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Environmental Awareness training

Five microlessons on global environmental change, workplace impacts, UK environmental law, best practices for compliance and cutting your carbon footprint, with a situational test and a certificate of completion.

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About this course

What the Environmental Awareness course covers

This course builds environmental awareness for UK teams in five microlessons. It covers the causes and consequences of global environmental change, the environmental impact of workplaces, legal responsibilities under UK law including the Environmental Protection Act 1990, best practices for compliance and sustainable operations, and reducing your personal carbon footprint. The course is RoSPA-accredited.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Understand the causes and consequences of global environmental change
  • Identify and minimize environmental impacts at work
  • Understand UK environmental law and your compliance responsibilities
  • Apply best practices for compliance and sustainable operations
  • Reduce your personal carbon footprint
  • Promote environmental stewardship at work and at home
Course contents

5 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1Global Environmental Change
2Environmental Impact of Workplaces
3Legal Responsibilities and UK Regulations
4Best Practices for Environmental Compliance
5Reducing Your Personal Carbon Footprint

  1. Global Environmental Change: The causes and effects of environmental change, and the UK's role.
  2. Environmental Impact of Workplaces: Where workplaces have the biggest environmental impact and risk.
  3. Legal Responsibilities and UK Regulations: UK environmental law and employer and employee responsibilities.
  4. Best Practices for Environmental Compliance: Best practices that keep operations compliant and sustainable.
  5. Reducing Your Personal Carbon Footprint: Practical steps to reduce your carbon footprint and inspire others.
A 5Mins certificate of completion for Environmental Awareness (UK), lying on a desk next to a laptop
Certificate

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and pass the assessments with a score of 50% or more. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Environmental Awareness (UK).

  • Certificates and e-signatures stored against each learner
  • Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks
  • Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time
Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • All employees in UK organizations
  • Facilities, operations and procurement teams
  • Managers responsible for environmental compliance
  • New starters as part of onboarding

Laws covered

  • Environmental Protection Act 1990. Sets the duty of care for waste and controls pollution and statutory nuisances, with penalties for breaches.
How it runs in 5Mins

Assign it once, then let 5Mins do the chasing

Every course in the 5Mins library runs on the same zero-admin engine.

  • EnrollAuto-enroll

    Enroll people automatically from your HR system, with 100+ HRIS platforms supported.

  • RemindReminders

    Nudges by email, Slack, Microsoft Teams and push until the course is done.

  • RepeatRecurrence

    Set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months, and 5Mins re-enrolls people for you.

  • CertifyCertificates

    Certificates and e-signatures are issued and stored for every completion.

  • ProveAudit-ready records

    See who is complete, at risk or overdue on the Compliance Dashboard, and prove it any time.

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compliance completion and pass rate since go-live

  • ~1 day saved on each compliance course (HR estimate)
  • Automated reminders and reporting

Since go-live, our compliance completion and pass rates are 100%, and it's the quickest we've ever got there. Automated reminders and reporting save us about a day per course.

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ComplianceCompliance Training Insurance and emergency accommodation 87%

less session time, from 2.5-3 hour sessions to modules of 25 minutes at most

  • 12 monthly sessions a year, up from 3-4
  • 95% content creation time saved

Our compliance sessions used to be two and a half to three hours in a room, and we could fit in three or four a year. Now we cover one topic a month, and I can see exactly what people are retaining.

Lucy WybornLucy WybornDirector of Learning and Development, ICAB
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ComplianceCompliance Training Legal services 80%

completion on mandatory training, up from 20%

  • Mobile microlessons finished between calls
  • Manager view of each team's progress

We were sitting at 20% completion on our mandatory training. We're now at 80%. People finish short lessons between calls, on mobile, and managers can see where their teams are, so chasing completion is no longer a one-person job.

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training log showing who did what, when, and the pass rate

  • Any device phone or laptop, at their own pace
  • Rolling refreshers through the year

When I engage with the FCA, I can show that every team has had training tailored to their role, that it's up to date, and that it runs throughout the year, with a full log of who's done what.

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Free PDF catalogues to share with your compliance lead, your managers or your board.

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Built for UK organizations, covering GDPR, RIDDOR, Martyn's Law, employment law and the regulations your team needs day to day.

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Your questions answered

Questions about Environmental Awareness training

How long is the Environmental Awareness course?

It's made up of 5 microlessons, each under 5 minutes. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and pass the situational test with a score of 50% or more. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

How is this different from the Global course?

The UK course focuses on UK environmental law, including the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Environmental Awareness (Global) is written for teams in any country.

Who should take this course?

All employees, plus facilities, operations and procurement teams and managers responsible for environmental compliance.

How often should staff take environmental training?

Train people when they start and refresh it regularly or when policies change. In 5Mins you can set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months.

Is the course accredited?

Yes. Environmental Awareness (UK) is RoSPA-accredited.

Can I try the course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

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