Training & Industry Research

Training and Industry Research

Risk-Based Solutions is involved in providing Training and Industry Research covering the fields of our specialisation. The product from our researches such as publications, maps and reports form part of the resource centre of the company. Our Training and Industry Research Programmes covers the following:

  • Mining and Petroleum fields form exploration through production to final closure. Waste Management covering sustainable municipal and mine waste management solutions, waste characterization and waste minimization programmes. We provide waste management systems development and implementation for small and large local government centres covering Economic assessments; Selection / Site Investigation; Development / Design; Operation /Management; Restoration, Monitoring & Aftercare services. At a strategic level, we specialize on Standards & guidelines on municipal landfills and mine waste disposal sites selection, development, design, operation, monitoring, restoration & aftercare Standards and guidelines on collection, transportation, storage, recycling, re-use, recovery & disposal options
  • Applied Environment covering various Pollution Prevention (P2) and Cleaner Production (CP) programmes. We also undertake Contaminated Land Investigation Programmes (CLIPs), Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and the development and implementation of Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) and Environmental Management Systems (EMSs)
  • Geological engineering covering geotechnical engineering and engineering geology site investigations for various infrastructure developments and urban land use zoning. We use our Knowledge-Based GIS Thematic Mapping and Vulnerability Mapping Approaches as Decision Support Tools (DSTs) in responding, linking and developing integrated and sustainable solutions to challenges of ground engineering particularly for urban environment and big infrastructure development such roads, mines, fuel deport, dams, power stations etc.

Short Course

Being at the forefront of research and development in applied environmental management, Risk-Based Solution (RBS) has developed and offered a unique Seven (7) Steps, Five (5) days Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practical short course tailored made for technicians and managers in Line Ministries (LM), Regional Councils (RC), Local Authorities (LA) and private sector industries. The course links legislative framework, practical and technical significance to a policy, plan, programme or project lifecycle. The course provides a strategic and site-specific perspective of regulators at different levels of Government (LM, RC and LA) with specific references to a specific site visit (fieldwork). The objective of this course is to give the participants a practical understanding of the key elements of the environment that may be affected by a policy, plan or programme activities in the case of SEA focus or project activities in the case of an EIA.  Throughout the course, both the SEA and EIA focuses examine a wide range of practical Namibian issues covering all the stage of policies, plans, programme or project operations linked to SEA and EIA with respect to likely negative and positive impacts on the environment. Possible management of impacts both at SEA and EIA levels are also explored in more detail.  The final thrust of the course deals with interpretation and management of SEA and EIA Reports with respect to Decisions Support Tools (DSTs).

METHODOLOGY
The training methods that are employed in the delivery of the SEA and EIA course include the combination of the following:

  • The Formal Lecture and Mini-Lecture;
  • The Interactive Lecture with Active Breaks Involving the Participants;
  • Field Visits;
  • Audio Visual Materials (CD-ROM, Tapes etc):  ;
  • Case Studies.
  • Individual Research / Guidelines;
  • Group Discussion;
  • Focus Groups;
  • Simulations.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The following is a summary of the expected outcomes from the 7 Steps, 5 days SEA and EIA Course with respect to environmental management for policies, plans, programmes and projects:

  • Understanding of what  is SEA and EIA;
  • Understand context and rationale for SEA and EIA studies;
  • Understand what comprises a SEA, EIA and EMP including latest techniques qualitative and quantitative methods used in generating and managing data and decision making process;
  • Understand what comprises an environmental monitoring associated with SEA and EIA including latest techniques qualitative and quantitative methods that may be used;
  • Introduction to Thematic Mapping as a Decision Support Tools in SEA and EIA.

PREREQUISITES
The course requires no basic knowledge of the subject and combines a review of the fundamental concepts together with their practical application to environmental management at different levels of government (Central, Regional and Local) and private sector policies, plans and projects.

COURSE LENGTH
Five (5) days

COURSE COSTS
Please contact us for the fee structure. The fees exclude transport, accommodation and other costs associated with undertaken the course outside Windhoek.

INSTRUCTOR     
The course is offered by Dr. Sindila Mwiya who is highly educated and experienced instructor of Risk-Based Solution (RBS), Namibia sometimes in collaboration with local, regional and international experts and institutions.