certificate in strategic environmental assessment by distance learning

CERTIFICATE IN
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT BY DISTANCE
LEARNING
Department of Planning
n how to carry out SEA
or sustainability/
environmental appraisal
n structured learning
programme from the
UK’s foremost planning
department
n up-to-date and
internationally relevant

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
BY DISTANCE LEARNING
Strategic environmental assessment
– or environmental/sustainability
appraisal – is the process of
assessing the impacts of policies,
plans and programmes on the
environment (or on sustainability).
Oxford Brookes University is offering
a distance learning certificate course
based on a course textbook, Webbased
information which includes
self-assessment exercises and
videos of SEA experts, and a CD
which contains a series of lectures
with associated learning materials.
This course involves about 15 days’
work, and can be done at any time
in the 15-week period of the course.
It could count for CPD (Continuing
Professional Development) credits
and 20 CATS at M Level credits, for
those who want an academic
qualification.
The course includes structured
learning sessions, examples, and
access to a range of SEA reports
and case studies. It covers:
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n SEA definitions and concepts
n The status of SEA worldwide
n The overall SEA process
n Baseline environment and policy
context
n Alternatives
n Prediction and evaluation
n Mitigation and monitoring
n Bringing the process together
The course has run since 2001, but
the Web-based package was
extensively updated in 2009, a
second edition of the book involving
major revisions was published in
2010, and the lectures on the CD
are from 2011.
Three pieces of coursework must
be prepared to an acceptable
standard for the certificate. These
can be chosen from a range of
options. The course tutor can help
you choose the best package for
your needs.
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It was nice being able to sit down [and get the
equivalent of classroom interaction from the CD]
at the weekend without having to have run up and
down the country adding to my carbon footprint.

Course tutor
The course tutor is Dr Riki Therivel.
Dr Therivel is a partner of the
sustainability consultancy Levett-
Therivel, a visiting professor at
Oxford Brookes University’s
Department of Planning, and a
commissioner with the Infrastructure
Planning Commission. She has
written three books and many
articles on SEA, including ‘SEA in
Action, 2nd edition’ which is the
basis for this course. She has run
training courses in many countries,
including Iran, Austria, Ghana and
New Zealand. She has advised many
local, regional and national authorities
on their SEA process. She is the
2003 recipient of the International
Association for Impact Assessment’s
award for individual contribution to
Impact Assessment on grounds of
her research and teaching.
The course price of £800 includes
the book and CD.
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Riki has a dynamic
and engaging way of
presenting information
Signing up
Course fee is £800. To sign up for
the course please:
1 Complete the booking form on
the right
2 To help Riki suggest a learning
programme that best fits your
requirements, please answer the
following questions and email to
levett-therivel@phonecoop.coop
n What is your name, address, fax
and email address (if available)?
n In a paragraph, what is your
background and why you are
taking this course? Are you
taking the course to help you
appraise a specific plan for
work, as part of a formal
programme of continuing
professional education, etc?
n Do you know anybody else who
will be taking the course? Will
you be taking the course as a
group? How big is the group?
n If you are taking this course to
allow you to appraise a specific
policy/plan/programme, could
you explain a bit about it? What
constraints – time, resources,
etc – are you working under?
Only a few sentences are
needed at this stage.
n Do you have any preliminary
questions about the course?

Why you should choose Oxford Brookes University
The Department of Planning at Oxford Brookes University is the largest
centre of planning education and research in the UK. It has been a leader in
teaching, research and consultancy in Enviornmental Assessment for over a
decade. We hosted an Environmental Impact Assessment Forum of senior
practitioners from the private and public sectors. The recommendations of
this forum were submitted to the government for consideration in altering
the UK regulations in response to the amended EU Directive.
Within the Department, the Impact Assessment Unit (IAU) is a wellestablished
centre for research and training in environmental impact
assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA). It has an
international profile in leading edge studies of environmental assessment
and its application, such as recent work on climate change and resilience.
UK research assessment exercises have highlighted our work as being of
‘international standing’. Our clients, funders and partners include the
UNECE, EU, UK government and agencies, local government and the
commercial sector. Our expertise lies in strategic assessment and
sustainability appraisal; socio-economic impacts; climate change mitigation
and adaptation; screening, scoping and monitoring, and techniques such
as expert systems. We work across a range of sectors such as energy,
urban development, tourism and biodiversity. Current projects include
carbon accounting and EIA, and on-going energy infrastructure studies.
In addition to our array of popular short courses and CPD, the IAU is a
major centre for post-graduate study, at doctoral and masters level,
including the MSc/PgDip in Environmental Assessment and Management.
Recently we were ranked fifth in the UK in terms of ‘Research Power’
within UoA31 (Town and Country Planning) in the RAE 2008, and were
recognised as the first UK planning department to receive a 100% rating
for the quality of our academic provision.
For further details please contact:
Karen Hughes, CPD Coordinator
Department of Planning, Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 483560
Fax +44 (0) 1865 483406
Email khughes@brookes.ac.uk
A full refund will be given for cancellations received in writing at least 1 week prior to the course/conference.
No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 1 week prior to the course/conference. Nonarrivals
will be charged the full fee.
A substitute delegate is welcome at no extra charge.
Oxford Brookes University reserves the right to alter the programme without notice
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FOUR WAYS TO BOOK
Post the completed booking form to:
CPD Coordinator, Department of Planning, Oxford Brookes University,
Headington Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP UK
Fax the completed booking form to +44 (0) 1865 483406
Email: scanned booking form to khughes@brookes.ac.uk
Phone +44 (0) 1865 483560 to provisionally reserve a place, then post or
fax the completed form to confirm your place
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ASSESSMENT BY DISTANCE LEARNING
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