Carbon Accounting

Course Description

This course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to help you through this important transition to a carbon constrained economy. Increasingly, businesses will be required to quantify and report organisational greenhouse gas emissions, conduct audits and take into account the cost of carbon in investment decisions and business planning.

At Swinburne we’ve created the short course in Carbon Accounting to help you get your business ‘carbon ready’. Unique in Australia, it is accredited by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Course Details and Enrolment

This short course is based on 2 of the 7 accredited units that make up the Diploma of Carbon Management:

VPAU324: Develop a carbon inventory for the workplace &
VPAU325: Develop a carbon report for the workplace’

We offer the flexibility to undertake this short course in a variety of ways depending on your preferred learning style and availability.

Option 1

Fee $1470

Workshop (Accredited)

You can attend the 2 day training session where our facilitator will take you through a number of interactive learning activities and provide you with all the information you will need to know to apply the learning to your own situation . Then complete two home based assignments.

Option 2

Fee $1450

Online (Accredited)

You can complete the accredited unit entirely online, allowing you to complete at a time and location that suits you.

Schedule of dates

Course in Carbon Accounting Workshop – Option 1 (2 Days)

Course Code	Campus	Day	Date	Time	Enrol ($1470)
MELHC12A	Melbourne	Thurs & Fri	23 & 24 Feb	9:00am - 4:30pm	Enrol now*
MELHC12B	Melbourne	Thurs & Fri	19 & 20 April	9:00am - 4:30pm	Enrol now*
MELHC12C	Melbourne	Thurs & Fri	21 & 22 June	9:00am - 4:30pm	Enrol now*
MELHC12D	Melbourne	Thurs & Fri	16 & 17 Aug	9:00am - 4:30pm	Enrol now*
MELHC12E	Melbourne	Thurs & Fri	4 & 5 Oct	9:00am - 4:30pm	Enrol now*
MELHC12F	Melbourne	Thurs & Fri	6 & 7 Dec	9:00am - 4:30pm	Enrol now*

Course in Carbon Accounting Online – Option 2 (Accredited)

Course Code	Campus	Day	Date	Enrol ($1450)
OFWCA12A	Online	NA	27 Feb - 17 Jun	Enrol now*
OFWCA12B	Online	NA	30 Apr - 9 Sep	Enrol now*
OFWCA12C	Online	NA	25 Jun - 4 Nov	Enrol now*
OFWCA12D	Online	NA	27 Aug - 2 Dec	Enrol now*
OFWCA12E	Online	NA	1 Nov - 10 Mar 2013	Enrol now*

*Click here to view enrolment form instructions

Aims & Objectives:

Prepare yourself for a role in a low carbon economy,

Explore the scientific & industrial background to carbon accounting;
Unravel the terminology, trends & drivers;
Learn about international best practice, methodologies & standards;
Identify, categorise & calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions;
Prepare & interpret a GHG inventory;
Develop knowledge of current legislation;
Evaluate business risks & opportunities in the low carbon future;
Identify an organisation’s carbon management options

What our past students think?

“I feel much more confident in being able to produce a carbon report.”

“Yes. Very comprehensive. Taught me everything I need to know.”

“I enjoyed the rundown of regulatory mechanisms and policy frameworks in which carbon accounting will sit. This is extremely valuable content for future classes.”

“the course was very rich in content” …Click here for further student testimonials

Carbon Accounting Course Brochure

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