Sustainability
Certificate in Developing Report Writing Skills
Duration: 3 days
Overview
Learning Objectives
An effective report can nudge people to take a desired action. In addition, the quality of a report can influence how its subject matter is perceived by the reader. This course will describe the different types of reports, from conception to completion, and the logical approach towards developing visual aids to support our representation of facts, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Apply fundamental pillars of business writing to achieve better results.
- Portray professionalism by writing in a clear, specific, and positive manner.
- Deliver solid conclusions through an organized structure and flow.
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Certificate in Reporting Effectively using Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards
Duration: 2 days
Overview
Learning Objectives
The training program is designed especially for managers interested in improving business processes, representatives of organisations of any kind (e.g. public, private, NGOs) willing to position themselves as responsible employers and strategic thinkers, as well as professionals in areas such as sustainability, corporate responsibility, human resources, health & safety, environment, technology, strategic communications.
- Acknowledge the importance of the sustainability reporting process for business development;
- Learn the reporting process steps, based on the G4 guidelines;
- Develop content that is relevant for sustainability reports, based on the GRI Framework.
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Certificate in Implementing the ISO 26000:2010 Guidance on Social Responsibility
Duration: 2 days
Overview
Learning Objectives
In this two day course, you will build in-depth knowledge of the ISO 26000:2010 guidance on social responsibility and its core subjects, including labor practices, the environment and community involvement and development. You will acquire the necessary skills to define and implement a corporate social responsibility program as outlined in this guidance by identifying core relevant social responsibility issues and aligning them with your organisation’s strategy.
- Review the concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility, and understand how they relate to your organisation’s strategy;
- Gain an understanding of the ISO 26000:2010 guidance on social responsibility and its core subjects;
- Draw insights from best practices and implement them in your social responsibility program.
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Certificate in Sustainability Reporting
Duration: 1 day
Overview
Learning Objectives
During this one day course you will gain valuable insights into sustainability reporting concepts and the most widely used international non-financial reporting frameworks. You’ll be able to decide the type of reporting that best suits your organisation’s needs and resources, and learn how to develop and implement effective sustainability reporting by using KPI selection methods.
- Learn about the concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility in the context of corporate strategy;
- Determine the scope for a sustainability strategy in your organisation;
- Select the right KPIs to measure the performance of sustainability-related issues – environmental, social and governance – within your organisation.
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Certificate in Fundraising for NGOs
Duration: 1 day
Overview
Learning Objectives
Fundraising is a crucial for the survival of a nonprofit organisation, but although oftentimes a lot of effort and resources are involved in the process of fundraising, the return benefits are not as high as expected. Fundraisers need to understand the context they are working in and use specific approaches for each one of them.
- Understand fundraising as a management process and identify different types of donors;
- Determine and apply different fundraising methods and build a development plan;
- Gain the ability to implement a fundraising campaign in particular nonprofit environments.
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Certificate in Leadership for Public Sector and NGO
Duration: 1 day
Overview
Learning Objectives
Given the specific features of the public sector and NGOs, leadership models implemented by private sector organisations cannot be applied as they are by the public apparatus. Over the last years, there is increased awareness regarding this topic.
- Gain a general understanding of leadership and the relationship between leaders and followers;
- Understand the factors influencing leadership success in this context;
- Review best practices and apply leadership approaches for this specific environment.
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Certificate in Public Management
Duration: 1 day
Overview
Learning Objectives
Public management was born out of the need for more streamlined and efficient governance in the public/nonprofit sector. It aims to take best-practices from the private sector and apply them to the context in which public organisations and NGOs operate.
- Review the characteristics of public organisations and public management;
- Gain the ability to implement performance measurement and strategic planning in public organisations and NGOs;
- Formulate and implement changes to increase efficiency within a public management system.