SMEs

The Kit includes a guidance document on how to use the Carbon Literacy for SMEs Course Kit, training materials including slides, an activity pack and a course outline for trainers with timings. You will also have access too supporting documents including a preparation checklist for trainers, polls template, resource document for sharing with learners after the training, email template to participants, a sample post-training feedback form and a criteria checker form template.

The course is structured into four modules:

Introduction

An overview of climate change and its impacts, setting the foundation for understanding the urgency and relevance of Carbon Literacy.

Module 1 – Climate Change and its Impacts, Carbon Footprints

A deep dive into the intricacies of climate change, exploring its impacts and understanding carbon footprints as a crucial measure.

Module 2 – Policy Position, Role of SMEs, Co-Benefits of Climate Action

Examining the policy landscape, defining the unique roles SMEs play in climate action, and uncovering the co-benefits associated with proactive engagement.

Module 3 – Personal and Business Carbon Footprints, Case Studies

Exploring personal and business carbon footprints, enriched by real-world case studies to provide practical insights and application.

Module 4 – Action Planning, Communicating Climate Change, Wrap Up

Guiding participants through the development of actionable plans, effective communication strategies for addressing climate change, and a comprehensive wrap-up to solidify key learnings.

The colour themes on the slides can be adapted to fit your organisational branding and you can include your own organisational logo.  We ask that you keep the Carbon Literacy logo, ensuring there is 25% spacing around the logo at all times, and those of the two partnering organisations in place.

The four modules can be delivered as a whole or be broken up into segments and delivered over several weeks, face-to-face or remotely via Teams or Zoom.

Carbon Literacy encourages discussion and the development of collaborative cross-team solutions so in-house training within SMEs using peer-to-peer delivery is our model of choice.

The process to become an in-house trainer simply requires you to be Carbon Literate yourself (i.e. attend a Carbon Literacy course) and have attended the free short 1.5h Delivering Successful Carbon Literacy workshop. From here, you can choose to become an accredited Trainer with the support of our Trainer team. If you would prefer to have external support for course delivery, you can hire a Carbon Literacy Trainer from our Trainer Directory.

It can also be delivered by organisations such as Local Authorities or University business support teams, local Chambers of Commerce or any other business support organisation (consultants), as long as the peer-to-peer element is being guaranteed. In this instance, we will ask for more rigorous trainer qualifications to ensure the best outcome for learners.

Training can be delivered in one single full day, two half days, or even multiple sessions at a few hours each. As long as the training totals a day’s worth of learning, the precise format can be discussed with our Criteria Checking team.

Customisable slides throughout the training allow you to tailor sections to your organisation and location.

For organisations who want a highly bespoke course, we suggest you use the Carbon Literacy for SMEs Course Kit as a baseline of materials which you can then adapt to your own needs.

In both cases, your course will need to be submitted to the Project for criteria checking before being delivered.

Yes! With many employees (particularly younger employees) now wanting to work for employers who take sustainability action seriously, Carbon Literacy training can help with both staff recruitment and retention.

Training such as Carbon Literacy should be seen as a form of professional development, helping to engage and empower staff, and giving all members of the team a say in how your business can be more sustainable.

The Carbon Literacy for SMEs Course Kit is offered free of charge to access after an introductory call. Please note that you are required to have your course accredited according to our Price Matrix before being able to deliver the training.