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Organising for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Organising for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) certification is a 7 weeks long course that is developed by the Hanken School of Economics, and the certification is provided by FutureLearn. The United Nations’ sustainable development goals have been to eradicate issues such as protecting the planet, climate issues, ending poverty, and people maintain the action and peace towards sustainability. To achieve these goals there is a necessity to rethink a society’s action including government, and businesses and this course addresses all things required towards sustainable development.

In this Organising for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) training, candidates will be able to explore the 3 w’s i.e. what, why and how of the 17 sustainable development goals. It will also help know about the key global challenges that will remain while there is work going on towards a sustainable future world.

Organising for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) certification syllabus is made up of courses that are divided week wise, and includes activities, and steps, that learners can complete depending on their own pace.

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7 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Economics
Certificate

Concepts in Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Key Issues

This concept in Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Key Issues certification course made ready by the University of Leicester on the provider platform of FutureLearn will help the learners study the preliminary concepts of sustainability, and how it has become a complex problem of the society. 

The Concepts in Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Key Issues certification syllabus will help look at the different cultural, social issues, inequality in the wealth, use, and flow of energy in the world, and also what effects does history, geography, or culture have on sustainability.

Concepts in Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Key Issues training will also be conducting a strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats analysis, that will be done keeping in mind the global issues of sustainability like climate change, and other prospects. Within just 6 weeks they get to make collective attempts so that they can move ahead.

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6 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Economics
Certificate

Systems Thinking For Sustainability: Practical Application of The SiD Method

The System Thinking For Sustainability: Practical Application of The SiD Method training is a part of the system thinking for sustainability: complex systems analysis training programme offered by the FutureLearn portal in association with Except Integrated Sustainability. The duration of the course is a six-week in which learners will develop complex systems thinking and learn to rectify any complex societal issues by using the symbiosis in development (SiD) framework. Candidates will get a chance to explore the use of the SiD framework in analysing systems and design it for future purposes. 

The System Thinking For Sustainability: Practical Application of The SiD Method training course will be taught by Tom Bosschaert, Ruben Bosschaert, and Nick Liasovskyi by using English as a medium of instruction. Candidates will get an e-certificate for completing this course successfully. For course details, please check the entire article given below.

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6 Weeks
900
Skills Covered:
Leadership Decision making skills
Certificate

Sustainable Construction and Development

The Sustainable Construction and Development certification, a 5 weeks online course on sustainability in construction is by Chartered Institute of Building Academy, and London South Bank University. This Business and Management course is found on the provider platform of FutureLearn with which people from all sectors, especially construction can improve their understanding of sustainability.

The development of sustainability can be met by doing proper activities that don’t compromise the ability of the upcoming generations for meeting their own needs. The Sustainable Construction and Development certification syllabus deals with actions, and tasks that have an important role to play in sustainability initiatives.

Environmental, social, and even economical sustainability are the 3 factors affecting construction sustainability, so learning about the ideal, and best possible practices is very important. This Sustainable Construction and Development training is conducted for a very short period of time that makes the candidates understand the issues in achieving future sustainability. In the construction sector.

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5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Economics

Offered by

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm , EIT via Futurelearn
Certificate

Transforming Urban Mobility: Governing the Transformation to Sustainable Systems

Sustainable mobility is the number one goal for city planners because of climate change and population issues. The Transforming Urban Mobility online course revolves around urban mobility and how it can be aligned with sustainability. You will be introduced to a sustainable urban mobility plan and strategy (SUMPS) that takes the stakeholders' interests into account. Sustainable cities are the future, and sustainability planning is the need of the hour. 

Furthermore, the Transforming Urban Mobility certification syllabus includes sustainable transport planning, sustainable urban development, transformation management, long-term planning, technology assessment and more. The programme is designed to be 100% online and self-paced to make it more accessible. 

In addition, FutureLearn’s Transforming Urban Mobility certification will run for five weeks, and you can join the course for free. The programme has been developed by EIT RawMaterials, KTH Executive School, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. It will take you a weekly effort of 4 hours to finish the course. You must upgrade the course and complete the series of tests to access the printed and digital certificate.

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5 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Urban Planning
Certificate

Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action

Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action certification is a very short course for 4 weeks only which has been assembled jointly by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Homework, and FutureLearn. This Politics and Society course will allow the participants to bring the humanitarian agencies or organizations back to life. 

Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action certification syllabus will be looking at sustainability in the operations of the field of the supply chain, and operations of a humanitarian organisation. This course covers the three dimensions of sustainable development like social equity, environmental preservation, and economic efficiency.

Sustainable Development in Humanitarian Action training will actually teach how one can design and implement the strategy of sustainability required at a project, a programme, or even at the organisational level because that makes humanitarian organizations more successful, and accountable with the help of humanitarian action.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Managerial skill

Offered by

University of Turin, Turin , EIT +1 via Futurelearn
Certificate

Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems

Traditional linear economies are no longer viable in a world where the population is expected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, with roughly 70% of them living in urban areas and consuming three times as many resources as we do now. The 4 weeks Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems online course by FutureLearn teaches to design circular food systems.

The course teaches candidates to create circular food systems for making smart, resilient and sustainable cities. In order to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, candidates will examine the role of cities as catalysts in fostering inclusive and healthy food policies, institutional innovation, adopting systems thinking and participatory approaches. The Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems training teaches about the circular economy and sustainability strategies, how it can be improved and what are the barriers to its implementation.

The Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems syllabus covers local and urban food systems as well as various food-related policies and strategies. The course covers best practices and various business cases in urban food systems.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Agricultural practices
Achieving Sustainable Development

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Achieving Sustainable Development

4 Weeks
Free

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