The process of individual certification is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Manager and Auditor Environmental Certification Guide – code GM.01.
The guides present the knowledge areas that auditors and managers should have in order to properly and comprehensively evaluate and coordinate a management system. In the certification process, consideration is given to the knowledge that enables the auditor and manager to identify, recognize, understand, and correctly frame connections when evaluating a management system.
The prerequisites for participating in the certification exam are represented by studies, professional experience, and the level of training that auditors and managers should have.
The examination consists of a written and an oral and practical test. In evaluating candidates, the weight of the written test is 50%, while the weight of the oral and practical test is 50%. The candidate’s specialized knowledge and ability to perform tasks are evaluated.
The written exam consists of multiple-choice questions. The questions are based on environmental management standards (SR EN 14001, SR EN 14050), the standard for auditing management systems (SR EN ISO 19011), and environmental legislation, in accordance with qualification criteria.
The oral and practical examination consists of:
For environmental management system auditors, the oral and practical exam consists of a case study regarding audit simulation (presentation of documents and audit stages – complete audit, integrated audit; audit of a process, including identifying non-conformities and completing a non-conformity report with identification of the violated clause, identifying the cause, specifying the corrective/action corrective measures, and ways to close the non-conformity, etc.).
For environmental management system managers, the oral and practical exam consists of a case study regarding the presentation of measures to improve the environmental management system, presentation of an environmental aspect and methods of controlling it, drawing up environmental targets and objectives, management program; prevention programs, identification of environmental aspects, system procedures, etc.
Certificates for managers and auditors are valid for 3 years from the date of issuance of the certificate.
Note: Certification guides are the intellectual property of MRC and are made available to applicants along with the informational document folder. The guides provide details on the certification process.