Water, waste and energy management major Veolia ANZ has partnered with The Open University UK to create a sustainability course.
The Open University UK-accredited program, Climate change: Transforming your organisation for sustainability, is now open to the public.
It is available online and supports flexible, self-paced learning. The course is available for $1250 per learner.
Veolia says that the 100-hour micro-credential program equips participants with the practical knowledge and skills needed to drive sustainability within their organisations.
It covers topics such as the climate crisis, long-term sustainability strategies, carbon footprinting exposure, real-world implementation tools, stakeholder collaboration and environmental leadership skills.
The curriculum includes practical applications and real-world case studies from Veolia that will allow participants to create tailored action plans for their organisations.
“This collaboration with Veolia represents a significant step forward in practical sustainability education,” says The Open University Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law Professor Mark Durkin.
“By combining academic excellence with practitioner experience, we’re creating unique learning opportunities to shape the future of environmental management in Australia and beyond.”
Over 30 Veolia ANZ staff have already taken part in the pilot and co-creation of the course.
The company will provide a limited number of fully funded placements for select suppliers, contractors, strategic partners, clients and its own employees.
The course is part of Veolia’s global investment in sustainability education, which includes the online School of Ecological Transformation and three physical campuses of Terra Academia in Arras, Deauville and Paris Montmartre.
The sustainability education initiative is part of the company’s wider ongoing GreenUp global investment that aims to undertake initiatives that decarbonise, depollute and regenerate the environment.
“We deeply believe that investing in education is crucial for building a sustainable future,” says Veolia ANZ CEO and MD Richard Kirkman.
“This partnership with The Open University UK reinforces our commitment to ecological transformation and sustainability, through helping develop the next generation of environmental leaders.”
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