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ISSP Certificate Program

The ISSP certificate program is designed for current and aspiring sustainability professionals. The certificate program will provide you with the skills, tools and methods to take on positions such as Sustainability Director, Sustainability Coordinator, Sustainability Consultant, and Climate Officer. You will benefit from access to sustainability experts, the latest tools and methods and the valuable credential once completed.

  • Sustainability Professional Certificate (SPC) - This certificate program blends sustainability concepts and practices with organizational change theory to provide you with the leadership skills and knowledge to lead a sustainability program. Read more.
ISSP's 5 Core workshops are:
(1) Sustainability Planning  June 2012 Marsha Willard
(2) Business Partners for Resilient Communities February 2012 Susanne Croft
(3) Practical Tools and Methods for Change Agents April 2011 Alan AtKisson
(4) Sustaining Sustainability: Organizational Assessments and Systems October 2012 Dorothy Atwood
(5) Leadership Skills for Change Agents November 2012 Bob Willard
 
ISSP's 3 Elective* workshops:
(1) Measuring GHG Impact March 2012 Tom Gloria
(2) Life-Cycle Assessment May 2012 Tom Gloria
(3) TBA
 
ISSP's Webinars are posted online and annnounced in the ISSP Insight e-journal.
Choose any 4 to count towards your certificate.
Members - contact cnordstrom@sustainabilityprofessionals.org to access all archived webinars at the Learning Center.
 
Learning Environment
As part of our commitment to keeping a small footprint and providing you with the best instructors, all courses are delivered online via distance learning.  We use a combination of live webinars, online discussions and individual study to meet the learning outcomes in a dynamic learning environment.
 
Enrollment
Courses start throughout the year and participants can take up to two years to complete the requirements.
 
Completion of Certificate
Successful completion of the certificate program includes completing 5 core courses, 3 electives and writing summaries of 4 webinars.
A basic understanding of sustainability concepts is required and it is now a requirement to complete Sustainability 101 within six months of starting the Certificate.
 
Statements from Graduates of the ISSP Sustinability Professional Certificate (SPC):

What did you like best about the certificate program?  "The high quality and level of experience of the instructors. The instructors are all accomplished leaders and authors in the field of sustainability and delivered exceptional webinar programs which were supplemented with excellent readings. The perspective and experience shared with us by the instructors was most valuable. It was a good group of courses, covering all the major areas at a high level without a lot of extraneous material or busy work. Also, the tools that I have available to me for use on sustainability planning and reporting are very valuable and could not be obtained from other sources without considerable expense. The program is, in my opinion, the best value for obtaining education in the field for working professionals - very reasonable cost and time commitment. I can't say enough about what the program has done for me and my professional development. I am now in a position that I very much enjoy due directly to my participation in the certificate program."  from a 2010 SPC grad.

From a 2012 grad:  "The ISSP Sustainability Professional Certificate is a great program for either current sustainability professionals looking to sharpen their skills or others wanting to enter this field."
 

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