Air Quality Action Planning

The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management is pleased to offer a new suite of Air Quality courses. This new suite consists of five one day professional courses covering the following topics:

•        Air Quality Management
•        Air Quality Monitoring
•        Air Quality Dispersion Modelling
•        Air Quality and Development Control
•        Air Quality Action Planning

Individuals are invited to book on as many or few of the days as they wish. The courses are accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) and the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) and UWE CPD certificates are available on completion.

If you wish to book onto All 5 Days please see 'How to Apply', below, for the Booking Form.

What does it cover?

This course describes the legislative background to the requirements for local authorities to produce an Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP), including how to declare/amend/revoke an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA), the steps involved in consulting on and developing an AQAP, the implementation process and steps to be taken to monitor and report on progress with the AQAP. This course also presents a range of potential solutions to air quality management ranging from the behavioural to technological. These innovative approaches are presented to demonstrate measures that may be implemented to reduce emissions through Action Planning.

Who is it for?

The courses will be of interest to practitioners and policy makers involved in air quality management in:

•         Environmental health/protection
•         Public health
•         Transport
•         Land-use planning

Content

This course will cover the following areas:

• Background to Air Quality Action Planning
• How to declare/amend/revoke an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA)
• Developing Air Quality Action Plans
• Consulting on Air Quality Action Plans
• Measures to improve Air Quality
• Quantification of Action Plan measures
• Implementation and evaluation of Air Quality Action Plans
• Air Quality Action Plan Progress Reporting

Professional accreditation

UWE Certificate of Attendance (CPD 5hrs p/day), which participants can then present to IES

Study facilities

UWE Bristol is superbly equipped with libraries, computer labs and an excellent campus environment.

Find out more about the facilities and resources UWE has to offer.

Supplementary fee information

Please see the tables below for current dates, fees and discounts available. All prices are VAT exempt.

Course dates

Cohort	February 2020
Day	Friday 7 February 2020
Time	9:30 - 16:30
Cohort	Summer 2020
Day	TBC
Time	9:30 - 16:30

Course fees

Cohort	February 2020
Full Day Fee	£200
Payment Deadline	31 January 2020
Early Bird Fee	£180
Payment Deadline	13 December 2019
Cohort	Summer 2020
Full Day Fee	£200
Payment Deadline	TBC
Early Bird Fee	£180
Payment Deadline	TBC

Fees include refreshments, lunch and parking permits at UWE Frenchay Campus

Location

UWE Frenchay Campus: Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY

How to find UWE Bristol

How to apply

To make a full or provisional booking for this individual course or All 5 Days, please complete the relevant online booking form below

Cohort
February 2020
Friday 7 February 2020	Book Now	Enquire Now
All 5 Days (3 to 7 February 2020)*	Book Now
Summer 2020
TBC	Book Now	Enquire Now
All 5 Days TBC*	Book Now

*Fee for All 5 Days is £1000. 10% Early Bird Discount (£900) available if the booking and payment are made before the Early Bird deadline for the first day of each cohort.

For further information

• Email: For any questions in relation to the course, i.e. content, suitability, assessments, etc. please contact the Programme Leader, Dr Jo Barnes (Jo.Barnes@uwe.ac.uk). For all queries regarding administration aspects of registration, i.e. dates, fees, etc. please contact us using the online enquiry form link or phone number below.
• Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 86927