Carbon Footprint Management Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply carbon accounting methodologies (e.g., GHG Protocol) to quantify organisational carbon footprints.
• Analyse emission sources and identify reduction opportunities across scopes 1, 2, and 3.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of carbon reduction strategies and technologies in various operational contexts.
• Design a carbon management plan aligned with regulatory requirements and international standards.
• Implement monitoring and reporting systems to track progress and ensure compliance.
• Demonstrate leadership in promoting a culture of sustainability within the organisation.

Target Audience

This course is designed for sustainability managers, environmental officers, operations managers, and any professional responsible for monitoring or reducing their organisation's carbon emissions. It is also suitable for consultants and team leaders seeking to integrate carbon management into business strategy.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are integral to this course, allowing learners to apply carbon footprint calculation methods to real-world data, use spreadsheets and software tools, and develop a carbon reduction plan. These hands-on activities reinforce theoretical concepts and build confidence in performing carbon footprint assessments.

Practical Activities

• Carbon Footprint Calculation Workshop — Learners work in groups to calculate the carbon footprint of a given case study organisation using provided activity data and emission factors. (4h)
• Carbon Reduction Planning and Reporting Exercise — Using the results from the calculation workshop, learners develop a carbon reduction action plan and draft a brief carbon report following standard guidelines. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.