Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.69
Liaison Rochelle Owen
Submission Date April 6, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Dalhousie University
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
245

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
26

Percentage of continuing education courses that address sustainability:
10.61

A copy of the list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
A list and brief description of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
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Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s), including the year the program was created:

Environmental Management certificate program:
This program provides a solid understanding of environmental management using engineering principles combined with environmental and human health hazard considerations. The program places a special emphasis on practical applications of internationally recognized environmental standards. Program emphasis is on critical thinking, problem assessment and problem solving consistent with work place application of environmental management.

Sustainability Leadership Certificate:
This program which began in 2012 is open to all Dalhousie students and graduates. The program involves three weekend seminars and participation in engaged learning projects between the weekends.

The program offers students the opportunity to: learn preacical skills and tools to lead and inspire change, practice participatory facilitation, group leadership, systems thinking and project prototyping, turn ideas into action by designing and implementing social change projects that meet real needs, build a network of collaborators and learn from community leaders in sustainability, bridge theory and practice in social, environmental and economic sustainability.

https://www.dal.ca/faculty/sustainability/programs/slc/about.html


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The Environmental Management certificate program has been offered at Dalhousie for over 30 years.


The Environmental Management certificate program has been offered at Dalhousie for over 30 years.

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