About IEMA

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Introduction

• About IEMA
• About IEMA members
• Professional Development
• The Specialist Registers
• Support for members
• An update on IEMA activities

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About IEMA

• Membership Organisation
• Established through a merger
• Not for profit
• Over 11,500 members internationally
• Offering professional qualifications and
  membership related services

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About IEMA members

• Who?
• Environmental Managers
• Environmental Auditors
• Regulators
• Impact Assessors
• Students and Graduates

• Where do they work?
• Business Industry
• Training and Educational Establishments
• National and Local Government
• Environmental Enforcement Authorities
• Consultancy

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IEMA Membership by Sector
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Membership Levels and Statistics

• Affiliate 2868
• Associate 5940
• Full 656
• Student 527
• Graduates 777
• Retired 48
• Fellows 39
• Honorary Fellows 8
• Corporate 286
• Total11,149 (end of April 2007)

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Membership the Specialist Registers
You need to be a member of the Institute to apply
to be on the Specialist Registers
Fellow Full Associate Affiliate /
Student Graduate
Environmental Auditor Register
EIA Practitioner Register
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IEMA Professional Development

• Affiliate Anyone with an interest in the
  environment
• Associate Knowledge based level
• IEMA Approved Associate Certificate Course
• Options
• IEMA Associate Open Book Assessment
• Full Membership Experienced based level
• Written application and telephone assessment
• Standard Route
• Direct Route
• Dual Application for both Full membership and
  Chartered Environmentalist
• Written application and face to face interview
• Fellow
• Written application and face to face assessment

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Progression
Fellow
Chartered Environmentalist
Full member with seven years environmental
experience
Full
You can make a dual application for Full
membership and Chartered Environmentalist
Associate member with three years
environmental experience
Associate
Affiliate member with seven years
environmental experience
Approved Training Course or Associate Open Book
Assessment
Student
Graduate
Affiliate
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Specialist Registers

• Environmental Auditors Register
• Associate Environmental Auditor
• Environmental Auditor
• Principal Environmental Auditor
• EMS Auditor
• LEMS Auditor
• Individual Environmental Impact Assessor (EIA)
  Register
• Associate EIA Practitioner
• Registered EIA Practitioner
• Principal EIA Practitioner
• Specialists in Land Condition (SiLC)
  www.silc.org.uk

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Other Interests

• Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) UK
  Competent Body
• www.emas.org.uk
• Acorn
• www.iema.net/acorn
• Chartered Environmentalist
• www.iema.net
• www.socenv.org

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Accessing information

• Regional Networking Events
• Providing events and networking activities
• Site visits
• Presentations
• Social Events
• Reading Room
• Online information source
• Publications
• The Environmentalist, Practitioners, IEMA Handbook

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IEMA Approval

• Training Course Providers
• Providing quality assurance for delegates
• 80 Different course providers accredited
• Courses delivered in 32 different countries
• Courses in Auditing and Environmental Management
• CPD / Short Courses
• Graduate / Management Scheme Approval
• Available to employers offering programmes of
  support for environmental staff

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Guidance and support

• Professional Development Plans
• A FREE gap analysis tool for those working
  towards Full membership
• Application Packs
• Detailing the application requirements, criteria
  and assessment process in detail
• Mentoring Scheme
• A free service where Full and Fellow members
  mentor Affiliate and Associate members to achieve
  their goals
• Institute staff
• Will be able to advise you on all aspects of
  making an application
• Free review of Full membership short paper

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Specialist Interest Groups (SIGs)

• Three Groups
• Environmental Assessment
• EMS and Auditing
• Corporate Social Responsibility and
  Sustainability
• Free access to one group
• Supported by online discussion fora
• Need to register on IEMA website
• www.iema.net

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Access to information

• Reading room
• Online resource for IEMA members
• IEMA Jobs
• www.iema.net/jobs
• 2000 environmental jobs

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Ongoing Developments

• EMS National Forum 29th November 2007
• HTML version of the Environmentalist
• Online services
• Employers Guide to Professional Development
• Access Environment

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Contact Information

• My email c.draper_at_iema.net or
• 44 (0)1522 540069
• Membership enquiries
• info_at_iema.net
• Training and Mentoring
• training_at_iema.net

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• Any questions?