OTHM
Level 7
QN: 610/3662/6
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OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Environmental and Sustainability Management
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by OTHM. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 900 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 7
Awarding Body
OTHM
Syllabus Units
9 Units
Guided Hours
900 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Advanced Principles of Net Zero
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the meaning and importance of “net zero” at a conceptual level.
- Understand the application of the fundamentals of Greenho
- use Gas (GHG) Accounting.
- Understand science-based targets and their facilitating role to deliver net zero.4.
- Understand how to communicate an organisation’s response to climate change, net zero pledges and green claims.
- Understand how and to which extend organisations and society can adapt to climate change.
2
Delivering Transformational Change
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to conduct a materiality assessment to understand priorities for change and change readiness.
- Understand key techniques, practices, behaviours, and knowledge of change management.
- Understand the behaviour of complex systems and how to change them.
- Understand how a leader’s style and approach has a major impact on both team and individual performance, values, and motivations.5.
- Understand the meaning and purpose of ESG Governance Structure and how to develop it.
3
Environmental Management in Organisations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand topics relevant for environmental management and the reasons why organisations should choose to manage them.
- Understand environmental assessment and management tools and their advantages and disadvantages.
- Understand how to develop and deliver environmental performance improvement.4.
- Understand approaches collection, analysis, reporting and communication of to environmental data.
4
Environmental Politics and Policies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles and examples of environmental policy and legislation.
- Understand the role of ethics in international climate agreements and governance.
- Understand economic instruments available to effect change related to environmental and social issues.
- Understand suasive instruments available to effect change related to environmental and social issues.
- Understand key international agreements related to environmental governance and climate change politics.
5
Environmental Science and Energy Transition
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the physics of the energy-related carbon cycle and its impact on temperature.
- Understand the physical principles of harvesting renewable alternatives to fossil fuels and the technological and market developments within this area.
- Understand the physical principles of non-renewable alternatives to fossil fuels, the political sensitivities of non-renewables and the technological, and market developments related to these sources of energy.4.
- Understand the dependence of alternative energy sources on storage and grid management.
- Understand the trilemma of energy transformation and the need for national policies and international cooperation.
6
Fundamentals of Sustainability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key concepts of sustainability and their relation to economic growth and development.2.
- Understand the context of sustainability and the reasons for urgent action, with a special focus on climate change and biodiversity.
- Understand the role of private enterprises and innovation in the transition to sustainability.4.
- Understand the need for global initiatives and treaties on sustainability and climate change.5.
- Understand the principles and perspectives of business ethics and its use in discussions regarding climate change and sustainability.
7
Research Methods
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop research approaches in a relevant context.
- Be able to critically review literature relevant to a stated topic.
- Be able to design research methodologies
- Be able to develop and present a research proposal.
8
Sustainability as a Business Strategy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between Economics and Sustainability and the four rationales of why sustainability is in businesses’ interest.
- Understand how sustainability impacts businesses’ value chain and how companies can capitalise on being sustainable.
- Understand the limitations of “traditional” accounting and the need to approach the concept of value holistically.
- Understand the concept of the circular economy, circular business models and the challenges related to operating and financing circular businesses.
- Understand the role of marketing and stakeholder engagement in the transition to sustainability and the risks of poor marketing practices.
9
Sustainable Finance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relevance of the Financial Industry to sustainability across different financial instruments and asset classes.
- Understand how physical and transition risks, particularly those related to climate change, translate to financial risks and how this is managed by financial organisations and central banks.
- Understand sustainable / ESG financing strategies and products that facilitate sustainable transition and development.4.
- Understand the value and use of ESG ratings and labels.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/3662/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- OTHM
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2024
- Operational End
- Jan 2034