Sustainability Training for Business

Climate Awareness Training

We can offer a range of training options depending on your needs.

·       Carbon Literacy Training

·       Climate Smart Training

·       Climate Briefing

For enquiries and costs please contact scott.howes@keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org

1.     Carbon Literacy Training

This 1-day, internationally recognised, fully certified training course can be completed in a number of formats to suit your needs via online zoom meetings or in-person within your work setting. These formats are outlined below,

The training can be used to support organisational change towards new, sustainability projects and actions or provide a clear context to the wider climate challenge we all face across sectors.  This training provides opportunity for discussion and debate around key environmental themes.

The training will focus broadly across the following areas:

• Climate change science and impacts
• Climate risks and opportunities for NI
• Global and local policy response
• UK and NI emissions
• Journey to net-zero
• Carbon Footprints
• Individual and group action
• Power of communities
• Making an emission reduction pledge

The course is externally accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project and all attendees will receive a certificate on the completion of a short evidence form at the end of the training.

Course costs cover the following,

• Course delivery – a training colleague will organise your programme in a format and timescale to suit your needs.
• Carbon pledge admin – evidence form check, guidance documents and submission.
• Online certification through the Carbon Literacy Project – we send attendees digital certificates once they have been awarded.
• Reading list/data links.

Attendees should come away from the training with an understanding of the following:

• Climate change science and the urgency for action – contextualised to NI where appropriate.
• Climate justice, emission sources and impacts
• Carbon footprints – our own carbon equivalent emissions and their significance
• Behaviour change – how much change is enough?
• Taking action and making a difference – individual and group choices

2.     Climate Smart Training

We also deliver Climate Smart training, a shorter, CPD certified, 2.5hr, programme that focuses on the core climate awareness issues in the format below.

Start times can be set according to your needs.

• What is climate change? (explore key concepts, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle, Global Warming)
• How does climate change affect NI and the wider world? (key examples for NI and the wider global landscape)
• What is climate action?  (exploring behaviour change to reduce emissions for individuals)
• Quiz – carbon impacts of everyday activities (exploring everyday behaviour and the carbon impacts they have)
• How can I be part of the solution?  (easy access steps we can take to start reducing emissions)
• Q/A – open Q/A session where we are happy to take questions from your staff team.

3.     Climate Briefing

We can offer 1 -hour (approx.) climate briefing that provides a presentation followed by an opportunity for an open Q/A session to answer your key questions and initiate conversation within teams.

Please note that the Carbon Literacy Project is the certifying body. 

If we are training within your workplace, the following facilities are needed.

·       Projector/screen or large monitor/screen

·       Audio/speaker links if possible

·       Internet access

If we are training on-line, we may use Slido software for engagement with larger groups.

Contact - For further details and discussion please contact

Scott Howes – Strategic Lead for Climate Action & Nature Recovery