Waste Training Services (WTS)
e-learning
e-learning
Waste Training Services (WTS) have developed a series of on-line training programmes, or e-learning, to help you understand the requirements of the key environment and waste legislation within the UK.
Because the training is web-based and delivered on-line, you can study when and where you wish and at your own pace; there is no need to spend time away from the office and hotel costs are avoided. Many people find this an ideal way to study for a COTC qualification (through WAMITAB) and for a better understanding of hazardous waste management.
How the Training Works
Candidates download a course fact pack, and are then taken through a series of narrated modules that vary in size and content according to the chosen course. The fact pack provides information to support the on-line training material. Courses are presented as a number of modules and each module covers a specified element of training, with a self-test element at the end of each module.
The modules comprise animated slides in Mpeg video format and are displayed via the PCs chosen video player. All standard players allow pause, rewind and forward so the trainee can review any slide at any time.
When all modules have been successfully completed, the course is complete and the user name and password will cease to be valid and a certificate will be issued.
See below for payment options.
Courses Available
Title: Continuing Competence Training
Cost: £250 + VAT
Synopsis: In the waste management industry, those who have responsibility for site operations must be judged to be competent. This competency is demonstrated through a number of ways, including the Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC). A new requirement is for ALL existing competent persons to pass the first Continuing Competence Test before the 1st of March 2012.
Gaining the required knowledge to pass the test is a self managed process. This on-line training package has been designed to provide the information that will allow you to undertake the generic elements of the test with confidence. It is based on the WAMITAB syllabus and addresses the various elements in a structured programme; this splits the syllabus into a number of discreet modules and allows you to study for the test in a relaxed manner and at your own pace.
Module 1 - Duty of Care and Wastes Acceptance
Module 2 - Hazardous Waste
Module 3 - Environmental Permitting (including Quality Protocols)
Module 4 - WEEE
Module 5 - Environment Protection
Modules 6 and 7 - Health and Safety
Module 8 - Hazardous Waste Treatment and Transfer
There is a multiple choice test at the end of each module that must be passed before moving on to the next module.
Please note that in order to take the actual test you need to visit the WAMITAB website.
To Book: Continuing Competence Training
Title: Completion of Controlled Waste Transfer Notes
Cost: £50 + VAT
Synopsis: This course is relevant to anyone handling non-hazardous waste throughout the UK. Completion of controlled wastes transfer notes is a fundamental requirement of a waste holder's obligations under the law and the training follows the process on a step-by-step basis. It is divided into four sections;
Section 1 - Introduction to the Fundamental Requirements of the Duty of Care
Section 2 - Structure and Use of the European Waste Catalogue
Section 3 - Information Requirements of Parts A to D of a Controlled Waste Transfer Note and how to complete them
A multiple choice test allows trainees to assess their acquired knowledge.
To Book: Completion of Controlled Waste Transfer Notes
Title: Completion of Hazardous Waste Consignment Notes 2011
Cost: £60 + VAT
Synopsis: This course takes you through the information requirements of a hazardous waste consignment note on a step-by-step basis. It has been updated to reflect changes in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 and also provides information on the process for allocating 6-digit codes from the European Waste Catalogue. In doing this course you will learn about:
- how we define hazardous waste and some common examples;
- the structure and use of the European Waste Catalogue, including the relevance of 'absolute', 'mirror', and 'non-hazardous' entries;
- the 'hierarchy of use' with respect to using chapters one to twenty in allocating six-digit codes;
- hazardous waste producer registration requirements, and;
- the information requirements of parts A to E of a hazardous waste consignment note and how to complete them.
A multiple-choice test at the end of the programme provides an opportunity to assess newly-acquired knowledge.
To Book: Completion of Hazardous Waste Consignment Notes
Title: An Introduction to Pollution Prevention
Cost: £75 + VAT
Synopsis: This course provides an introduction to the principles of Pollution Prevention. It will be of value to those who wish to gain an understanding of how contaminants from a waste management site can pollute the land and water environment and what can be done to manage the associated risks.
In this course you will learn about:
- Definitions of hazard and risk;
- emission sources and types;
- storage and management of oils and related guidance;
- principles of the use impermeable pavements and related issues, and
- principles of emergency contingency planning.
A course Fact Sheet provides additional information and is an integral part of the course material; this can be downloaded and saved locally.
An the end of the course multiple choice test helps you to assess how much you have learned.
To Book: An Introduction to Pollution Prevention
Title: Principles of Health and Safety in Industry
Cost: £110 + VAT
Synopsis: This two-module course provides an overview of the key elements of health and safety control for the waste industry.
In the first module you will learn about:
- Monitoring health and safety;
- Risk assessment;
- Control Procedures;
- Use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and:
- Incident/ accident reporting (RIDDOR)
The second module then summarises issues relating to:
- Permits to work, including awareness of explosive atmospheres, and working at height and in confined spaces;
- Requirements relating to the use of equipment including PUWER and LOLER controls, and:
- Risk factors and TILE/ LITE considerations for manual handling.
Fact Sheets accompany each module and are an integral part of the course material. These can be downloaded and saved locally.
To Book: Health and Safety in the Waste Industry
Title: Healthcare Wastes: Segregation for Cost Efficient Management
Cost : £90 + VAT
Synopsis: An independent report has estimated that the NHS could save £5.5M per year through more cost-effective wastes management, while the Royal College of Nursing has recommended that all staff involved in handling healthcare wastes should be given training in the risks associated with healthcare waste, its segregation, handling, storage and collection.
This two-module course identifies the key characteristics of healthcare wastes and how to segregate them for cost-efficient management.
It is intended to help all those who manage/handle healthcare wastes to understand the colour-coding system so that wastes management can be undertaken safely, effectively and in a cost-efficient manner.
It does not address issues relating to wastes definition, nor to the coding and classifying of waste.
In the first module you will learn about:
The second module then summarises the principles and practice of the colour-coding system and its use.
To Book Healthcare Wastes: Healthcare Wastes
Payment Options
On-line courses may be paid for by:
Personal or company credit card through World Pay. This gives immediate password access to the chosen course(s), or
Direct payment by BACS or cheque. Once payment has cleared a password will be supplied so that training can commence.
Please Note: Courses are booked and payment is made through Waste Training Services (WTS) and not CIWM. All data held for each delegate is held by WTS only.
Contact Details
If you have any queries about WTS services, or any problems with on-line training, please e-mail WTS at:
or visit the website
Accreditation
All six courses have been accredited by CIWM for CPD/SLD purposes
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