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Program Description for Sustainable Business Professional Certificate

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Provider Aquinas College - Center for Sustainability
Date of last update 8/3/2012
Description The Sustainable Business Certificate offered by the Center for Sustainability provides an opportunity for managers and executives at all career stages as well as career-changing professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of the fundamentals of sustainable business. In addition to foundational courses, active learning modules focus on topics that will enhance the ability of workplace professionals to deploy new tools, frameworks and organizational strategies as well as help them serve as change agents to move their organizations to the forefront of sustainability efforts. The format utilizes interactive learning, incorporating case studies, practice-based exercises and group exchange. The non-credit certificate is comprised of six three-hour modules. Participants enroll for two core modules including Foundations in Sustainable Business and Champions for Change: Building the Case for Sustainable Business plus four other electives. These electives currently include the following: Climate Management Strategies and Tools, Sustainability Metrics and Reporting, Sustainable Business Innovation, Industrial Ecology & Life Cycle Assessment, Managing the Value Chain for Sustainability, Green Chemistry for Managers, and Corporate Social Responsibility. New modules will be developed as new issues and conditions emerge in the competitive landscape. Faculty is comprised of members of the Aquinas College Sustainable Business Department as well as affiliated faculty and professionals with expertise in sustainable business.
Contact Name Dr. Deborah Steketee
Contact Phone Number (616) 632-2930
Contact URL www.centerforsustainability.org/
Course Length 18 Hours
Admission Requirements Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED to be admitted to the program.
Credential Earned Certificate
Other Credential Description None
Sources of Financial Assistance Accepted Individual Training Accounts
Estimated Waiting Period to Enter Program 0 Days
License Fee for Employment No
Program Cost $2,500
Additional Costs No
Internship/Externship Required No
New Program No
Completion Rate 100.0%
Number of Graduates in the last year 5
Employment Rate 100.0%
 
Follow-up information is available for 3 out of 5 graduates:
 
Number Employed: 3
Number in Related Training: 0
Number in the Military: 0
Number Self-Employed: 0
Number not in any of these categories: 0
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Training-Related Placement Rate Not Available
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Average Starting Wage Not Available
 
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