George Washington University
EN-12: Continuing Education

GW Environmental & Energy Management Institute

Enterprise Resilience: The principles of resilience and the capacity for systems to survive, adapt, and grow in the face of turbulent change are foundational to understanding energy assurance and security. Students learn how designing for resilience can help enterprises and communities overcome disruptions—whether from human or natural causes—and improve their adaptability to changing conditions. The course draws extensively on case studies of companies that have adopted resilience strategies and have kept their operations and energy systems functioning. https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/enterprise-resilience

Energy Strategies That Thrive in a Decarbonized World: The realities of climate change are already starting to affect corporate bottom lines, forcing C-Suite executives to seek new ways to mitigate risk in their business operations and supply chains. Moreover, investor, employee, consumer, and community pressure are driving companies to contribute to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in meaningful ways. In this course, you will learn how to use energy consumption and carbon emissions as key performance indicators to reduce the cost of doing business and as a basis to optimize business operations.
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/energy-strategies-thrive-decarbonized-world

How to Design, Finance and Integrate Renewables in the Power Grid: A key to understanding resilience is to know how the electric grid works and how renewable energy fits into it. This course provides participants with a grounding in the electric power grid and the knowledge needed to oversee, plan, finance, and implement renewable energy projects.
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/how-design-finance-and-integrate-renewables-power-grid

On the Road to Mass Market Electric Vehicles: Electric vehicles are leading the way to the electrification of the economy. Students will learn about the types of electric vehicles, the EV market, the factors driving market growth, and barriers to growth, and how the market may overcome them. Key to the modernization of the energy system is the integration of electric vehicles into the grid system.
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/road-mass-market-electric-vehicles

How Electricity Markets Work: In the United States, how electricity is bought and sold varies by region of the country. Municipally owned utilities and customer-owned rural cooperatives support some communities, but investor-owned electric utilities serve most customers, and each is regulated differently. Learn how retail and wholesale electricity prices are set, how power is procured, how the markets are regulated, and implications for the future given the greening and modernization of the electricity sector.
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/energy-resilience-certificate

Smart Energy Systems and Cybersecurity: Intelligent energy systems incorporate information and communication technology (ICT) and control systems in power networks. They increase the quality and reliability of power supply, facilitate the integration of renewable and distributed energy sources, optimally plan transmission and distribution systems, and reduce system costs. Learn how intelligent energy systems work and use network controls to optimize other utility services, including water, waste, transportation, building services, and others.
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/smart_energy

Decarbonizing Buildings: To be an effective ambassador for decarbonization, it’s essential to understand the outsized impact of the building sector on global emissions. What metrics really matter for climate change? What do they mean? How can we achieve them in the buildings sector? This concise and rich course gives you a holistic view of why and what needs to be tackled with a vantage view of how the green buildings economy intersects with technology and policy. Dive deeper into how we can decarbonize buildings with some physical fundamentals. Included are frameworks to approach your policy, program, or building project with a systems-level understanding. An overview is available at the 33:40 mark in the webinar video above. Instructor: Smita Chandra Thomas Smita Chandra Thomas is the founder and principal of DC-based consulting practice Energy Shrink, LLC, serves as a senior green building consultant to IFC (World Bank) and is a LEED Accredited Professional (AP) and Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC). A lifelong learner herself, she has spent her career at the cutting edge of green building technology and demand-side energy management strategy. Course opens by April 15, 2022.
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/decarbonizing_buildings

Prosperity, Sustainability & Equity: More jobs and more affordable housing are top social goals. There is also a desire to remedy traffic congestion, environmental damage and the budget strain associated with wasteful and expensive infrastructure duplication associated with urban sprawl. This short course examines solutions to common economic incentives that inadvertently promote sprawl, economic decline (unemployment), inflated housing prices, and involuntary displacement (both gentrification and demolition by neglect).
https://eemi.seas.gwu.edu/prosperity-sustainability-equity

GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership

e-Co Leadership Coaching: The George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership is a pioneer and catalyst in supporting public service organizations to grow and develop leaders who make a positive difference in their organizations, communities and the lives of the people they serve. With extensive experience in leadership development, the Center identifies coaching as the most significant multiplier that allows for the leaders and their organizations to flourish in the complexities of our times. The Center grounds its coaching work in “pracademic” (practice and academic-based) models speaking with confidence the language of everyday leadership and maintaining a sense of coherence for practical solutions. The Center believes in coaching as: A way of making a significant difference in the work of the leader and the organization and/or community he/she serves; A promise, practice and power in service to a flourishing One Humanity; An invitation to the practice of anchored capacity, where we learn to stay present practical and poetic, in service to the mission of the organization and the desired business outcomes. The Center supports the Sustainable Development Goals blueprint to elevate consciousness and achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, through the profession of coaching.
https://leadershipcoaching.cepl.gwu.edu/visionandmission/

Women Leaders on the Rise: Key findings released in the McKinsey and Co’s Fifth Annual Women in the Workplace show that, contrary to common beliefs, women are not held back by either their lack of ambition or a desire to start a family. In spite of that, men outnumber women nearly 2 to 1 in reaching the first rung of the organizational leadership ladder. The study also states that employers may not be cultivating women for leadership early enough. Women Leaders on the Rise is a 2-day inaugural program, specifically designed for first-time women managers and women who have the aptitude and interest in taking on management roles. The experience supports women in developing leadership and management skills to enable career success, while addressing obstacles they may face early in their careers. Learning Objectives: The program addresses seven practice areas women can be put into action immediately to propel career growth and development. These include: Creating a Vision for One’s Career Building Influential Relationships & Networks; Effective Communication; Executive Presence; Growth Mindset; Confidence; Resilience
https://cepl.cps.gwu.edu/women-leaders-rise

Executive Women’s Leadership Program: While gender diversity is recognized as a hallmark of the most successful organizations, studies - including “Women Rising: the Unseen Barriers” reported in HBR* - reveal that gender bias continues to exist in most organizations. This program will provide participants with transformational communication skills, executive presence, and powerful leadership strategies while transforming mindset and behaviors that may hold women back from both contributing fully and moving up in the organization. Propel your career forward with this highly interactive 3-day program presented by The George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership. Designed for women leaders in the private and public sectors who aspire to positions of greater influence and impact or have been identified as high-potential in their organizations, this breakthrough program will provide new strategies and tactics for you to take the lead and succeed at higher levels. Whatever the organizational climate, key actions and behaviors learned in this program will create better leaders: Leading with vision and purpose; Building trusted relationships and influential networks; Language, voice, and leadership presence; Powerful conversations to build trust and ensure accountability and engagement; Negotiate with skill and ease; The mindfulness of confidence; The courage to lead, speak up and be heard; Participants will have the opportunity to network and build community with guest speakers and participating women leaders throughout the three days.
https://cepl.cps.gwu.edu/executive-womens-leadership-program

Global Women's Leadership Program: Propel your career forward with this live interactive executive leadership program presented online by The George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership. Designed for women leaders in the private and public sectors who aspire to positions of greater influence and impact or have been identified as high-potential in their organizations, this breakthrough program will provide new strategies and tactics for you to take the lead and succeed at higher levels. While gender diversity is recognized as a hallmark of the most successful organizations, studies - including “Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers” reported in HBR* - reveal that gender bias continues to exist in most organizations. This program provides participants with transformational communication skills, executive presence, and powerful leadership strategies while transforming mindset and behaviors that may hold women back from both contributing fully and moving up in the organization. In the midst of a global pandemic, women leaders have been recognized for their positive outcomes from Covid-19 more than most male-led countries. The program identifies the leadership skills shown by these women leaders and many others who have exceeded all expectations. Whatever the organizational climate, key actions and behaviors learned in this program creates better leaders: Leading with vision and purpose; Building trusted relationships and influential networks; Language, voice and leadership presence; Powerful conversations to build trust and ensure accountability and engagement; Thought leadership and influence; The mindfulness of confidence; The courage to lead, speak up and be heard; Participants have the opportunity to network and build community with participating women leaders and speakers throughout the program.
https://cepl.cps.gwu.edu/global-womens-leadership-program

