| Venue: The training workshop will be held at SDPI or in a local hotel in Islamabad. |
 Introduction
Environmental concerns are now serious issues for development projects, business and industry the world over. To remain competitive in the global market, compliance with Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14000) has become an essential requirement. Under the WTO agreements, the export sector must comply with the Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Any complacency on this account would mean losing the international market. However, many entrepreneurs in Pakistan still lack complete understanding of ISO 14001 certification. It is also true for our decision makers. This training workshop has been designed to help development project planners and implementers, entrepreneurs and decision makers to have in-depth understanding of EMS. It would also enable participants’ organizations in preparing for and getting ISO 14001 certification.
Who should attend?
Decision makers, planners, representatives of business and industry, project implementers, quality control and health and safety professionals will significantly benefit from this training.
Objectives
The objectives of the workshop are to:
- enhance participants’ understanding of the requirements of EMS and its framework;
- help participants plan environmental compliance for their businesses by implementing EMS; and
- help prepare Pakistani industrial and business sectors, particularly export-oriented industry to obtain ISO 14001 certification to compete in the global market under WTO regime.
Methodology
The workshop will be interactive and participatory, facilitated by adult learning techniques, and will also provide participants opportunities of experiential learning. Tutorial presentations, discussions, group exercises and video will facilitate the learning process.
Medium
of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction for this workshop.
Contents
The contents of the workshop are based on the module, Environmental Business Management developed by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and International Labour Office (ILO) Geneva.
Module I – Business-Environment nexus
- EMS in the context of trade globalization and WTO
- EMS in the context of sustainable development
- EMS: a threat to business or opportunity?
- Need for implementing EMS
- Environmental implications of International trade agreements
- Pakistan’s commitments in multilateral agreement
Module II – EMS (ISO 14001) Specifications
- EMS requirements
- Environmental Policy and planning
- EMS implementation and operation
- EMS checking and corrective actions
- Management review
Module III– EMS Guidelines
- Guidelines on the use of specifications
- Legal and regulatory procedures and guidelines
- Links between ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and OSHAS 18001
Resource
person
Dr. Muhammad Irfan Khan is an environmental scientist by training with substantive experience in environmental assessment. He has been a World Bank consultant for carrying out Strategic Country Environmental Assessment. He served as Environmental Specialist in Kotri Study III-Environmental Concerns of the four provinces for Federal Flood Commission of the Ministry of Water and Power. Currently, he is leading the environmental impact assessment team of undeveloped structures project in four offshore oil fields of Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has over 19 years of experience in training and research at home and abroad in the field of environment. He has been conducting similar training courses for local and multinational corporate sector on Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Audit and Environmental Governance.
Dr. Khan, a PhD degree holder from the University of London, has an Environmental Science diploma from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. A certified Environmental Auditor from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, London, he is member of numerous international professional institutes working in the field of environment and ecology. Writing on issues of environment, trade and politics in the context of globalization, governance and social responsibility, he has authored a number of research papers and articles that have been published nationally and internationally. He has a number of national and international awards to his credit.
Deadline for registration
Completed Registration forms should reach the Program Support Officer via fax or mail latest by 06 April 2007. The institute will confirm registration upon receipt of fee by a fax/email. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Please note that seats are limited and applicants will be registered on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close if all the seats are taken up before the last date.
Registration fee
Rs
10,000
per participant.
Discount
25% discount is available to the
following:
- Women
- SDPI members
- HRDN members on each nomination
- Students registering through their institutions
- Other organizations registering 2 or more persons
- Special discount for journalists. One free seat is available to a nominee of the Press Club. 25% discount will be given on additional nominations.
Withdrawal requests will be processed
as under:
| 10
or more days before workshop |
Full
refund |
| Nine
to four days before workshop |
75 percent
refund |
| Three
days before workshop |
50 percent
refund |
| Two
or less days before workshop |
No refund |
Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone
the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure
that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will
also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.
Award
of certificates
- Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
- Trainees who for genuine reasons are unable of complete 85 percent attendance but attend 60 to 84 percent instructional sessions will be given partial attendance certificates.
- Trainees attending less than 60 percent of instructional sessions will be given letters specifying the sessions that they attended.
Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)
Further information
For further details, please contact Program Support Officer, SDPI at Tel. 92-51-2278134 or fax: 92-51-2278135.
Registration form
 View Registration Form.
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