Training: Free Carbon Literacy Training (OU Staff and Students)

We have been encouraging students and colleagues to sign up for our fully funded Carbon Literacy Training, available to all OU staff and students following a pilot with The Open University in Wales. The training gives us all a solid awareness of climate change and the climate impacts of our everyday actions. It allows us to map our own carbon footprint and gain an understanding and the motivation to reduce personal and work-place emissions.

Former Director of The Open University in Wales, Louise Casella, discusses the importance and benefits of the Carbon Literacy training in this two-minute video. 

Our online learning starts with four hours of self-study activity, followed by four hours of interactive training, and an individual and group action pledge that leads to Carbon Literacy certification. We encourage you to make a work-place action pledge which can then be linked into organisational sustainability actions and reporting.

If you're a member of staff, you can book directly on My Learning Centre here. 

If you are an OU student, or OCA staff or students, you can register your interest for the Carbon Literacy Training here, and we will email you the dates and links to upcoming training. (please ensure to use your OU/OCA email ID when registering).

Upcoming dates for online training, each taking place between 11am-3:30pm on the last Wednesday of the month:
 

21st May

25th June

30th July

24th September

29th October

26th November

Testimonial:

"Coming from a non-science background, I found the Carbon Literacy Course to be exceptionally well put together. The concepts were well explained with remarkable clarity, making it easy to understand even the more complex ideas. This course has truly broadened my perspective on the bigger picture of climate change and sustainability. The face-to-face workshop was extremely well facilitated and really helped the learning come alive. Completing the course and making my pledges has empowered me to reflect on the individual impact I can have, both within the workplace and at home.

Despite the total commitment being 8 hours overall , the flexibility of the self-study part (4 hours) allowed me to complete it at my own pace, breaking it down into manageable chunks. Having a choice of workshop dates, meant I could choose to book this when I felt I was ready. This structure made the learning process both accessible and enjoyable. I can't recommend this course highly enough!"

Anna, OU Tutor Support Manager 

Testimonials from students and staff at the OU Students Association.

Note: The review and certification of your pledge can take up to six weeks. If this time has passed and you haven't heard back from us, please email carbon-literacy@open.ac.uk so we can assist you.