Program description
What are the four drivers of the Climate Action Planning micro-certificate’s approach?
Consensus-building
Uniting diverse partners around climate action
Resistance-navigation
Overcoming denial, despair and opposition
Human-centered
Addressing social and political barriers to action
Compass-like
Navigating complex, multi-dimensional challenges
How this program will prepare you:
- Navigate climate denial and resistance effectively
- Build consensus among diverse partners
- Lead resilient climate initiatives
- Facilitate breakthrough conversations
- Scale successful strategies across contexts
How you'll feel more equipped:
- Become confident facilitating difficult climate conversations
- Get empowered to overcome resistance and barriers
- Be resilient when facing climate despair
- Gain connections to like-minded change leaders
- Become purposeful as a consensus-building catalyst
About the Climate Action Planning program
The Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning (CAP) is a great opportunity to learn the foundations of planning for climate action. You will develop the skills needed for you as a professional to put into action at all government levels. Through various planning, coordinating and leading activities, this program will help you lay out collaborative strategies and solutions for navigating the challenges of climate change.
This micro-credential is supported by a partnership between the School of Environmental Studies and the Division of Continuing Studies, resulting in expertly designed courses taught by leaders in their fields. Courses are current, comprehensive and designed for the needs of busy professionals looking for online learning.
This program is certified by CIFAL Victoria. CIFAL provides certification for training courses that build the capabilities of individuals and communities towards the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Participants who successfully complete this course are eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion co-signed by UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) and CIFAL Victoria.
Program highlights
This program is taught with an interdisciplinary approach to climate action, which will strengthen your critical thinking and program solving skills.
With only three online courses, this program has flexible completion timelines and you can log into the course to work at your own pace.
Program outcomes
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
- develop effective strategies for climate action through the integration of the human dimensions of climate change with scientific, legal, economic, policy and political contexts.
- demonstrate an ability to collaborate with, and respect for diverse communities in shaping climate action and integrating strategies for decolonization.
- identify and assess potential impacts of climate action across scales from local to global.
- use leadership strategies to navigate the challenges of climate despair, denial, and resistance in order to build consensus for resilient change.
If you are looking for a longer, university accredited program, we also offer the Transformative Climate Action certificate.
Through the StrongerBC future skills grant, students may be eligible to receive funding for this program. View details and eligibility.
