ACCO is offering a series of 2-day training academies in Providence, Rhode Island to enable attendees to earn the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) credential.

Held in partnership with the Southeast New England Network, New England Environmental Finance Center and the City of Providence, workshop participants will learn from experts about the implications of climate change with a regional focus added for Rhode Island and the New England states. Professionals from the public and private sectors, higher education and the NGO community will benefit from the classroom-style, interactive training activities. The classes are designed to provide participants with the following competencies:

• Recognizing situations where climate change outcomes affect the organization

• Assessing impacts of specific situational outcomes

• Enabling enterprise management of climate related initiatives

• Assessing and quantifying climate risks and opportunities

• Educating the organization on managing short-term and long-term uncertainty

• Tailoring communication to different audiences

• Leading organizational change initiatives

• Developing and overseeing training programs

• Attributing value to resource consumption

• Extending organizational capabilities and maintaining good stewardship of actions taken through collaboration and partnership

• Developing strategies for bundling, comparing and/or relying on existing management models

This series is designed to prepare participants for the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) exams and will satisfy half of the elective requirements.

Confirmed Faculty

• Leah Bamberger – Director of Sustainability, City of Providence

• David Herring – Director, Climate Program Office, NOAA

• Daniel Kreeger – Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers

• Lindene Patton – Partner, Earth & Water Law Group LLC

• Additional faculty to be announced shortly

Series Schedule

Class #1: May 5-6, 2020
Class #2: June 16-17, 2020

Registration Details

Series:
$695 (general) / $545 (gov’t)

Single Class:
$395 (general) / $295 (gov’t)

Series registration includes access to CC‑P® exams, online study materials and application.

ACCO members get a 20% discount on registration applied automatically during registration.

A Glance at the Learning Progression and Series Structure

Note: Regionalized content and case studies are incorporated into each course module.