Name |
Description |
Period |
Environmental Management Systems | Focuses on Understanding EMS Strategic alignment of the EMS with the organization, facility/site profile, process for improvement and cost reduction. Looks at Environmental policy, structure and responsibility and management | May 2019 - August 2019 |
Range lands management | Main focus is on the Principles of range management, significance of rangelands to society, Range ecology, Principles of wildlife management, pastures and fodder production. Range plants and their values. Proper use factors in rangelands. Rangeland problems and range improvement strategies. | September 2014 - Dec 2019 |
Energy Resources and land use | Focuses on both renewable and non reneable energy sources and the effects they have on land use. | Jan 2015 - TO-DATE |
Environmental Health and Safety | Explain the meaning of Environmental Health and Safety. Environmental safety and Human Health. Disease patterns in the world. Impact of technology on environmental safety. Poor health and contamination water. Technologies to reduce pollution and associated diseases chemical health, hazardous chemicals: effect of climate change on environment & human health. Analyze impact of social activities on environmental safety and human health: identify commonly abused drugs | Jan 2019 - April 2019 |
Sustainable Wetlands Utilization | Focuses on formation of major categories of wet lands, Rationale for wetland conservation and sustainable utilization.Principles of sustainabale wetland utilization. Threats to wetlands. Naturally occuring event such as drought , erosion, drops in ground water levels , pollution, overexploitation, of wetland resources, challenges to sustainable wetland utilization | Jan 2019 - April 2019 |
Application of Geospatial Information Systems in Community Health and Wellness | i. The purpose of this course is to equip the learners with the intended knowledge base in the application of skills in the key areas of GIS to solve Community Health and Wellness problems .It also includes the nature, components and applications of GIS | September 2018 - December 2018 |
Renewable Energy Resources | Examines various sources of renewable energy and technology for harnessing each and Environmental implications associated with utilization of each energy source. Further explains ways of accelerating uptake of renewable energy in boosting energy supply and factors hampering access to renewable energy sources | October 2014 - August 2019 |
Energy resources Management | It covers energy sources, Energy demand and supply, Forms of Energy, generation of electric power, hydro -electricity, large scale hydroelectricity, dams , micro-hydro systems, run -of the river hydro –electricity; Biomass, solid biomass, liquid biomass, bio-fuels, bio- ethanol, bio-diesel. Ocean Energy; tidal power, wave power. Geothermal energy, geothermal power plants and energy audit | Sept 2015 - TO-DATE |
Forestry management | Focuses on Roles of forests, types, their classification, characteristics of each class and proper management practices. | Jan 2015 - April 2015 |
Introduction to Environment and its Resources | Looks at the components of environment and interrelationships. Structure of Ecosystems, types and properties of Natural resources.Climate; types, importance, climate Zones and Food Security. Geological factors controlling formation and distribution of mineral resources. | Sept 2015 - December 2015 |
Earth and Environmental science | Focuses on the structure of the earth various rock types soil profile time dating and relevance to Engineering | Jan 2015 - April 2015 |