Kelleher Environmental Services

Facilitation, Adult Education and Environmental Training Services

Kelleher Environmental has delivered a number of innovative environmental education and training programs as well as professionally facilitated a range of workshops and meetings for clients in Canada and Europe. We specialize in environmental topics, and have developed training programs and technical manuals and facilitated client workshops and meetings on a range of topics including climate change, waste management, environmental liability assessment and nutrient management, among others. For our training programs we create concise, effective and ultimately well used training manuals, training aids and curricula. For workshops and facilitated meetings, we develop agendas through a needs analysis approach, to ensure buy-in to the process and agenda ahead of time.

Our team possesses the unique combination of environmental expertise and adult education expertise which is used to create innovative workshop agendas and engaging training program curricula.

Our approach to adult education is action-oriented and practical, with an emphasis on creating training programs which enable participants to develop skills and ideas that they can use to immediately improve on-the-job performance and understanding. We extend beyond the simple presentation of information to the much more demanding and important task of facilitating adult learning. The design of our training programs is premised on the belief that adults “learn by doing” and by immediately applying new skills and information. As a result, our training programs are highly interactive and practical and are carefully prepared to meet the individual needs of each client and each participant.

Kelleher Environmental also provides workshop delivery and management and professional facilitation services to a wide range of clients. We use similar techniques to build an agenda that participants will support, and spend considerable preparation time to ensure that facilitated meetings and workshops achieve desired client outcomes.

Our training, workshop and professional facilitation services include the following approaches

• Needs analysis
• Agenda development
• Curriculum design and development
• Training program delivery and facilitation
• Workshop and meeting facilitation
• Manuals and workshop or meeting documentation to meet client specifications

Training, workshop and professional facilitation clients include: Fehily Timoney (Ireland), RPS Consulting Group (Ireland), Ontario Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Canada, National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE, Canada) and MWIN (Municipal Waste Integration Network) among others.

Kelleher Environmental provides a range of services in:

- designing the agenda and facilitating workshops and other group processes,
- curriculum design for training projects
- Curriculum design and delivery of adult education and training projects,

Some recent projects are described in this section.

National Workshops on FCM and Solid Waste Guidance Manual As A Resource (2005 and 2006)
Developed curriculum and delivered workshops across Canada on FCM Solid Waste As A Resource Guide and Workbook .

Environmental Impacts of Anaerobic Digestion of Organic and Mixed Municipal Solid Waste, Government of Canada, MWIN and Recycling Council of Alberta
Developed evaluation of anaerobic digestion as a technology to manage municipal waste, and compared environmental and social impacts with thermal processing, bioreactor landfill and composting. Delivered anaerobic digestion presentation at two workshops to municipal staff in Toronto and Calgary.

Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Enhanced Recycling Program Projects, Natural Resources Canada, 2006
For Natural Resources Canada, estimated the GHG Impacts of 36 Enhanced Recycling Projects, and facilitated a 2-day workshop in February, 2006 in Ottawa with representatives across Canada to elicit opinion on options for the future of the program.

Waste Experts Workshop, National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (2005)
Kelleher Environmental designed the agenda, prepared background materials, and facilitated a workshop of 18 waste experts from across Canada in May, 2005 to identify key waste management related issues which should be addressed on a national basis.

Options to Achieve 60% Diversion of Waste in Ontario, Ministry of Environment (2005)
Held a workshop with industry stakeholders to elicit feedback on various options to achieve 60% diversion on Ontario waste.

IWM (Integrated Waste Management) Training Workshop, Municipal Waste Integration Network (MWIN) (December 2004)
Designed and delivered a workshop where 30 professional managers received computer-based training on running different waste diversion scenarios using the IWM Model. Participants were shown how to interpret the environmental impacts results produced by the model.

Financing Options To Reach 60% Diversion of Ontario Waste, Ministry of Environment (August 2004)
Facilitated a 1-day workshop with industry representatives and prepared a report outlining financing options to reach Ontario’s 60% diversion target.

Facilitation of Federal/Provincial/Territorial Working Group Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Workshop, Natural Resources Canada (Nov 2003)
Designed the agenda, facilitated a 2-day working group session with a cross-Canada team and wrote a project report summarizing the findings of the workshop. Identified next steps to develop a national impacts and adaptation framework.

Facilitation and Management of GAP (Generally Agreed Principles) Waste Measurement Team, Canada
Responsible for management of the GAP process for CSR, including development of protocols for measurement of municipal solid waste diversion, which are accepted across Canada. Decisions are made by a 20-person cross Canada team.

Training Program on Irish EPA Guidance Document on Environmental Liability Assessment, RPS Group Ltd
As a sub-consultant to RPS Group Ltd, designed curriculum for training program to be delivered to licencees and EPA staff on how to evaluate and assess environmental liability for different types of licenced facilities, including various different types of industrial facilities.

Nutrient Management Planning Training Program; FAS Training Authority, Republic of Ireland (2003)
Development of a national training program to train local authority staff to review nutrient management plans and carry out farm surveys and inspections. Pilot tested training program in March-April, 2003.

Waste Management Training Program, FAS Training Authority, Republic of Ireland
Designed and developed curriculum for a national training program for waste management for the Republic of Ireland. Responsible for needs assessment, curriculum design and designing and delivering the recycling and composting modules.

Workshops, Facilitation, Training and Stakeholder Process Management :

- Training Program on Irish EPA Guidance Document on Environmental Liability Assessment, RPS Group Ltd
- Waste Experts Workshop, National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (2005)
- Impacts of 3Rs Regulations on Ontario Businesses, Ministry of Environment (2005)
- IWM (Integrated Waste Management) Training Workshop, Municipal Waste Integration Network (MWIN), December, 2004
- Financing Options To Reach 60% Diversion of Ontario Waste, Ministry of Environment (August, 2004)
- Nutrient Management Planning Training Program; FAS Training Authority, Republic of Ireland (2003)
- Management of GAP (Generally Agreed Principles) Waste Measurement Team, Canada
- Waste Management Training Program, FAS Training Authority, Republic of Ireland