The Centre for Environmental Health and Safety (CEHS) which has been set up under the aegis of Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India is registered as a non-profit society recognised by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, accredited Vocational Institution of Ministry of HRD, Government of India. IGMPI is dedicated to promote working in a healthy and safe environment. The rapid expansion of infrastructure development and industrial establishments has heightened the focus on ensuring safety measures essential for public health. IGMPI is moving hand in hand with technology advances and has gained recognition as stronger and better training & online learning platform provider in the areas of Pharma GMP, Regulatory Affairs, Food Science, Health, Safety & Environment and many more. Today, India has had legislations on occupational safety and health for 50 years. But the number of regulatory personnel is limited to 1,400 safety officers, 1,154 factory inspectors, and 27 medical inspectors. These numbers are grossly inadequate even for the inspection of formal units that only employ about 10% of India's total workforce (around 26 million). This proves that there is a huge demand of industrial safety experts.

India is a fast-growing economy. It influences the global market as well. The CEHS team at IGMPI has come with programmes specially designed for industry professionals, graduates, and safety engineers to enhance their knowledge and get trained to have a great career in this upcoming and thriving field. Additionally, the Centre for Environmental Health and Safety, IGMPI endeavours to enhance the skills of the available work force.

Centre for Environmental Health and Safety (CEHS) Programmes

With increase is global competence and a more demanding market, industries explore the aspects to be at par with their competitors. Our country is witnessing a steep surge of rapid urbanization with more infrastructure developments and growing numbers of industrial establishments.

However, rapid urbanization goals can be marred by untoward incidents that cause a lot of legal harassment ending up in compensations and tarnished image. Thus environment health and safety is the responsibility of all the stakeholders. The safety of the employees is a major thrust area as they are the asset to any organisation to which they belong.

Production and development should not be compromised on the cost of poor health environment safety.

Thus it is important to increase awareness about the Labor rights and safety measures that would prevent the unintended accidents. IGMPI CEHS team has come with programmes specially designed for industry professionals, graduates, safety engineers to enhance their knowledge and get trained to have a great career in this upcoming and thriving field.

IGMPI is an accredited Vocational Institution of the Ministry of Education, Government of India Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India is Management System (QMS) certified under NABCB accreditation. IGMPI is also approved by Food and Life Sciences Sector Skill Councils recognized by the National Council of Vocational Education and Training (NCVET).

IGMPI is an accredited Vocational Institution of the Ministry of Education, Government of India Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India is Management System (QMS) certified under NABCB accreditation. IGMPI is also approved by Food and Life Sciences Sector Skill Councils recognized by the National Council of Vocational Education and Training (NCVET).

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The Post Graduate and Executive Diploma programmes of IGMPI in Good Manufacturing Practices, Regulatory Affairs, Intellectual Property Rights, Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Public Health, Nanotechnology, Hospital Management, Product Management, Sales and Marketing Management, Clinical Research, Medical Writing, Drug Discovery and Development, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Coding have been duly assessed and approved by Quality Council of India, Government of India based on fulfillment of QCI's following criteria:

IGMPI is also approved by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) (FSSAI ID: TPINS18). IGMPI® is licensed by Department of Food Safety & Drug Administration under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and registered under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.

IGMPI is also approved by Sector Skills Council under National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) setup by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt of India.

IGMPI has been conferred with the prestigious "BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS (BIS) AWARD OF HONOUR 2023". QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA (QCI) has also conferred IGMPI with D.L. SHAH NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD, Certificate of Merit & ASSOCHAM has conferred IGMPI with the Services Excellence Award based on excellence of its services to the students and training participants.

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is a member of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and through the Indian National Committee (INC) which is a member of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). BIS is also a member of regional standards bodies like Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) and South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO). India started taking part in IEC from 1911 and subsequently the then Indian Standards Institution (now BIS) took over the responsibility of Indian National Committee of IEC(INC-IEC) in 1949. Since then the INC-IEC is actively participating in the activities of the IEC both at the policy level and technical work and carrying out the responsibilities as member body of IEC Council. India is a member in Standards Management Board (SMB) of IEC since 2015.BIS has also signed Bilateral Cooperation Agreements (BCA)/Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) with the National Standards Bodies of several countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Egypt, European Union , Germany, Ghana, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordon, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia , Slovakia, Slovenia, Suriname, USA, UAE, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Bhutan, Brazil, Israel, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), Quality Council of India is a member of International Accreditation Forum (IAF) & Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) as well as signatory to its MLAs for Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management Systems and Product Certification. NABCB is also a Full Member of International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) & Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) as well as signatory to its MRAs for Inspection.

Globally, at least four billion people lack access to safe drinking water, or the available water is significantly compromised due to various anthropogenic activities. In the South Asian region, which is home to over 1.7 billion people, it is difficult to find a single city, town, or village where the majority of residents consider tap water safe to drink without health concerns. This alarming reality calls for a holistic evaluation of the human activities that impact water quality, demanding systemic action and informed intervention.

