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OTHER COURSES
CARBON LITERACY
QUALIFICATION (CLQ)
Climate change is widely recognised as one of
the greatest, and most urgent, challenges facing
humankind. This challenge has been recognised
not only locally but also nationally and globally.
An awareness of the carbon costs and the impact
of everyday activities with a drive to reduce
emissions is vitally important in tackling climate
change. Without such education, the climate crisis
will become steadily worse. Becoming carbon
literate means not only understanding how we can
reduce our greenhouse gas emissions now but
also becoming better prepared for the anticipated
events and putting in place methods to both
mitigate and adapt to the worst eventualities.
The CLQ is a nationally recognised, self-study,
short course (approx. 10 hours) designed in
partnership with the Manchester Metropolitan
University, which you can choose to study during
your own time.
This course will give you an overview of the
basic science of climate change as well as
an understanding of the actions required by
governments, businesses and individuals in order
to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and
set us on a path towards a more sustainable future.
It will also cover how we can limit the damaging
effects of human activity by examining examples
of green initiatives and sustainability projects that
mitigate, redress or reverse some of the worst
effects of climate change witnessed in the past few
decades.
Achieving this CLQ qualification will not only leave
you better informed and more equipped to tackle
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climate change, but it will also look impressive on
your CV.
The course will require you to think about your
own actions and how you can offset your own
and collective carbon footprints. The course is
intended to provide a vision for future generations
of young people who can be well informed and
engaged with the issue so that you can consider
effective long-term solutions to the current climate
change predicament.
You will:
• Gain an overview of the basic science of climate
change.
• Understand the actions required of the
Government, organisations and individuals to
tackle climate change
• Improve your prospect for ‘green jobs’ either
in the renewal energy industry or those that
require you to have a basic knowledge about
carbon footprints, environmental pollution or
sustainability
• Achieve a Level 3 qualification which will leave
you better informed and look impressive on your
CV or university personal statement.
There are six modules in this Level 3 qualification:
Module 1: Climate Change Basics
Module 2: Exploring Carbon Footprints
Module 3: A Zero Carbon World
Module 4: Influencing Others
Module 5: Our Professional Influence
Module 6: Taking Action
We offer this qualification to all Year 1 students to
complete as part of their Planned Study time.
