Climate Action & Sustainability Reporting
This one-year, part-time programme responds to the fact that public servants, at all levels and in all sectors, urgently require significant education and training in climate- and sustainability-related matters if Ireland is to meet relevant national and international goals.
| Award Name | Special Purpose Certificate (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Special Purpose |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Purpose Certificate (Level 9 NFQ) | Special Purpose | National University of Ireland | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
One academic year.
Delivery Method
Students attend a number of day-long seminars/webinars. Between these events, they study a range of online resources, including bespoke video lectures and specially chosen readings.
Entry Requirements
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have a primary degree or equivalent qualification.
Further information
The programme fee is €3,950, payable in one or two instalments (or €1,000 per individual module taken).
Fees cover seminars, IPA texts, essential textbooks, and matriculation and examination charges. When fees are being paid by the participant’s employer, the IPA will invoice the fee for each semester separately.
Note on Fees: Fees may increase slightly from year to year. Where this occurs, continuing students will be charged the increased fee.
Go to www.ipa.ie.
Download the programme application form and complete it in full.
Email that form, along with all the items below, to postgrad@ipa.ie, with the subject heading: Application for: Name of Programme. The items below must be scanned and included as attachments in the email:
A passport-type photograph.
A scan of your degree or relevant qualification.
The semester fee OR a letter from your employer confirming that fees will be paid directly to the IPA.
Places on the programmes are limited and demand for places is likely to exceed the number available. Consequently, you are strongly advised to apply as early as possible.
Accreditation: National University of Ireland
Place on NFQ: Level 9 (Special Purpose Award).
THE PROGRAMME
This one-year, part-time programme responds to the fact that public servants, at all levels and in all sectors, urgently require significant education and training in climate- and sustainabilityrelated matters if Ireland is to meet relevant national and international goals. Addressing both the theory and practice of climate action and sustainability, it introduces the key concepts, facts, and challenges that need to be understood by public servants as they lead Ireland’s transition to an environmentally sustainable and climate-neutral economy.
IS THIS PROGRAMME FOR YOU?
This programme will provide public servants with some of the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to effectively contribute to climate action and sustainability efforts. Graduates will also be in a position to help their organisations comply with potentially onerous reporting requirements in the most efficient and effective ways. Addressing topics set to dominate many aspects of public life, the programme will furnish public servants with an in-depth and practical understanding of what the Irish state has set itself to do around climate and sustainability and of how sectors and organisations will report their activities in local, national, and international contexts.
Assessment consists of module assignments and an end-of-year exam.
The programme consists of four modules:
Module 1: Climate Action – Context and Challenges This module introduces students to the climate and wider sustainability emergencies that Ireland and the world are facing. It addresses the challenges facing the public sector, the leadership that is needed, and the EU and international frameworks around climate action and policy.
Module 2: Climate Action Planning & Implementation The second module turns to Ireland’s climate action plans, analysing their content from various perspectives, including those of economics and public policy.
Module 3: Sustainability Reporting: Standards, Protocols and Guidance This module will focus on the sustainability reporting obligations that public service bodies have to meet. It will consider financial and non-financial sustainability reporting and will examine the various elements of sustainability reports.
Module 4: Sustainability Reporting: Application The final module attends to the practical tasks involved in sustainability reporting. It will address sustainability reporting in different sectors, frameworks that can be used for integrated reporting, and methods of reporting.
Tel: +353 1 240 3600
Email: postgrad@ipa.ie