Sustainability Leadership Skills
Do you want to become a leader in sustainable change? Do you want to meet passionate, like-minded people on an innovative skills-development journey? Then join our unique, 10-part skills-building programme to develop your knowledge, skills and confidence as a sustainability leader and professional.
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As part of our charitable mission, we aim to widen access to sustainability training.
We are excited to offer up to 15 free places to passionate, inspiring and proactive individuals to join our Autumn 2024 cohort. The Sustainability Leadership Skills Programme aims to support you on your leadership journey through innovative skills-building workshops.
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What is the Sustainability Leadership Skills Programme?
The Sustainability Leadership Skills Programme is our signature course. It has been designed to support and empower individuals to have and gain the skills and knowledge needed for a sustainable future. We cover key skills that will help participants become change agents wherever they are in their learning or career journey. ​
The 10 sessions will run weekly on Wednesday mornings and are delivered online via Zoom. The dates are:
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Sustainability & Climate Essentials: Wednesday 9th October, 10am – 12pm
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Career Development & Reflective Practice: Wednesday 16th October, 10am – 11am
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Workplace Literacy & Wellbeing: Wednesday 23rd October, 10am – 11am
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Project Management: Wednesday 30th October, 10am – 12pm
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Climate Anxiety & Resilience: Wednesday 6th November, 10am – 11:30am
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Creativity & Problem Solving: Wednesday 13th November, 10am - 11am
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Systems Thinking: Wednesday 20th November, 10am – 11:30am
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Greenwashing: Wednesday 27th November, 10am – 11am
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Communicating Sustainability: Wednesday 5th December, 10am – 11:30am
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Sustainability Leadership: Wednesday 11th December, 10am – 11:30am
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Job Application Masterclass (optional): Wednesday 18th December, 10am – 11:30am
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​To achieve certification, you will need to attend all live sessions and engage actively. Due to the highly interactive nature of the sessions, recordings will not be available.
Eligibility and Application
We kindly ask that if you are able to pay the full amount for the programme (£250) that you do so*, to ensure these funded spots go to those who can benefit most from the opportunity.
To be eligible for this funding you must be:
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At least 18 years of age on 9th October 2024;
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Unable to access funding for training via your place of work**;
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Be committed to actively engaging in the full Programme, including attending all sessions which run on Wednesday mornings weekly from 9 October to 11 December inclusive.
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* You can book on and pay for a full price ticket via our Eventbrite page.
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**This Access Scheme does not apply to organisations who are funding employees. If you are currently working in a sector related to sustainability, please ask your organisation first whether they can fund you to take part in the SLS Programme and contact us separately to discuss full price payment. ​
Could you make a contribution?
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A standard price ticket for our SLS Programme is £250. If you can afford to make a contribution, no matter how small, you can make a donation below. This donation can be to support your own participation as a 'Pay What You Can', or if you would like to pay forward for others who would otherwise not have the opportunity to access this training. This offer is trust-based and aims to foster a community that supports each other.​
Thank you!
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