Get Started

To get started with finding out what training materials you can use to deliver Carbon Literacy, we firstly advise you to check if you fall into one of our existing Sectors, where ready-made Carbon Literacy courses and Toolkits are available across a wide and growing range of industries.

If there isn’t a course or Toolkit already available that is suitable for you, there are four pathways that you can choose from to develop an original, bespoke Carbon Literacy course to suit you and your audience. Whatever route you choose, you will be supported by our team to ensure your course is perfectly suited to educate and inspire your learners.

 

• Use the Course Kit: The Course Kit is a library of tried and tested resources which you can use as main building blocks in your course. All you need to do is add in some organisation and sector-specific content to ensure the materials are ideal for your audience.
• Adapt a Toolkit: If the wide range of courses available in our Toolkits don’t already match your needs perfectly, they may form a great foundation for an adapted course. With some customisations, each can be easily adapted and made bespoke for your organisation and sector.
• Accredit an existing course: If you have already have a climate education initiative in your organisation, you could simply match this against the Carbon Literacy Standard. Add in any missing topics, match the approach and it can be accredited as a new Carbon Literacy course.
• Work with a Consultant: There are now many expert trainers and consultants with experience writing and accrediting Carbon Literacy courses. This is a simple and effective way to progress your course quickly when you are short of capacity or time. Our team will be happy to help match you with a suitable training professional, or you can visit our Trainer Directory.

Once your training initiative has been formally approved by the Project team, your Carbon Literacy course can now be delivered to your audience.

• Deliver your training. Collect evidence that shows us what your learners have done and make sure you take some photographs for you (and us) to publicise your courses.
• Submit your evidence and other documentation to the Project team. The Project team will review and assess this evidence and use it to certify your learners as Carbon Literate.
• Tell us when you are delivering your training. We like to drop in to observe from time to time, we sometimes have high-profile guests who like to observe training. Importantly, we may know of opportunities for you to publicise or fund what you are doing if we have sufficient notice.

Celebrate and repeat! Your participants are now certified as Carbon Literate.

Keep a record of what you have done and how many Carbon Literacy ‘graduates’ you have, as this will form the foundation of your application to become an accredited Carbon Literate Organisation or an accredited Carbon Literacy Training Organisation.

The link above contains the documents you’ll need to submit to the Project team so that we can certify your learners as Carbon Literate.

The Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) accreditation is applicable to any organisation, from large corporations to small or medium-sized enterprises. The CLO Standard details the process and benefits of gaining Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum accreditation.

This pack contains everything you need to know to achieve Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation at Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum level.

Become a Carbon Literate Organisation

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The Carbon Literacy Training Organisation (CLTO) accreditation identifies an organisation as having a depth of experience and expertise in designing and delivering Carbon Literacy training.

It is primarily aimed at professional training organisations and consultancies that design and deliver Carbon Literacy training solutions at scale, to many individuals and multiple organisations.

CLTO evidences expertise, quality and a strong track record of delivery, and accredited organisations will take precedence when support and consultancy on Carbon Literacy are requested.

The opportunity to apply for CLTO accreditation is by offered by the Project team, by invitation only. Find out what our CLTOs have achieved so far.