| Access to Course Content: | 12 Months from the date of enrolment |
Clause 6 is where your EMS becomes operationally meaningful.
This course shows how to connect environmental aspects, compliance obligations, risks, and objectives into a single, structured planning process — not separate activities.
You’ll focus on real-world implementation, including how to identify environmental aspects, assess significance, and translate decisions into actions.
Who this course is for
Ideal for those responsible for planning and implementing environmental controls.
This course is ideal for:
- EMS implementers
- Environmental managers
- Compliance professionals
- Internal auditors
- Consultants
What you’ll learn
- How Clause 6 links the entire EMS together
- Environmental aspects and impacts (including lifecycle thinking)
- Compliance obligations and their role in planning
- Risk and opportunity thinking in practice
- How to set environmental objectives
- Planning actions and managing change
What you’ll be able to do
- Identify and evaluate environmental aspects
- Link compliance obligations to operational planning
- Apply risk-based thinking effectively
- Set meaningful environmental objectives
- Build a connected and auditable planning process
A stackable, certified microcredential focused on risk-based planning, environmental aspects, compliance obligations, and environmental objectives.
This microcredentials contains structured lessons with integrated knowledge checks and a short-format assessment upon completion.
| Lesson | Summary of course content |
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| Introduction to Planning in EMS | Understanding risk-based thinking and proactive environmental management. |
| Actions to Address Risks and Opportunities (6.1) | Identifying and managing risks and opportunities within EMS scope. |
| Environmental Aspects (6.1.2) | Identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing environmental aspects and impacts. |
| Compliance Obligations (6.1.3) | Determining and managing legal and other requirements. |
| Planning Actions (6.1.4) | Integrating actions into EMS processes. |
| Environmental Objectives and Planning to Achieve Them (6.2) | Setting measurable objectives and developing action plans. |
This course is currently undergoing certification and will be available shortly.
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Approx 1 hours full-time study*
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Stackable Digital Microcredential
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Standard: ISO 14001:2026
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No prerequisites required
* All ATOL courses are delivered in such a way you can work through them at your own pace, the actual time to complete the training may change depending on the individual learners' experience and/or learning style
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