CIWM
Level 4
QN: 603/3581/6
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CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CIWM. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 91 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
CIWM
Syllabus Units
16 Units
Guided Hours
91 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Environmental protection in the waste and resource management industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the systems required to protect the environment and ensure compliance with an environmental permit.2.
- Understand how to assess the environmental impact of work activities and how this can be minimised.3.
- Understand the legal and organisational requirements for managing the risk of fires on site.4.
- Understand the potential environmental and amenity impacts of waste and resource management.
2
Health and safety in the waste and resource management industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the main requirements of health and safety legislation in the waste and resource management industry.2.
- Understand the hazards, risks, control measures and monitoring associated with a waste and resource management environment.3.
- Understand the principles of accident investigation and reporting in the waste and resource management industry.4.
- Understand the practises for controlling the safety of contractors and other site users.5.
- Understand safe working practices to control the use of vehicles plant and equipment on site.6.
- Understand the requirement for permits to work in a waste and resource management facility.
3
Legislation for the operation of a waste management facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the regulatory frame
- work and policies relevant to waste and resource management facilities.2.
- Understand the requirements of planning legislation as applied to the waste and resource management industry.3.
- Understand the requirements of permitting legislation as applied to the waste and resource management industry.4.
- Understand the legislation and policies relevant to responsibilities within the waste and resource management industry.5.
- work relevant to waste and resource management facilities.6.
- Understand the definition and classification of waste and the use of waste acceptance procedures in the waste and resources industry.
4
Principles and practices of managing a biological treatment processing facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at a biological treatment facility.2.
- Understand the principles of open windrow composting as a biological treatment process.3.
- Understand the principles of in-vessel composting as a biological treatment process.4.
- Understand the principles of anaerobic digestion as a biological treatment process.5.
- Understand the technical benefits, environmental benefits and problems associated with biological treatment processes.6.
- Understand what emissions, products and residual wastes are associated with biological treatment processes and how these can be managed.
5
Principles and practices of managing a hazardous waste storage and transfer facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at a hazardous waste storage and transfer facility
- Understand the principles of hazardous waste storage and transfer
- Understand the hazards associated with hazardous waste storage and storage
- Understand what emissions are associated with hazardous waste storage and transfer and how these can be managed
6
Principles and practices of managing a mechanical biological treatment facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at a mechanical biological treatment facility.2.
- Understand the principles of mechanical biological treatment at a waste and resources treatment facility.3.
- Understand the technical benefits, environmental benefits and problems associated with mechanical biological treatment methods.4.
- Understand the factors that may limit the uptake of mechanical biological treatment methods.5.
- Understand what emissions, products and residual wastes are associated with mechanical biological treatment processes and how these can be managed.
7
Principles and practices of managing a metals recycling facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at a metals recycling facility.2.
- Understand the principles of metals recycling at a waste and resources treatment facility.3.
- Understand the environmental benefits and hazards associated with metals recycling.4.
- Understand what emissions and residual waste are associated with metals recycling processes and how these can be managed.
8
Principles and practices of managing a physical treatment processing facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at a physical treatment facility.2.
- Understand the principles of physical treatment at a waste and resources treatment facility.3.
- Understand what emissions, products and residual wastes are associated with physical treatment methods and how these can be managed.4.
- Understand the technical benefits, environmental benefits and problems associated with physical treatment methods.5.
- Understand the factors that may limit the uptake of physical treatment methods.
9
Principles and practices of managing a thermal treatment processing facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of thermal treatment at a waste and resources treatment facility.2.
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at a thermal treatment facility.3.
- Understand what emissions, products and residual wastes are associated with thermal treatment methods and how these can be managed.4.
- Understand the technical benefits, environmental benefits and problems associated with thermal treatment methods.5.
- Understand the factors that may limit the uptake of thermal treatment methods.
10
Principles and practices of managing a WEEE Facility.
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at a WEEE facility.2.
- Understand the principles of WEEE treatment at an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF).3.
- Understand the principles of re
- use in relation to WEEE.4.
- Understand the requirements for hazardous wastes at a WEEE facility.5.
- Understand the requirements for exporting WEEE.6.
- Understand the hazards associated with managing a WEEE facility.7.
- Understand the technical benefits, environmental benefits of WEEE Treatment.
11
Principles and practices of managing an end of life vehicle facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how waste is received or rejected at an end of life vehicle facility.2.
- Understand the principles of dismantling and depollution at an end of life vehicle facility.3.
- Understand the health, safety and environmental benefits and hazards associated with dismantling and depollution processes.4.
- Understand what pollutants and residual wastes are associated with dismantling and depollution processes and how these can be managed.
12
Principles and practices of managing an inert landfill
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of environmental permitting for the design, construction and operation of inert landfills.2.
- Understand the definition and types of inert waste.3.
- Understand waste treatment and testing requirements.4.
- Understand the environmental and amenity impacts associated with inert landfill and how they can be managed.5.
- Understand site closure, aftercare and permit surrender requirements.
13
Principles and practices of managing land remediation activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the circumstances for which land remediation activities take place.2.
- Understand the legislative requirements for land remediation activities.3.
- Understand the role of environmental permit conditions in forming the frame
- work for land remediation activities.4.
- Understand the definition of waste relating to land remediation activities.5.
- Understand the principles employed in the selection and use of different techniques for remediation of land affected by contamination.6.
- Understand the environmental impacts associated with land remediation activities.
14
Principles and practices of managing land spreading activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislative requirements for land spreading activities
- Understand how waste is received or rejected in relation to land spreading activities
- Understand the principles of land spreading
- Understand the hazards associated with land spreading activities
- Understand what emissions and residual waste are associated with land spreading activities and how these can be managed
15
Principles of sustainable waste and resource management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of sustainable waste and resource management.2.
- Understand the waste hierarchy and its application in sustainable waste and resource management.
- Understand the principles and procedures of waste and resource transfer and treatment facilities.
16
Stakeholder communication and other non-legislative factors affecting the waste and resource management industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key stakeholders within the waste and resources management sector.2.
- Understand the roles of the regulators working with the wastes and resources management.3.
- Understand how non-legislative factors affect changes in wastes and resource management practice.4.
- Understand operator responsibilities for data collection, reporting, storage and retention in relation to a waste and resources management facility.5.
- Understand the skills and training requirements for waste operations.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/3581/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- CIWM
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2018