Leading Beyond Sustainability Micro-credential

What this course offers and how you will benefit

This expert-led Level 8 NZQA accredited (15 credits) micro-credential covers a range of proven approaches to sustainability, underpinned by scientifically-informed and indigenous values. You’ll deep-dive into what sustainability means for people, the environment and the economy.

Your learning takes place online offering you flexibility around your busy schedule. Delivered part-time over eight weeks this short course is achievable while working full-time. You don’t have to be an eco-warrior or have studied previous sustainability courses to make the most of the new learnings. 

Key themes include the current and future state of sustainability, ongoing global challenges, non-linear and systems thinking, social and environmental justice, economic inclusiveness, community and collaboration, culturally sustainable action, indigenous values and perspectives, climate change, and leadership for change.

"On completion of this 8 week programme you’ll have knowledge, tools and capability to begin to make practical changes in your context that will ultimately lead to a thriving and sustainable future for all." Saskia Verraes Sustainable Futures

• Gain a versatile toolkit with a range of proven approaches to sustainability practices and how to lead initiatives to create positive change
• Introduction to  applying different strategies to address sustainability challenges
• Capability to identify current skills and knowledge gaps and how to develop the knowledge and insight needed specific to your project goals
• The ability to action high impact, meaningful and ongoing positive change in your role, sector or community

We're on a mission to make education exactly what you need for the real-world challenges you want to solve. We do it differently so you can make a sustainable, impactful change on the world. Forget the old school. Join the new youniversity.

WHO WE ARE

What is academyEX?

We provide innovative learning programmes that build relevant skills and capabilities to match the requirements of our constantly changing world. Across our faculties & programmes we redefine learning and professional development so you can step into the future with confidence and an ability to create impactful futures.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

Learn today, apply tomorrow. With us, expect to get skills, knowledge and connections that you can use now, and to help guide your decisions for the future. With a context not content approach, you apply your practice, your environment or your challenges to your learning. We’re all for flexibility and our stackable learning approach delivers. If you’ve got a master’s degree in sight, with academyEX you can create your pathway there. Pick from a number of micro-credentials and postgraduate certificates to tailor your knowledge and skills in specialised areas and top it off with a real-world project to gain a master’s degree that recognises your capabilities, your expertise and delivers outcomes you can use. academyEX (including faculties The Mind Lab, Tech Futures Lab and Earth Futures Lab) is a Tertiary Education Organisation registered by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) to deliver qualifications approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) under the provision of the Education and Training Act 2000. Based on our NZQA External Evaluation and Review (EER) we have been classified as a Category 1 Education Organisation. This means that NZQA are highly confident in our educational performance and self-assessment capability.