Environmental Training Courses

Below you will find environmental training courses covering topics such as biodiversity, planning law, marine ecology, circular economy, and sustainable engineering practices.

Please contact the Team for further information on scheduled course dates and In-Company options. You can reach us by phone: 01 665 1305 or email cpdtraining@engineersireland.ie

 

Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Management of Invasive Species in Ireland - Identification, Prevention and Biosecurity

The course equips engineers to identify key invasive alien plant species in Ireland, focusing on aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial habitats, and teaches effective control methods and their application.

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Available in-company and as an open course - Half Day

Essentials for Engineers on Environmental and Planning Law

The purpose of this course is to give an overview of how environmental law is integrated into the planning system. Delegates will learn about the key legal requirements, how the Courts have interpreted these processes and the common pitfalls.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Fundamentals of Biodiversity Considerations for Engineering Projects

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to biodiversity and how, as a practicing engineer, to navigate it to manage project risks, provide more robust assessments and deliver a better outcome for both the environment and engineering projects.

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Available as an open course - 5 Days

Environmental Essentials for Engineering Projects

This programme provides all engineers managing projects with a comprehensive introduction to the environmental essentials covering Water, Air, Noise, Solid Waste and Effluent/Contamination.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Pathways to the Circular Economy: Designing for Circularity to Unlock Opportunity

This course will provide participants with a practical understanding of the circular economy, the barriers, challenges, opportunities and impacts as well as an understanding of the strategies to design practically for circularity before solutions are built.

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Available in-company and as an open course - Half Day

Whole Life Carbon Training

This blended programme, which consists of 3 pre-recorded videos and 1 live online session, offers an introduction to whole-life carbon and lifecycle analysis.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Integrated Catchment Management - Mapping River Corridors

This course discusses a methodology for identifying functional riparian zones in floodplain boundaries, discussing its benefits and establishing preferred assessment methodologies for sustainable zoning policies.

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Response of Flexible Structures to Dynamic Wind Loading

This course is intended as an introduction to the analysis and design of structures under dynamic wind loading conditions and explains the relevant principles and methods of structural dynamics. The course will include worked examples from practice. The course content focuses on structural dynamics and is designed to complement the ‘Wind Loading on Structures’ course which covers the basic quasi-static approach outlined in the Eurocode (IS EN 1991-1-4).

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Available in-company and as an open course - 1 Day

Wind Loading of Structures

The purpose of this course is to introduce the concepts and methods of structural design and analysis for wind loading to practicing engineers. Delegates will learn about the physical processes causing the wind and how they impose loads on structures.

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