Academy for Continuing Education (ACE)

• A2209C Municipal Solid Waste Handling (30 hours)
• A2219C Municipal Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal (30 hours)
• A2229C Recycling and Resource Recovery (30 hours)
• A2239C Urban Ecology and Biodiversity (30 hours)
• A3309C Environmental Operations Project / On-Job-Training (60 hours)

• A2249C Environmental Communication and Outreach (30 hours)
• A2259C Environmental Statistical Methods (30 hours)
• B1719C Essentials of Human Resource Management (60 hours)
• A3319C Resource Management Project / On-Job-Training (60 hours)

• A3329C Environmental Law and Policy (30 hours)
• A2269C Climate Change and the Environment (30 hours)
• A2279C Health and Hygiene (30 hours)
• A2289C Sanitation Standards and Practices (30 hours)
• A3339C Sustainability Project / On-Job-Training (30 hours)

• A3409C Environmental Analytics (30 hours)
• A2299C Conversion Technologies (30 hours)
• A2309C Hazardous Waste Management (30 hours)
• A3349C Environmental Assessment and Management System (30 hours)
• H2059C Project Management (30 hours)
• H2069C Project Scheduling (30 hours)

• A3379C Environment, Health and Safety Management (30 hours)
• A3359C Environment, Health and Safety Audit and Applications (30 hours)
• A2319C Business Continuity Management (30 hours)
• A3369C Capstone Environmental Services project (90 hours)

This module provides students with the overview in the operations of handling, collection, storage and recycling of municipal solid waste. It covers the skills and knowledge needed to oversee the operations from the planning of collection route to logistics and manpower deployment. Concepts on route optimisation, upcycling, sustainability and waste characterization and segregation will be introduced.

Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles underlying different types of treatment and disposal techniques for municipal solid waste. The key issues in operation and maintenance of treatment facilities and the benefits of the value products from the treatment will be discussed. Students will learn to appreciate the importance of proper management and disposal of municipal solid waste will help to prevent communicable diseases and safeguard the environment in a sustainable manner.

This module provides an overview of the different recycling and resource recovery methods used in solid waste management. Concepts such as circular economy, material and energy flow management and analysis and waste-to-energy will be discussed. Besides understanding the challenges and limitations of recycling and resource recovery, students will learn to contextualise and review the effectiveness of some existing methods through selected case studies.

This module is an interdisciplinary field of study that helps students recognise the natural processes that take place on Earth and the environmental challenges faced by humanity. The module covers fundamentals such as soil, water cycle, ecosystems, and biodiversity. Topics on resource utilisation such as food, fisheries and aquaculture are discussed. The need for sustainable technologies and development through environmental impact assessment, environmental economics, legislations, and intergovernmental accords are also covered.

Students will embark on a project on waste management or cleaning services. Student will have an opportunity to work with companies or in-house projects to examine and improve existing processes or practices in the environmental services sector.

This module helps students understand and apply the theories and principles of communication as well as cultural considerations to ensure that the messages are effectively conveyed. Students will be equipped with practical skills in both oral and written form of communication. Through practice and application of basic communication principles such as being aware of their purpose in communication, the audience’s needs and context, students will learn how to structure and adapt their message to communicate their ideas effectively. This module also introduces theories and principles of public communication and outreach. Topics include audience analysis, message formulation, oral and visual tools, and art of persuasion. Students will learn to develop outreach plans and strategies, and effectively communicate their ideas to raise public awareness in environmental conservation. Successful local and international conservation issues and movements will also be discussed.

The module introduces students to basic statistical analysis based on fundamental statistics concepts to describe characteristics of large datasets as well as graphical trends, regressions and correlations between data variables.

This module introduces students to the relationship between human resource management and the organisation’s business strategy. Students will gain an appreciation of how the various HR functions are interlinked for the smooth operation of the business.

Students will embark on a project on resource management, in the process identify and develop efficient and effective utilization of organization's resources for companies in the environmental services sector. Such resources may include financial resources, inventory, human resource and production resources.

This module provides students with knowledge and understanding of the main principles of environmental law and policies as well as values which underpin them. Topics covered include environmental management system, auditing, risk assessment, and environmental policy and law such as Environment Protection and Management Act and Energy Conservation Act and their subsidiary legislations. The module also introduces the management of the environment through practices such as environmental ISO standards and auditing. In addition, the module will cover public health policies, programmes and services in Singapore.

