| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 31.41 |
| Liaison | Hannes Gerhardt |
| Submission Date | April 20, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of West Georgia
EN-11: Continuing Education
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.00 / 5.00 |
Hannes
Gerhardt Sustainability Director Department of Geosciences |
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
No
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
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Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
0
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
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Total number of continuing education courses offered:
764
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
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A copy of the list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
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A list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
-
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
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Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes
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A brief description of the certificate program:
The Senior Certified Sustainability Professional Online Training Program is offered through our vendor Edu2Go. It is one of several certificate programs. The aim of the certificate is to prepare the student for an exciting career as a leader in the green-collar economy. As a certified sustainability professional, the student will be responsible for setting the course and coordinating an enterprise's sustainability strategy.
Objectives include learning the following skills:
-Establish and maintain a green procurement strategy
-Apply the principles of environmentally preferred purchasing, design for environment, eco-control systems, and sustainable business practices
-Indentify corporate social responsibility strategies to meet organizational needs
-Develop and use Environmental Management System (EMS) practices
-Select and effectively use a variety of environmental accounting methods
-Improve product positioning using the green marketing-mix principles
-Organize and sequence carbon strategies using the World Resource Institute protocol
-Improve operational sustainability through greening the logistics and supply chain
-Plan continued organizational sustainability strategies as an internal or external consultant
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Year the certificate program was created:
2,012
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The website URL where information about sustainability in continuing education courses is available :
http://www.westga.edu/conted/2980_3242.php
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
Date Revised: May 19, 2015
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