Understanding Climate Change | Skillnet Climate Ready Academy

Programme Summary.

Understanding Climate Change has been designed to support all staff of all disciplines and skill levels in understanding how their sustainable actions will play a vital role in the country’s collective response to climate change.

It is introduced by well-known climate change expert and climatologist Professor Michael Mann.

Programme Benefits.

Demonstrate Commitment to Climate Action.

The Understanding Climate Change course will develop your understanding of the importance of individual action in addressing climate change challenges.

Improved Climate Change Awareness.

Participants will understand the urgency and need for change inside and outside of their workplace and how they can support, irrespective of their position or level.

Learn from the Experts.

Curated from the SDG Academy, learners gain access to learnings and insights from leaders in Climate Change.

Who is this Programme for?

The Understanding Climate Change course is suitable for members of the workforce working across all sectors at any professional level.

The Learning Experience.

Understanding Climate Change is a short, self-study online programme.

The course includes the following engaging and interactive sections:

Defining Climate.
Historic Climate Change.
The Greenhouse Effect.
Human Effects on Climate Change.
International Climate Action.
The Price of Emissions.
The Catalyst for Change.

Who is eligible?

The Skillnet Climate Ready Academy is a fully funded up-skilling initiative designed for owner-managers and leadership teams of private sector businesses across all industry sectors in Ireland.

Certain businesses are not eligible to participate in the Skillnet Climate Ready Academy including:

• Non-Commercial Public sector organisations.
• Charity or not-for-profit organisations.
• Businesses based outside the Republic of Ireland.

Designed and delivered in partnership with enterprise.

Skillnet Climate Ready Academy was designed following extensive consultation with businesses operating in a range of sectors. Skillnet Ireland are an enterprise agency whose role is to ensure their programmes are aligned to national policy and evolving commercial needs. 20FIFTY Partners are the delivery partner for the Skillnet Climate Ready Academy, they collaborate closely with industry to design world class, innovative training programmes that are delivered by experts and apply best practice methodologies centred on sustainability and the green economy. Skillnet Climate Ready Academy also work in partnership with government and enterprise agencies including IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland.

Understanding Climate Change.