Accredited Carbon Literacy training

Develop and certify your carbon literacy through our accredited online training.

Outline of Activity

Complete this activity to gain accredited certification from the Carbon Literacy Project and get Carbon Literate certified. Completing this EDGE activity signals a professional commitment to tackling climate change. Delivered by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, contact the Ulster University activity co-ordinator for proposed dates.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of each course, students will have explored:

• the basics of climate change science
• how climate change has greater impact on vulnerable groups in our communities
• the impacts and risks of climate change for Northern Ireland and regions across the globe
• how governments have responded to the climate emergency at a global and local level
• specific ways that you as an individual and your local community can make changes to reduce carbon emissions and improve the lives of current and future generations
• resources and networks that connect communities in developing climate action projects

Assessment Details

Register your interest in upcoming Carbon Literacy training

Registration is now open for students to request a place on one of the following dates for accredited Carbon Literacy Training. This course is delivered and accredited by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful (KNIB):

Students must complete the questionnaire emailed to them at the end of the course by KNIB. Once completed and returned, students will then receive their Carbon Literacy Certificate.

Securing Ulster EDGE Award or Ulster Graduate Award recognition for Carbon Literacy:

For students completing the Ulster Graduate Award (Year 1 undergraduate) you will submit your Carbon Literacy certificate as part of your final application.

For students completing the Ulster EDGE Award you will upload your certificate this via this link

Ulster EDGE Award Submission link

Contact

Brian Byers

Student & Graduate Opportunities Manager

Student and Graduate Opportunities Team

Belfast

Room: BD-03-027

+44 28 9536 5066

b.byers@ulster.ac.uk

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Brian Byers

Student & Graduate Opportunities Manager

Brian manages Employability Services which covers our range of student facing services delivered by our expert Employability Advisor team. This covers a range of services including our expert advice service, the Ulster EDGE & EDGE Excel Award and our range of digital tools and platforms including Handshake.

Brian has worked in Employability & Careers since 2010 starting as a Career Development Consultant and then moving into management roles including Graduate Internships and for the last number of years Employability Services.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and currently serves as a Board member with specialist consultancy Specialisterne. He is a former Trustee of leading professional body ASET (205-2019) and is currently a Peer Reviewer for the Association of Graduate Career Advisory Services.

Please contact Brian Byers for more information.