Training: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ❤ ★

Short description

The purpose of the VET in Environmental Protection is to raise young people’s awareness that the environmental neglect will lead to scarcity of resources and general deterioration of their quality of life. 

What you will learn

Training Facts:

• Duration: 80 hours / 1 month
  
• Structure: 40 hours of Lessons + 40 hours Self Learning Activities
  
• Level: Expert
  
• Scope: 6 courses
  
• Completion: Final test
  
• Qualification: EQF Level 3/Level 4
  
• Field: Environment, Ecology, Sustainable Development
  
• Supplier: University of Agribusiness and Rural Development
  
• Price: free
  

Training structure:

Course 1. Human and Environment (Duration: 5 hours of Lessons + 5 hours Self Learning Activities)

Lesson 1. Human-Environment Interactions

• Step 1.1. Human Social System
  
• Step 1.2. Environmental Assessment
  

Lesson 2. Human Impact on the Environment

• Step 2.1. Basic Overview
  
• Step 2.2. Water Pollution
  
• Step 2.3. Soil Pollution
  
• Step 2.4. Air Pollution
  

Lesson 3. The Consequences of Human Impact on the Environment

• Step 3.1. The consequences of Human Impact on the Environment - Watch the video!
  
• Step 3.2. Practical questions
  

Course 2. Biodiversity Protection (Duration: 5 hours of Lessons + 5 hours Self Learning Activities)

Lesson 1. Biodiversity

• Step 1.1. What is Biodiversity?
  
• Step 1.2. Definitions of Biodiversity
  
• Step 1.3. Distribution of Biodiversity
  
• Step 1.4. Benefits of biodiversity
  
• Step 1.5. Threats to biodiversity
  

Course 3. Soil Protection (Duration: 10 hours of Lessons + 10 hours Self Learning Activities)

Lesson 1. Main Soil Pollutants

• Step 1.1. Agricultural activities
  
• Step 1.2. Waste disposal
  
• Step 1.3. Leaks of Oils
  
• Step 1.4. Industrial Activities
  
• Step 1.5. Acid Rains
  
• Step 1.6. Mining activities
  
• Step 1.7. Construction activities
  

Lesson 2. Impact on the environment

• Step 2.1. Endangering Human Health
  
• Step 2.2. Economic Losses
  
• Step 2.3. Effect on Plant Life
  
• Step 2.4. Redused soil fertility
  
• Step 2.5. Changes in Soil Structure
  
• Step 2.6. Increase in Soil Salinity
  

Lesson 3. Measures for remedition of polluted soils

• Step 3.1. Phytoremediation
  
• Step 3.2. Bioremediation
  

Course 4. Water Protection (Duration: 10 hours of Lessons + 10 hours Self Learning Activities)

Lesson 1. Main pollutants of water

• Step 4.1. Definition of water pollution
  
• Step 4.2. Types of water pollution
  
• Step 4.3. Couses of water pollution
  

Lesson 2. Impact on the environment

Lesson 3. Methods for water treatment

Course 5. Air Protection (Duration: 5 hours of Lessons + 5 hours Self Learning Activities)

Lesson 1. Air pollution - Introduction

• Step 1.1. Layers of the atmosphere
  
• Step 1.2. Atmosphere contents
  

Lesson 2. Air pollution causes

• Step 2.1. Natural causes
  
• Step 2.2. Anthropogenic causes
  
• Step 2.3. Practical Assignment
  

Lesson 3. Major air pollutants

• Step 3.1. Nitrogen oxides
  
• Step 3.2. Sulphur oxides
  
• Step 3.3. Carbon oxides
  
• Step 3.4. Hydrocarbons
  
• Step 3.5. Ozone
  
• Step 3.6. Other air pollutants
  

Lesson 4. Urban air pollution

• Step 4.1. Definition of urban air pollution
  
• Step 4.2. The most polluted cities in the world
  
• Step 4.3. The cleanest cities in the world
  
• Step 4.4. Practical assignemnt
  

Lesson 5. Consequences of air pollution

• Step 5.1. Smog
  
• Step 5.2. Greenhouse effect
  
• Step 5.3. Acid Rain
  
• Step 5.4. Ozone layer depletion
  

Lesson 6. Practical videos for measuring the air quality

• Step 6.1. Introduction to air sampling
  
• Step 6.2. Air sampling definitions
  
• Step 6.3. How we measure air quality
  

Course 6. Environmental Policy (Duration: 5 hours of Lessons + 5 hours Self Learning Activities)

Lesson 1. What is Environmental Policy?

• Step 1.1 What is Environmental Policy?
  
• Step 1.2 Practical Steps in the application of the Environmental protection
  

Lesson 2. International Level

• Step 2.1 International agreements
  
• Step 2.2 Environmental principles
  
• Step 2.3 Solutions for the future
  

Lesson 3. EU Level

• Step 3.1. General principles of the EU Environmental Policy
  
• Step 3.2 Global Challenges and EU Response
  
• Step 3.3 European Environmental Policies
  

Lesson 4. National Level

• Step 4.1. Bulgarian Environmental Policy
  
• Step 4.2 Challenges
  
• Step 4.3 Natura 2000
  

About the author

Mariana Ivanova