This module will examine the impacts of anthropogenic climate change on the natural environment and consider how society and existing technologies might be employed to control the sources, and responses to deal with the impacts, of such change. The course will adopt an Earth System Science perspective to elucidate the role of environmental systems in determining global climate and consider how their simulation can contribute to developing policy within the climate change debate.

In this module, students will learn about the principles and practices of hygiene in a focus for hygiene promotion. Safe hygiene practice includes a broad range of healthy behaviours. Students will also understand how hygiene education and promotion can be executed with the aim for knowledge transfer and understanding of hygiene and associated health risks in order to help people change their behaviour to use better hygiene practices.

In this module, students will learn about the principles, practices and standards of sanitation in relation to the protection of public health. They will be able to understand the science underlying the various cleaning techniques and its application on different surfaces and materials. Practical sessions will equip students with hands-on experience in performing tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the various cleaning methods in different environmental conditions. It will address causes and effects of diseases associated with community health.

Students will be involved in a project on sustainability management.  Student will embark on the project on how organizations manage financial, social and environmental risks to ensure their business can continue to operate, regardless of obstacles such as resource shortages, environmental disasters, and social and political events. Student can make use of green practices and stakeholder engagement during the project work.

Students will learn about the importance of good data quality in data mining, and apply appropriate data cleansing and transformation techniques to organize and prepare data for analysis. Students will also learn to process the data using the business intelligence software, Tableau, and effectively use it to generate results on interactive graphics.

In this module, student will learn about the main conversion technologies such as thermal, thermochemical, biochemical and chemical conversion. Each conversion technique can be applied to specific biomass waste streams and resulting in specific energy products. Students will learn to appreciate the biomass traits that play a critical role in the utilization of biomass for energy production globally, and add to their understanding of how plants tailor their composition with their environment.

This module provides students with the knowledge on hazardous waste treatment and disposal. The topics covered include hazardous waste identification, basic properties of hazardous waste, classification of hazardous waste, hazardous waste generation and characteristics, hazardous waste storage and transport, hazardous waste treatment and disposal methods. Local regulations and international frameworks for hazardous wastes will be introduced in this module.

This module provides an overview of managing and accessing the environment through the introduction of assessment tools and system. It examines various assessment required to quantify environmental standards such as life cycle assessment, environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, ecological valuation, and risk assessment. Various aspects of risk assessment, from fundamentals of risk assessment to environmental risk assessment such as chemical and ecological risk assessment, will be examined.

This module will equip students with a clear understanding of the role played by a project manager and introduce the various components of managing a project. General management topics are covered and these include Human Resource Management, Quality Management, Communication Management and Change Management. This will ensure that students are well grounded to take on the role of a project manager.

Students will learn the different approaches to successfully map out and execute the essential components of a project management plan. Topics covered include several areas of specializations such as Work Breakdown Structure, project management software application such as Microsoft Excel, Time & Resource Management, Progress Management, Project Evaluation and Project Closure.

The module covers the examination of the environmental, health and safety challenges in the workplace. It introduces the different hazards, as well as their classifications, communications and the standards set by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The hazards associated with different gases, solids and liquids, as well as hazards from fire, explosion, radiation, ergonomic, electrical, and biological origins will be examined. The appropriate emergency responses and proper use of personal protection equipment will then be discussed. Finally, conducting risk assessment and communicating risks to persons involved in the workplace are discussed.

This module equips students with the knowledge and skills to lead an organization in developing a Workplace Safety and Health Management System implementation plan to meet the local safety requirements. It entails reviewing the organisation’s current Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) policy, risk management plan, objectives and programmes. It also includes establishing frameworks for WSH management programmes and emergency preparedness and response plans in accordance with organisational safety and health needs and legal requirements.

This module equips students with an overview to the requirements of ISO 22301:2012 BCM. Incidents can disrupt an organization at any time and applying ISO 22301 will ensure that organizations can respond and continue its operations.  Incidents take many forms ranging from large scale natural disasters and acts of terror to technology-related accidents and environmental incidents.  However, most incidents are small but can have a significant impact and that makes business continuity management relevant at all times.  This has led to a global awareness that organizations in the public and private sectors must know how to prepare for and respond to unexpected and disruptive incidents.

Student will gain knowledge and skills through facilitated case studies and capstone project which helps to enhance occupational and personal competencies at workplace.