GW School of Business

Sustainable Tourism & Regenerative Travel: This course covers the ""why,"" the ""what"" and the ""how"" of sustainable tourism. The course reviews why innovative leaders framed a path for a better way of promoting and managing tourism, and why this has become an imperative for doing business today. Participants will examine the core principles behind sustainable tourism, become familiar with its ever-evolving definitions, and take a look at the most popular assessment frameworks. The course will then examine how this looks in practice by providing insights into new ways to approach sustainable tourism, from destination networks to socially and environmentally responsible companies. Participants will learn to: Understand the ""why"" of sustainable tourism — then and now; Understand the ""what"" of sustainable tourism through its principles, definitions and assessment frameworks; Be inspired by the ""how"" through current examples of sustainable and regenerative tourism in practice from the destination to the business scale; Discover new ways of deepening and diversifying your work by incorporating principles of sustainability and regenerative tourism
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-sustainable-tourism-destination-management

Destination Management: This course examines destination governance, management and leadership. It takes a closer look at how destinations use sustainability to enhance their competitiveness. It provides an overview of destination management models, and new tools for monitoring the sustainability of tourism destinations. Participants will learn to: Organize destination governance by guiding and coordinating tourism industry stakeholders; Utilize destination management to enhance a destination's competitiveness; Assess the sustainability of a destination, and create a framework for public-private partnerships at the local, regional and national levels; Develop a destination management strategy
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-sustainable-tourism-destination-management

Destination Marketing: To succeed in the marketplace, sustainable tourism products and services need well-targeted promotional efforts that convey consistent messages to potential customers. This course will cover sustainable destination marketing with a particular focus on e-commerce, internet marketing and social media. Participants will learn how to: Develop marketing, branding and positioning strategies for sustainable tourism products; Create consumer demand by leveraging digital and social media
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-sustainable-tourism-destination-management

Product Development: Critical to the success of tourism destinations is the quality and variety of the attractions, accommodations and activities they offer. This course equips participants with the tools needed to develop sustainable tourism products and services that will attract and accommodate visitors while conserving natural resources and benefiting local people. Participants will learn: Current trends in sustainable tourism product development; How to take market analysis information to shape and design their products; The resources needed to develop sustainable tourism product; How to develop an action plan to get to implementation
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-sustainable-tourism-destination-management

Destination Investment & Finance: Mobilizing investments and financial resources to develop, manage and market sustainable tourism products and services is a challenge for many destinations. This course introduces participants to the various models used by the public and private sectors to collaboratively establish and fund destination management and marketing organizations. It includes an overview of government financing mechanisms used to develop tourism infrastructure including municipal bonds, tax-based funding, service fees, special assessments and land use-related financing including concessions. Students will learn: Why governments invest in tourism development and their expectations; To identify various models used to establish and fund Destination Management and Marketing Organizations (DMOs); How to work with international development organizations to attract investments in sustainable tourism projects; Tactics and tools to facilitate sustainable investment and financing from private investors
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-sustainable-tourism-destination-management

Destination Policy & Planning: The rapid growth of tourism worldwide has created both economic opportunities and challenges for destinations. The best hope for destinations to remain viable in the face of rapacious industry development is through careful planning and sound policy support. Destinations must continually renew and revise their development plans in order to keep pace with evolving needs and realities. As ""overtourism"" and ""undertourism"" threaten the viability of this sector, it is critical that all stakeholders understand their roles and responsibilities and contribute to careful planning and monitoring that safeguard places and their resources. By the end of this course, participants should be able to: Understand the definition and roles of both planning and policy development; Identify policies and planning strategies that ensure tourism is developed according to established sustainable practices;
Explore and evaluate tourism policies that generate sustainable benefits for people who depend on tourism; Recognize resources and tools used in conducting sustainable tourism assessments, land-use planning, project development, and monitoring and evaluation initiatives
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-sustainable-tourism-destination-management

International Institute of Tourism Studies (IITS) at the GW School of Business

Introduction to Cultural Heritage Tourism: This course begins with a tourism industry overview before examining how cultural heritage tourism can help to attract and engage visitors and drive economic development. The curriculum covers important considerations to help determine whether cultural heritage tourism is the ‘right fit’ for your community and includes case studies illuminating successes and challenges. Course topics include: Up-to-date tourism facts and figures; Types of tourism; Travel trade and tourism ecosystem overview; Sustainable vs. unsustainable tourism development; Cultural heritage tourism statistics and trends; Cultural heritage tourism considerations: positives and challenges; Case studies in AIANNH communities
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-cultural-heritage-tourism

