To reinforce your learning and support the course content, our courses integrate videos from industry experts, industry relevant examples, interactive activities and knowledge check questions. You will also be provided with a glossary and additional resources to further support your learning.
Below is an overview of the courses required for this certificate.
- Essential Skills Pre-Assessment
This assessment is a metric to measure knowledge and skills gain upon completion of the Essential Skills Certificate Program. Your score has no affect on your progress in or completion of the program. A tailored learning plan will be developed specific to your essential skills aptitude.
- Professional Communications
Most people aren’t born masters of communication. Rather, communication skills can take years of trial and error to develop. In any consulting business, success is built on effective communication with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders. This course gives you the opportunity to build your communication skills quickly by providing techniques to overcome typical communication barriers, adopt effective body language, deliver engaging presentations, resolve conflict, and more.
Topics include:
- Fundamentals of Communication
- Communication Styles
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Listening Skills
- Communication Methods
- Conflict Management
- Technical Communication
- Technical Writing Basics
When you write, you must first collect data and ideas and put them together in a report or other document that is comprehensive and easy for your readers to understand. This course is intended to help you develop your ability to write efficiently and with confidence. You will learn how to produce strong project deliverables and build business-writing skills that matter most for Environmental Professionals.
Topics Include:
- Using Language
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Proposals
- Select the Right Content and Format
- Technical Reports
- Project Management Basics
Good project managers apply organizational, communication, and leadership skills every day. This course gives you the opportunity to learn about the skills, knowledge areas, and attitudes that are most important to project management. You will also learn how to balance the triple constraints of scope, time, and cost. This course also provides an overview of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) while using environmental project examples and scenarios.
Topics include.
- What is Project Management?
- What Makes a Good Project Manager?
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Integration, Scope, Time, and Cost Management
- Stakeholder, Risk, Communications, Quality, and HR Management
- Essential Skills Post-Assessment
This assessment is a metric to measure knowledge and skills gain upon completion of the Essential Skills Certificate Program. Your score has no affect on your progress in or completion of the program.
