Level 7 Diploma in Environment Management

Level 7 Diploma in Environment Management

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Introduction

The ProQual Level 7 Diploma Environmental Management provides a nationally recognised qualification for individuals responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining environmental management systems within an organisation. This qualification is ideal for managers seeking to enhance their expertise in environmental sustainability, compliance, and best practices. The aims of this qualification are:
  • To allow candidates to develop knowledge of environmental and sustainability management procedures.
  • To provide candidates with opportunities to apply their knowledge of environmental and sustainability management in their organisation.
  • To facilitate career development for those interested in environmental and sustainability management.
The awarding body for this qualification is ProQual AB. This qualification has been approved for delivery in England, and to overseas candidates through approved satellite centres. The regulatory body for this qualification is Ofqual, and this qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF), and has been published in Ofqual’s Register of Qualifications.

Qualification Profile

Qualification Title:

Level 7 Diploma in Environmental Management

Qualification Number:

610/5231/0

Level:

7

Total Qualification Time (TQT):

1200 Hours 120 Credits

Total Qualification Time (TQT):

600 Hours

Assessment:

Pass / Fail
Internally assessed and verified by centre staff
Externally verified by ProQual Verifiers

Qualification Start Date:

01/02/2025

Qualification Review Date:

01/02/2028

Learner Profile

There are no formal academic entry requirements for this qualification. Centres should carry out an initial assessment of candidate skills and knowledge to identify and gaps and inform the assessment plan.

Candidates must be aged 19 years or older on the day they are registered for this qualification. Centres are reminded that no assessment should take place before candidates are registered.

Candidates who complete this qualification may progress onto a MSc Environmental Management or similar qualification

Qualification Structure

This qualification consists of ten mandatory units. Candidates must complete all mandatory units to complete this qualification.
Unit Number Unit Title Level TQT GLH
Mandatory Units – Candidates must complete all units in this group.
J/651/4483 Environmental Policy and Governance 7 120 60
K/651/4484 Environmental Impact Assessment 7 120 60
L/651/4485 Sustainable Development 7 120 60
M/651/4486 Environmental Risk Management 7 120 60
R/651/4487 Climate Change and Energy Management 7 120 60
T/651/4488 Environmental Management Systems 7 120 60
Y/651/4489 Sustainable Resource and Waste Management 7 120 60
F/651/4490 Environmental Economics 7 120 60
H/651/4491 Environmental Auditing and Reporting 7 120 60
J/651/4492 Research Methods in Environmental Management 7 120 60

Centre Requirements

Centres must be approved to deliver this qualification. If your centre is not approved to deliver this qualification, please complete and submit the ProQual Additional Qualification Approval Form.

Materials produced by centres to support candidates should:

Enable them to track their achievements as they progress through the
learning outcomes and assessment criteria.

Provide information on where ProQual’s policies and procedures can be viewed.
Provide a means of enabling Internal and External Quality Assurance staff to authenticate evidence.

Certification

Candidates who achieve the requirements for this qualification will be awarded:

  • A certificate listing all units achieved, and
  • A certificate giving the full qualification title:

ProQual Level 6 Diploma in Sustainability and Environmental Management

Claiming certificates

Centres may claim certificates for candidates who have been registered with ProQual and who have successfully achieved the qualification. All certificates will be issued to the centre for successful candidates.

Unit certificates

If a candidate does not achieve all of the units required for a qualification, the centre may claim a unit certificate for the candidate which will list all of the units achieved.

Replacement certificates

If a replacement certificate is required a request must be made to ProQual in writing. Replacement certificates are labelled as such and are only provided when the claim has been authenticated. Refer to the Fee Schedule for details of charges for replacement

Assessment Requirements

Each candidate is required to produce a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates
their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each
unit.
Evidence can include:
• Observation report by assessor
• Assignments/projects/reports
• Professional discussion
• Witness testimony
• Candidate product
• Worksheets
• Record of oral and written questioning
• Recognition of Prior Learning
Candidates must demonstrate the level of competence described in the units.
Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate’s skill, knowledge and
understanding against the standards set in the qualification.
Centre staff assessing this qualification must be occupationally competent and
qualified to make assessment decisions. Assessors who are suitably qualified may
hold a qualification such as, but not limited to:
• ProQual Level 3 Certificate in Teaching, Training and Assessment.
• ProQual Level 3 Award in Education and Training.
• ProQual Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment.
(Suitable for assessment taking place in a working salon only.)
• ProQual Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
(Suitable for assessment taking place in a simulated training environment
only.)
Candidate portfolios must be internally verified by centre staff who are
occupationally knowledgeable and qualified to make quality assurance decisions.
Internal verifiers who are suitably qualified may hold a qualification such as:
• ProQual Level 4 Award in the Internal QA of Assessment Processes and
Practice.
• ProQual Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal QA of Assessment
Processes and Practice.
Occupationally competent means capable of carrying out the full requirements
contained within a unit. Occupationally knowledgeable means possessing relevant
knowledge and understanding.

Enquiries, Appeals and Adjustments

Adjustments to standard assessment arrangements are made on the individual
needs of candidates. ProQual’s Reasonable Adjustments Policy and Special
Consideration Policy sets out the steps to follow when implementing reasonable
adjustments and special considerations and the service that ProQual provides for
some of these arrangements.
Centres should contact ProQual for further information or queries about the contents
of the policy.
All enquiries relating to assessment or other decisions should be dealt with by
centres, with reference to ProQual’s Enquiries and Appeals Procedures.

Units – Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Additional Assessment Information

This unit is knowledge based. This means that evidence is expected to take the form of candidate’s written work and/or records of appropriate professional discussions.

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