Auditing for Environmental Compliance™

Auditing for Environmental Compliance™ offers experienced auditors and those new to the internal audit practice an opportunity to better understand the audit process and become better positioned to improve your organization’s compliance position, control risks, improve internal controls, support environmental management systems, and identify pollution prevention opportunities.

Ensuring your audit program delivers real value requires an effective audit approach and an understanding of proven audit techniques and industry audit standards. While many Aarcher Institute courses focus on specific environmental laws and requirements, this course focuses on the principles and realities of the environmental compliance auditing process.

This course is presented by a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) with more than 30 years of experience performing more than 500 audits for industrial and government facilities throughout the United States.

Information is presented in a series of well-crafted modules, interspersed with real-life scenarios, exercises, and opportunities for structured class discussion. This course has been refined over many presentations and demonstrates ever-increasing value to attendees. For those evaluating audit results from a management or leadership level, or exploring available options under the EPA Audit Policy, this course helps you better understand audit results and the range of potential benefits an audit program can provide.

Auditing for Environmental Compliance™ is offered several times each year, most often in Annapolis, MD, and online via live virtual attendance. All sessions run two days and the course fee is $1,320, with discounts available for early registration, groups of three or more, government employees, students, and veterans. Corporate partnership discounts are also available.

Browse upcoming dates and register early—early bird pricing and seats are limited: Auditing for Environmental Compliance™

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for audit program managers, compliance auditors, environmental compliance managers, corporate or facility leadership, EHS directors, internal counsel, quality control managers, and environmental staff at audited facilities preparing for audits. 

What is the Course Format?

We believe the most effective learning experience is created from live courses. 

The course features a series of topical presentations and presenter-led open discussion over two days, focusing on the components of the audit process rather than specific regulatory requirements. Frequent breaks and a 1-hour lunch. Available in-person and online.

What Does the Course Deliver?

You will leave with a foundation for leading or supporting an internal environmental compliance audit program, along with reference materials, example documents, presenter contact information, and continuing education credits accepted by all major certifying bodies.

Participants will:

• Understand the elements of an effective compliance audit program
• Learn strategies for evaluating compliance beyond checklists
• Prepare better audit findings
• Explore strategies for overcoming common auditor challenges and dilemmas
• Improve audit report formats
• Understand root causes and internal control evaluations
• Find ways to add audit program value
• Explore self-disclosure and audit privilege policies, under the EPA Audit Policy
• Be prepared to function as an environmental compliance auditor
  

Why Choose Aarcher Institute?

Aarcher Institute is a professional training organization that has hosted more than 9,500 professionals for more than 20 years. Presenters are selected for regulatory expertise, real-world experience, and demonstrated training ability.

Unlike simple compliance overview courses, our exclusive course content was developed and continually refined by experienced compliance professionals. This is not a self-paced slide deck or scripted presentation delivered by full-time instructors or guest speakers. Practicing EHS professionals provide live instruction and foster open discussion to enhance understanding.

Developed and presented by a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) who has led compliance audits for more than 500 facilities and has been approved by USEPA as a third-party compliance evaluator.

Are Course Discounts Available?

Yes. Early bird registration (10% off), groups of three or more (15% off), government employees (15% off), students, and veterans all receive discounts. 

Corporate partnership discounts are also available.

Auditing for Environmental Compliance™ covers the components of the environmental compliance audit process, proven techniques, industry standards, and practical methods for improving audit program value and organizational compliance.

Topics Covered:

• Audit Perspectives (Objectives, Benefits, Risks)
• Audit Program Standards
• Audit Privilege and Immunity Policies
• Auditor Ethics and Standards of Conduct
• Regulatory Foundation Elements
• Audit Process Overview
• Common Audit Process Elements
• Reporting Results (Options, Effectiveness)
• Improving Finding Quality
• Internal Controls and Root Causes
• Corrective Actions
• Building Audit Program Value

Every participant leaves the Auditing for Environmental Compliance™ course with materials to support the development and improvement of environmental compliance audit programs. You will return with a course binder, useful references, example documents and other tools, presenter contact information for follow-up questions, and your notes from the presentations and discussions.

You Will Receive:

• Continued Access to Presenters: Contact your presenter in the future as challenges arise
• Printed Materials: Binder of presentation materials for later reference
• Reference Materials: Electronic copies of key reference materials and example documents
• Notes: Your notes from class discussions
• Printed Certificate: Embossed certificate of accomplishment to display and share

Auditing for Environmental Compliance™ is approved by all major environmental, safety, legal, and engineering certifying bodies for continuing education and professional development credits. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate with the information needed to submit to your licensing or certifying body. If any issue arises with the award of credits, the Aarcher Institute will work directly with the certifying body on your behalf.

All Aarcher Institute presenters are exclusive and present Aarcher Institute proprietary course content.

Auditing for Environmental Compliance™ is presented by an experienced environmental compliance auditor who has led audits for more than 500 facilities throughout the United States and has been approved by the Department of Justice, several USEPA regions, and multiple states as a third-party compliance evaluator in support of consent decree and compliance order auditing requirements.

Presenter:

• Craig J. Schwartz, CPEA