Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a NetZero Future
About this course
More and more individuals in business and wider society realise that we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, address climate change, and transition to a net zero society. This has led to a demand for climate literacy from managers and employees at all levels, working in organisations across the public, private, and third sector.
This online microcredential will help you develop your climate literacy and gain crucial skills in climate leadership. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to make an impact within your job role and area of influence. You’ll also have the know-how and green skills to help transform your organisation to achieve net zero.
Work through engaging modules at your own pace, start any time and choose from one of three assessment hand-in dates over the academic year.
You’ll come away inspired and empowered to work towards a positive future, no matter what your industry or area of expertise. What’s more, you’ll gain an accreditation from Nottingham Business School, part of Nottingham Trent University to help certify your climate knowledge and skills.
If you would like to first build your foundation of knowledge on climate literacy, we recommend you take this free three-week short course.
On completion of this microcredential, you will:
- Learn to take a systems approach to achieve systematic change.
- Gain an understanding of climate change science and reducing GHG emissions.
- Make an impact with climate leadership and climate conscious management.
- Communicate what you know about climate change mitigation.
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You’ll receive 10 UK Level 7 credits on completing this online microcredential. These credits are obtained once you’ve successfully completed your assessment. -
Stack your choice of microcredentials and build towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Management Practice from Nottingham Business School.
What you’ll study
You will gain a deep understanding of climate leadership theories and frameworks, applying them to both national and international contexts. You will also develop skills in calculating greenhouse gas emissions, communicating climate issues effectively, and making informed decisions based on data to drive climate management practices.
- Week 1 - Visions of a Positive Future
- Week 2 - Climate Change Communication
- Week 3 - Climate Leadership
- Week 4 - Calculating Impact and Carbon Accounting
- Week 5 - Buildings and Estate for a Low-Carbon Future
- Week 6 - Impactful Food Decisions
- Week 7 - Money, Money, Money!
- Week 8 - Marketing with the Climate in Mind
- Week 9 - Supply Chain Management
- Week 10 - Your Positive Future
We regularly review and update our course content based on student and employer feedback, ensuring that all of our courses remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or module availability in future years.
Careers and employability
The decision-making skills you learn on this microcredential could reduce costs for your organisation, as well as helping to reduce carbon emissions. This could enhance your reputation in your function, department, and overall organisation.
If you’ve been tasked with reducing costs on behalf of your organisation, you’ll gain the expertise you need to make informed decisions and report your recommendations to senior leadership.
You’ll also learn transferable skills that can be applied to any sector and any role, helping you stand out from the crowd.
With your enhanced understanding of climate solutions, you’ll have the skills and knowledge sought after for green jobs. You can also apply these in your current or any future role to ensure that the climate is taken into account in all decision-making.
Entry requirements
To join this microcredential, you simply need an interest in becoming climate literate, uncovering new climate solutions, and helping achieve net zero by transforming organisations and societies. Please note, this microcredential will be delivered in English, so having a solid grasp of the language will be essential to successfully completing this microcredential.
This microcredential will be suitable if you would like to gain the knowledge, skills, and behaviour to be actively involved in reducing greenhouse gases in any organisation (e.g. workplace). Many of the solutions will also be relevant for your personal life.
By being climate literate, you can assess how to achieve net zero within your sphere of influence, and can recognise and implement the best solutions available. This microcredential is for you if you wish to build knowledge of high-impact climate solutions and want to introduce changes in your daily life, mainly at work, but also potentially at home.
Fees and funding
The course fee is £650, payable via FutureLearn.
The course fee is £650, payable via FutureLearn.
How to apply
This course is offered via the FutureLearn platform. Find out more and book your place here. Alternatively, if you’re a business looking to put multiple people onto the programme, please contact NBS.business@ntu.ac.uk.
