the engineer's role
- Develop ideas on how to overcome a Highway Engineering issue
- Establish how to judge and examine data presented during the exercises
On completion of this course the delegate will have a greater knowledge of the planning process, and the role played by EIAs as a fundamental requirement for major schemes.
Course Outline:
The following topics will be covered:
- What is it an EIA?
- Why undertake an EIA?
- When is an EIA required?
- How does it fit into the process?
- EIA Legislation/Regulations
- Other Legislation
- Scoping studies
- Impact Types
- Impact significant?
- Mitigation
- Environmental Design
- Environmental Management Plan
- Environmental Commitments Register
- Environmental Impacts and Aspects Register
- Environmental Management Programme
- Environmental Monitoring, Inspection and Audit Register
- Non-Conformance and corrective Action Register
- Accident and Emergency Register
A combination of:
- Tutor Presentation
- Interactive Exercises and Discussions
- Visual Aids, Short DVD
- Open workshops
- Question and Answer Sessions
- The course will give a general understanding of EIAs and how to prepare these assessments
- The delegate will be able to recognise whether or not an assessment is the right document to use in certain circumstances
Intended For:
The course will be appropriate for graduate Civil Engineering, Highway Engineers, Project Managers, Environmental Science and Planning.
Where possible Delegates should bring with them a copy of a scheme - either they are working on or is being or has been undertaken with-in their organisation.