In response to these challenges, the Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices of India (IGMPI) offers a certificate course in Water Quality and Management, designed to benefit both experienced professionals and newcomers in the industrial and environmental sectors. The course prepares individuals to take on leadership and managerial roles within the impact sector, especially in areas related to global climate change, scientific communication, and project management. It provides interdisciplinary training, covering both the natural and physical sciences, as well as social science and policy dimensions of water governance.

With increasing government focus on river rejuvenation and conservation projects such as Namami Gange, professionals equipped with specialized knowledge in water quality management will have a distinct advantage. This program not only enhances technical and analytical skills but also empowers learners to contribute meaningfully to sustainable water practices and public health safeguards, making it highly relevant in today’s environmental landscape.

Programme Structure

Module 1: Introduction to Water resources and Water Quality Management

• Global and regional distribution of freshwater resources
• Surface water vs groundwater systems and quality dynamics
• Components and processes of the hydrological cycle
• Types of aquifers: confined, unconfined, perched, and artesian
• Classification and functions of wetlands: natural and constructed wetlands
• Emerging contaminants: microplastics, pharmaceuticals, PFAS

Module 2: Drinking, Supply and Municipal Water Quality Treatment

• Key potable water quality parameters: turbidity, TDS, pathogens, metals
• Treatment systems: primary, secondary, and tertiary
• Advanced systems: ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, ozonation, activated carbon
• Treatment systems: primary, secondary, and tertiary

Module 3: Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Characteristics and Treatment Technologies

• Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment process
• Sector-specific effluent profiles: textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, metals
• CETPs, ZLD systems, and compliance with environmental norms
• Sludge management and resource recovery

Module 4: Regulatory Frameworks and Compliance

• CPCB and BIS standards
• Global frameworks
• Legal instruments
• Compliance mechanisms, monitoring authorities, and penalties

Module 5: Water Auditing and Reporting Measures

• CPCB frameworks for audit practices
• ISO 14046: Water foot printing and water accounting

Module 6: Geospatial Tools and Water Quality Surveillance

• GIS for watershed delineation, pollution source mapping, and land use analysis
• Satellite-based indicators: chlorophyll, turbidity
• RS/GIS for drought and flood

Module 7: Case Studies and Best Practices

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma and Professional Certification Programmes. For Executive Diploma programmes, you need to have at least 1 year of work experience.

Programme Duration

The minimum duration to complete the Professional Certification programme is 6 months and maximum is 12 months.

Programme Mode

Registration is currently open for online mode.

Programme Deliverables

A comprehensive study material for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants
• Online classes for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination
• All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable
• Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job
• At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires
• All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English

Examination and Certification

IGMPI follows a credit system based on all learning activities involved in studying the certificate programs. Each of your module is equal to 4 credits. To successfully complete the programme, you will have to earn all the credits assigned to the program.

All the participants are obliged to timely submit completed assessment assignments (during the programme, usually after every module) and appear for an online proctored exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Professional Certification in Water Quality and Management by IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned modules elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to its participants. Besides, it has a robust placement cell comprised of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. This cell is continuously engaged in promoting the employability of our participants and encouraging the concerned Human Resource department and Hiring Managers to recruit/hire our participants for their vacant positions. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing and interview skills.

In recent months, the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global think tanks. The IGMPI ‘s Corporate Resource Division actively recommends our students and training participants for various job requirements and specialized roles to Human Resource, Talent Acquisition as well as the heads of various departments in the industrial sector on a regular basis.

Future career prospects

India’s environmental sector is expanding rapidly. Around 20% of the current workforce is employed in this domain, and the number is expected to double by 2030. Globally, over 24 million green jobs are projected by the same year, many involving water resource management, wastewater treatment, and climate resilience. Major national programs such as Jal Jeevan Mission, Namami Gange, and AMRUT are generating consistent demand for skilled professionals in water-related roles.

Graduates can explore opportunities in key regulatory and public sector bodies including the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), Ministry of Jal Shakti, and Public Health Engineering Departments (PHEDs). These institutions regularly recruit experts for water quality monitoring, compliance checks, urban water management, and river basin conservation. Other relevant government agencies include the Central Water Commission and the National Mission for Clean Ganga.

In the private sector, professionals are hired by environmental consultancies, infrastructure firms, and water-intensive industries. Indian companies such as Tata Consulting Engineers, L&T Infrastructure, IL&FS Environmental, and WAPCOS Ltd. recruit for roles in effluent treatment, water safety plans, and compliance design. International engineering firms operating in India like AECOM and ERM also offer project-based roles in urban water systems and industrial water audits.

Research institutions and think tanks also provide career avenues, particularly in sustainable development and rural water access. Organizations like the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), engage in community-based water initiatives, policy research, and advocacy. Water-focused NGOs and multi-institutional development projects further increase employment opportunities for trained professionals.