CIWM - CIWM launch New Construction Waste Training
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
is launching a new training course for people in the
construction sector who require an understanding of
waste management and minimisation.
The CIWM's Waste Awareness Certificate (WAC) is already
well established, with over 4,200 people enrolling since
it was set up in 2003. The new WAC (Construction)
Certificate is a one day foundation course based on the
original course which has been tailored to meet the
specific requirements of the construction industry.
Delegates attending the training course will learn the
true costs of waste and ways to reduce it throughout the
lifecycle of a construction project. It is estimated
that 109 million tonnes of waste is generated by the
construction industry every year, 80 per cent of which
could be designed out before projects start.
The course is being launched ahead of new proposals from
Defra to introduce Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs).
This would make it a legal requirement for those in
charge of construction projects in England worth more
than £250,000 to assess how much waste will be produced
during a project and plan how it will be reduced,
recycled or disposed of responsibly.
Understanding the potential requirements of SWMPs and
the basics on other key pieces of legislation will be
covered in the training programme. It will also cover
aspects such as managing site waste, evaluating the
costs of construction waste, waste minimisation and the
'waste chain' - where delegates learn about how waste
manifests during a project, what currently happens to it
and better approaches that could be adopted in the
future.
The WAC (Construction) training programme is a one day
course with reference booklet, which concludes with a
written test. Delegates that pass are awarded a Waste
Awareness (Construction) Certificate.
The course is available through a network of Waste
Awareness Registered Centres in the UK as either an open
course or an in-house option. Prices per delegate start
at £150.
The CIWM's WAC (Construction) training course has been
developed in conjunction with CIRIA (Construction
Industry Research and Information Association),
Constructing Excellence, WRAP (Waste and Resources
Action Programme), Envirowise, Taylor Woodrow, AMEC and
the Environment Agency.
The CIWM is a not-for-profit organisation and the
leading professional body for resources and wastes
management.
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