The Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) in the School of Architecture and Environment is pleased to offer an exciting suite of Air Quality short courses. This new suite consists of five distinct courses covering the following topics with an online (Distance Learning) option for each:

• Air Quality Management
• Air Quality Management (Distance Learning)
• Air Quality Monitoring
• Air Quality Monitoring (Distance Learning)
• Air Quality Modelling
• Air Quality Modelling (Distance Learning)
• Air Quality Assessment
• Air Quality Assessment (Distance Learning)
• Air Quality Action Planning 
• Air Quality Action Planning (Distance Learning)

Delivered as self-learning (materials access only) or blended learning (materials + live session), where each topic will provide you with a set of interactive web-based materials to work through in advance of a live online session with the course leaders and your peers, which will provide an opportunity to discuss the materials in more depth and undertake related activities to that topic.

Individuals are invited to book on as many or few of the days as they wish.

"I can use what I learnt all week to improve my Councils' AQ arrangements, write accurate review and assessment reports, review 3rd party reports and attract developer contributions to air quality via CIL and S106." Mike Jephcott, Senior Environmental Health Officer

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 learning I will apply back at work will be the importance of monitoring air quality when looking at planning applications and really think about the potential effects on air quality the proposed application can have." Amelia Rivers, Environmental Health Officer

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

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

You will have the option to book on one or multiple topics as well as choosing your preferred method of study (Materials Access Only or Materials + Live Session).

As part of the booking process you will be registered as a UWE student and issued a UWE email and password, to enable access to the required online resources.

Extra information

IT requirements 

This programme is delivered fully online. UWE Bristol has invested significantly in online resources to support your study. We use the 'Blackboard' online platform to deliver an integrated learning experience to you. Access to this course will require you to be enrolled as a UWE student.

To ensure you able to access materials and can participate fully in the live sessions, if you plan to attend these, please see the following required computer specifications: 

• Operating system: Windows 7+, Mac OS 10.9 
• Web browser: Firefox is the optimal browser. However other browsers such as Google Chrome (version 79 or later) are also compatible. 

Additional requirements: 

• 256 MB RAM
• 20 MB free disk space
• Internet Access - 28.8 kbps speed or above (broadband connection highly recommended). Slower internet connections may cause issues with audio and video. 
• Microphone and speakers/headphones
• Webcam

We also recommend you check your firewall setting in advance, especially if you are using a work computer, to ensure your firewall will allow you to access our sites and programmes. 

For further information

Email: For specific 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 enquiry form at the bottom of this page or by calling the telephone number below.

Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 81043 (option 1, then option 3)

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

Learning and Teaching

How is the programme delivered?

There are two options to access each session:

• Online Materials Access Only: This option will provide you with access to the online interactive materials for 12 weeks from 06 March 2023.
• Online Materials + Live Online Session: This option provides you with access to the online interactive materials for 12 weeks from 06 March 2023. The online materials will be released 6 weeks before the live online session and will be available for a further 6 weeks after this has taken place.

Study time

This course will take approximately 6hrs of individual learning (online materials), plus 3hrs live session time if selecting 'materials + live session'.

It is recommended to work though the online materials in advance of the live online session.