Professional Certification in Healthcare Waste Management (PCHWM)

The Healthcare waste Management (HWM) alludes to any waste created during diagnosing, treating, or vaccinating human or creature during research exercises or in delivering or testing natural or in wellbeing camps. For the most part, these are the squanders produced in medical clinics, medical care habitats, Hospital and so on. Biomedical waste administration is worried about portrayal, evaluation, isolation, capacity, transport, and therapy of BMW.

The essential guideline of Healthcare waste Management is worried about 3 Rs, i.e., Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse. The best Healthcare waste Management strategies try towards creating lesser conceivable waste or recuperating most noteworthy conceivable waste, instead of removal.

Programme Structure

Module 1: Fundamentals – Environment and Health Interrelationships

Module 2: Healthcare – Waste Streams and Their Generating Domains and Processes

Module 3: Infection Control and Management

Module 4: Liquid Waste Management from Laboratories

Module 5: Linen and Laundry Management

Module 6: Transportation and Handling of Biomedical Waste

Module 7: Biomedical Waste Treatment Technologies

Module 8: Managerial and Systems Approach

Module 9: Worker and Patient Safety

Module 10: Regulatory Compliance – Acts, Policies, and Guidelines

Module 11: Industry-Based Case Studies

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certifications Programmes. 10+2 pass-outs are eligible for our Under Graduate Diploma and Diploma holders of two to three years course duration are also eligible for the PG Diploma.

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 Part-time (Online Live Classes) 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 Live Classes/Part-time 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 & Certification

All the participants are expected to appear for an online exam and are also obliged to submit assignments after each module. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Certificate in Healthcare Waste Management by Centre for Environmental Health and Safety,  IGMPI. For all the above-mentioned modules, Online Live Classes/Part-time or face-to-face classes (Regular mode), elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments would be provided by the Institute. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Discipline in Classes and Examination

Every student is required to observe a disciplined behaviour during her/his classes, assessments & examinations and to follow instructions from the Professors. Any act of indiscipline may result into discredit & it will be mentioned in her/his academic report.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

For the Post Graduate Diploma and Undergraduate Diploma Programmes, we will provide placement assistance after the completion of the programme. The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing placement assistance to its students. The robust placement cell comprises senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global healthcare like , Jhpiego, SELCO Foundation, TATA Foundation, Samarthan NGO, PSI, UNICEF, WHO, HCL Foundation, IPE Global, Optum, PATH, AIIMS, Action against Hunger, Ekta Shakti Foundation, Seva Foundation, India HIV-AIDS Alliance, HLFPPT, Deepak Foundation, Novartis, LalPath Labs Ltd., Fortis Healthcare Ltd., HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd., Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd., Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd., Piramal Enterprises Ltd., Wockhardt Ltd., Cactus Communications, Public Health Foundations of India, Cytel, Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd., Deloitte, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bain & Company, Alvarez & Marsal, McKinsey & Company, etc. 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 Pharmaceutical, Healthcare industries on regular basis.

Future career prospects

Healthcare Waste Management is basically all those activities, which are required to manage waste from its beginning to the final disposal. Healthcare Waste Management majorly includes things like the collection, transport, treatment, and the ultimate disposal of waste with a high level of monitoring and regulation. The prospects ofHealthcare Waste Management in our country have reached its highest level today and the field is considered to be a great career option. Healthcare Waste management is a challenging, but ultimately fulfilling area of work to get into. Essentially, it’s all about planning and managing schemes that help reduce the environmental impact of waste that is produced by human activity or industrial operations. Jobs can be found in private companies, industrial units, consultancies, government organizations, environmental agencies as well as in NGOs.

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Last date for submitting completed Application Form: 6^th Aug 2026.

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