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Continued Professional Development

Although I've only been in my current role since end of November 2020, I've been fortunate enough to have plenty of opportunities to engage with continued professional development.

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Training has been undertaken as part of my role as an Environmental Improvement Officer in Public Health at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. These are sessions in addition to the core modules of:

  • Fire safety awareness

  • Child sexual exploitation

  • Asbestos awareness

  • Child protection level 1

  • Data protection and cyber security

  • Equality and diversity

  • Information governance

  • Information sharing

  • Integrated working

New Environment Act and Implications for Local Air Quality Management (LAQM)

  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo

Impact of Covid-19 on Air Quality
  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo
Understanding and Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing
  • Delivered by i-act, accredited by the Royal Society of Psychiatrists
Environmental Legislation in 2021: Preparing for the Environment Act and Other Key Developments
  • Delivered by Barbour
Lectures from the University of Birmingham

  • Fundamentals of Air Quality by Prof Roy Harrison

  • Health Summary of Air Pollution by Prof Roy Harrison

  • Indoor Air Pollution and Personal Exposure by Dr Vu

  • Atmospheric Aerosols by Prof Zongbo Shi

SBS Requisitions and Procurement

  • Using Oracle software

  • Delivered by the Procurement team at Sandwell MBC

Permits and Permitting- The Basics of EPR for Local Authorities (Intermediate)

  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo

Negotiating Climate Change Conversations

  • Delivered by Climate Outreach charity

Air Quality Mitigation

  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo trainer Tom Buckland

Deaf Awareness Training

  • Delivered by Sandwell Deaf Community Association (SDCA)

Essentials of Local Air Quality Management 1 (LAQM)

  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo trainer Tom Buckland

  • A part of training for an accredited Certificate in LAQM

  • Understanding air quality issues, legislation and statutory guidance, roles and responsibilities, review and assessment of air quality and technical guidance and reporting

Essentials of Local Air Quality Management 2 (LAQM)

  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo

  • A part of training for an accredited Certificate in LAQM

  • Monitoring strategy and siting of equipment, diffusion tubes, other monitoring techniques, instrument calibration, data management and tools and thresholds for screening assessments

The Role of Current Air Quality Data Helping the Public Make Informed Decisions

  • Delivered by Air PoT

Air Quality Management in the UK: What's the Hold Up?

  • Delivered by Institute of Air Quality Management

Simplified Permitting (I): Concrete Batching and Vehicle Refinishers

  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo

Simplified Permitting (II): Petrol Filling Stations and Dry Cleaners

  • Delivered by EMAQ+ Ricardo

Navigating Decarbonisation of Transport

  • Delivered by Landor Links

I recently completed the 6 week course "The Paris Agreement on Climate Change as a Development Agenda" from the United Nations Framework on Climate Change and United Nations System Staff College. 

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