Tourism Resilience in Uncertain Times: This course focuses on lessons learned from the global pandemic and introduces approaches for developing dynamic capabilities to achieve a more sustainable future in uncertain times. Course topics include: Approaches for building more resilient, sustainable tourism; Strengthening cooperation and partnerships; Evolving strategies to innovate during uncertain times
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-cultural-heritage-tourism

Tourism Planning & Management: This course provides tools that participants can use to engage their communities in cultural heritage tourism planning processes. These processes include assessing tourism potential, determining readiness, evaluating costs and benefits of development, and introducing local tourism management models. Course topics include: Destination review and assessment process;
Destination policies relevant to cultural heritage tourism; Tourism management and governance models; Case studies
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-cultural-heritage-tourism

Community-Based Tourism Product Development: This course will introduce multiple strategies communities can utilize to promote cultural heritage product development by the public and private sectors. It will also cover individual business planning, including using data to design and develop cultural heritage tourism products. Course topics include: Cultural heritage tourism business planning; Financial considerations; Using data to design tourism products (market segmentation); Tourism product testing; Case studies
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-cultural-heritage-tourism

Tourism Marketing: This course introduces the travel trade landscape, and the strategic role that marketing plays in tourism development. Participants will learn basic promotional techniques, with an emphasis on social media that can help to effectively sell a new or existing tourism product or destination. Course topics include: Cultural heritage tourism market segments; Branding; Marketing to travel trade; Digital marketing; Case studies
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-cultural-heritage-tourism

Workforce Development: Outstanding customer service is the sign of a thriving tourism workforce. This course examines both sides of the workforce equation: developing training and management in the tourism sector and creating a customer service culture that sets your community apart. Course topics include: Tourism training; Organizational management; Culture; Customer service; Case studies
https://business.gwu.edu/professional-certificate-cultural-heritage-tourism

Milken Institute School of Public Health

Healthcare Management Online Short Course: Today’s health care leaders must have an advanced skill set to navigate a complex and ever-changing health care landscape. Environmental, technological and political factors are just a few layers of variance health care professionals must understand.

The George Washington University’s Healthcare Management online short course trains today’s health care visionaries to be independent thinkers and inspiring leaders. The skills and competencies learned in this course can be implemented immediately within your current role.
Over the duration of this online short course, you’ll work your way through the following modules:

ORIENTATION MODULE:
Welcome to your Online Campus

MODULE 1:
Principles of organizational theory in health care
Learn about various organizational theories, organizational behavior and the attributes of effective management.

MODULE 2:
Developing effective communication skills
Explore communication theories, the importance of emotional intelligence for effective communication and barriers to effective communication.

MODULE 3:
Motivation methods to drive performance
Learn about different motivational theories, myths and methods to improve performance through motivation.

MODULE 4:
Building successful teams
Explore the characteristics of effective teams, team building techniques and team challenges.

MODULE 5:
Organizational culture and change management
Discover the importance of organizational and safety culture and learn about how to achieve successful change.

MODULE 6:
Healthcare financing systems
Learn about the healthcare market, health payment systems and the importance of social determinants of health in developing healthcare service delivery.

MODULE 7:
Strategic planning for your healthcare organization
Explore value-based health care, methods that can be used to make strategic choices and how to create a strategy that prioritizes patient-focused service delivery.

MODULE 8:
Leadership and personal mastery
Learn about the characteristics of good leadership, leadership in a changing environment and developing your personal mastery plan.
https://gw-online-short-courses.getsmarter.com/presentations/lp/milken-sph-healthcare-management-online-short-course/?utm_source=grad_search&utm_medium=sitelink&utm_campaign=gwu_mha_nbd

GW's Environmental and Energy Management Institute offers the Energy Resilience Certificate (ERC) or the Advanced Energy Resilience Certificate (AERC). Seven courses comprise the EEMI Energy Resilience program. Each self-paced, noncredit course is 10 to 12 hours of recordings and several webinars with the instructor.

The courses can be taken as stand-alone classes with a certificate of course completion awarded after passing a course quiz. The ERC will be earned after the completion of any four courses and the AERC will be earned after the completion of all seven.

This number is an underestimate of the continuing education opportunities offered by GW. Each school offers a number of continuing education courses and programs, many of which are related to sustainability. For example the GW Law School offers many day long opportunities for legal professionals to earn continuing education credits, as does the School of Public Health. These programs were not catalogued for this submission because of the decentralized nature of a large university.