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
- 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
- “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”
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Carbon Accounting Course Brochure
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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)
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Option 2 Fee $1450 |
Online (Accredited) To view the course dates and to enrol for this course please click here. |
Aims & Objectives:
Prepare yourself for a role in a low carbon economy,
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