Foundation
ISO 14001 Foundation
2026 edition
Self-paced PECB training delivered via myPECB.
Global training partner Aegentra is an official PECB authorised training partner and an official CompTIA partner.
A two-day overview of ISO 14001:2026 and its key elements — environmental aspects and impacts, risks and opportunities, operational controls, emergency preparedness and response, internal audits, management reviews, and continual improvement of the environmental management system. Gives a solid understanding of the EMS requirements so you can contribute to implementing, maintaining, and improving one, and support environmental performance and compliance with applicable requirements.
- Typical study effort
- 10–15 hours
- CPD credits
- 14
- Course languages
- English
Who it is for
- Individuals seeking to get acquainted with the basic concepts of environmental management
- Environmental officers or coordinators responsible for managing and improving environmental performance
- Professionals aiming to advance organisational sustainability and strengthen environmental responsibility
- Individuals seeking an understanding of the main requirements of ISO 14001
- Individuals interested in pursuing a career in environmental management
What you will learn
- Describe the environmental management concepts and principles.
- Explain the main ISO 14001 requirements for an environmental management system.
- Identify potential actions and approaches organisations can use to achieve conformity with ISO 14001.
Course content
Day 1 — Introduction to ISO 14001 and Clauses 4 to 6
- Environmental management concepts and principles
- The environmental management system and its scope
- Context of the organisation and interested parties (Clause 4)
- Leadership and environmental policy (Clause 5)
- Planning — environmental aspects and impacts, compliance obligations, risks and opportunities, objectives (Clause 6)
Day 2 — Clauses 7 to 10 and the certificate exam
- Support — resources, competence, communication, documented information (Clause 7)
- Operation — operational control, emergency preparedness and response (Clause 8)
- Performance evaluation — monitoring, internal audit, management review (Clause 9)
- Improvement — nonconformity, corrective action, continual improvement (Clause 10)
- PECB ISO 14001:2026 Foundation exam
Prerequisites
- None. PECB lists no prerequisites for ISO 14001 Foundation — it is the entry point for anyone new to environmental management.
The exam
- Format
- Closed-book, multiple-choice
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Questions
- Two competency domains — fundamental principles and concepts of an environmental management system (EMS), and the ISO 14001 requirements for an EMS. The current English PECB examination record lists 40 multiple-choice questions
- Pass mark
- 70%
What is included
Course materials
- PECB ISO 14001:2026 Foundation slide deck (digital)
- More than 200 pages of comprehensive training materials with practical examples, exercises, and quizzes
- 12 months access via myPECB
- Attestation of course completion worth 14 CPD credits
Exam and certification package
- First exam attempt included in the course fee
- One free retake within 12 months of the purchase date
- Certification application fee included
- First year of the PECB Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF) included