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Green IT – Information and Communications Technology for a Sustainable Future

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:23:00 +0000

Our Green IT certification course is designed to prepare working professionals and university-level students to be the sustainability leaders of the future.

Our Green IT certification course will prepare you to become a sustainability leader of the future. We live in a networked world. In the coming years, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be the main force that shapes social, economic, and political life around the globe. Continuing innovation in ICT will change the buildings and cities we create, how we travel, how food, energy, and water are supplied to a growing population, how we develop communities, and how we use all the resources of the natural world.

Green IT Certification – Information and Communications Technology for a Sustainable Future is designed to prepare working professionals and university-level students to be the sustainability leaders of the future. Students are educated on the basics of sustainability and technology. They are taught practical tools for managing the rapidly growing eco-footprint of the ICT systems we use, and educated on how to use ICT as an enabling tool to drive sustainable development. In the course, Green IT is addressed as a central element of every activity of an Enterprise: buildings and workplace design, travel and transportation, facilities management, product design and supply chain, strategy and finance, human resources, purchasing, and IT operations.

The Green IT certification course is specifically designed to be useful to professionals and managers who do not directly manage ICT systems, as well as technologists. For Architects, Engineers, Facility Managers, and Sustainability professionals, the course illuminates new issues and opportunities they will encounter in their fields as the pace of ICT-driven change accelerates.

Students will be equipped with in-demand knowledge and skills that can be the foundation of a rewarding career. They will learn how to harness the power of ICT innovation to enable eco-responsibility leadership throughout the enterprise.

Upon completion of this certification course, students will:

•      Have the theoretical foundation and practical tools essential to developing and executing enterprise green IT initiatives, from “Desktop to Data Center”

•      Learn to evaluate and demonstrate the linked financial and environmental life-cycle benefits that come from Eco-Efficiency and Eco-Innovation in IT

•      Understand the green aspects of systems design, procurement, operations, and end-of-life management.

Grading for the course is based on a combination of practical exercises and a final examination for the course. The course contains nine modules in three sections.

Enrolling in our Green IT certification training course is fast, easy and 100% secure. Take your career to the next level – Enroll today!

http://www.worldeducationcouncil.org/

Green Business & Sustainability Professional

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 13:06:52 +0000

Our Green Business Certification course will prepare you for the demands of our environmentally conscious business environment. The business world is changing to respond to emerging social and market forces that value companies that consider the effects of their operations, products, and services on the environment and community.

The Green Business Certification course will prepare you for the demands of our environmentally conscious business environment. The business world is changing to respond to emerging social and market forces that value companies that consider the effects of their operations, products, and services on the environment and community.

Upon completing the Green Business Certification course, students will have a working knowledge of green business principles, practices and opportunities. The course will provide the foundation needed to be able to integrate environmental sustainability so that it adds value to a company’s bottom line.

Develop an understanding of what it means for a company to be seen as environmentally responsible, or “green”
Recognize the business, marketplace and societal drivers that are encouraging companies to become more environmentally responsible
Gain familiarity with the opportunities and challenges that companies face when they seek to “go green”
Learn how to design an Action Plan with key steps (actions and activities) needed to move a company down a green business path
Know the kinds of tools and practices that can help a company continuously improve its greening efforts
Create a company culture that supports greening your business
Appreciate what success looks like when a company achieves “green” status
Learn about the career opportunities available in the world of green business and clean technology

Benefits of the Green Business Certification Program:

The program is being developed by industry practitioners who have successfully worked on strategy for environmental responsibility, green business practices and implementation for hundreds of organizations.
The focus of the program is on preparing students to be green business professionals within companies or public agencies
The program provides a practical understanding and working knowledge of an emerging field that is in high demand in the current economy

http://www.worldeducationcouncil.org/

Sustainable Ecotecture and Environmental Development

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:08:06 +0000

Our Sustainable Ecotecture and Environmental Development certification incorporates a holistic approach, which considers more than just an isolated structure or area, but the environment and resources that surround them students will learn how to create a true balance.

With the latest advancements in clean technology and green building, incredible opportunities exist to improve local and global conditions. By focusing individuals on a holistic approach that considers more than just an isolated structure or area, but the environment and resources that surround them, students will learn how to create a true balance. Modules or our Environmental Sustainability certification course will take students around the world while featuring real and proposed projects that provide tangible examples of how change can occur at any scale within varied terrain and circumstances. Integration of clean technologies, net zero buildings, green development and sustainable practices will be explored one step at a time in multiple environments and scale in order to provide relevant models.

From the pressing question of overpopulation to the need for clean independent energy, this course will offer provocative insight and unique profitable solutions. Our Sustainable Ecotecture and Environmental Development certification course also explores how decisions made and operating practices executed on existing and future projects by individuals and corporations will have far reaching impacts on our society’s ability to sustain itself and prosper. Experts will show you through interviews, videos and interactive exercises stimulating real world and hypothetical case studies where both time-tested and provocative approaches produce significant solutions. Experienced business leaders and emerging pioneers share their own approaches and best practices that deliver a perspective and framework that will help you realize your goal of providing essential expertise and competitive advantage to any organization or project.

Course Objectives:

The Sustainable Ecotecture and Environmental Development certification course is designed to help students:

• Gain an understanding of complex, interrelated issues and challenges related to sustainability

• Establish a solid basis for applying responsible and innovative answers to real-world scenarios

• Learn how to implement time-tested practices along with renewable innovations, green building techniques and thoughtful resource management to create sustainable developments.

• Gain the tools and learn the basic philosophy to analyze multiple environments and structures within both the man-made and natural world in order to determine the most appropriate solutions to insure a healthy future.

Benefits of the Program:

While gaining an understanding of the critical issues and challenges we all face, students will establish a solid basis for applying responsible and innovative answers to real-world scenarios, such as reducing carbon emissions while identifying opportunities to enhance our built environment and protect critical resources for the future generations.

http://www.worldeducationcouncil.org/