ACCO & PADEP are co-presenting a program that will enable participants to leverage live online training (supplemented by on-demand study resources) in a cohort learning environment with peers in Pennsylvania to learn together and prepare for exams to earn the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) credential.

Our live online training programs are led by instructors with recognized expertise and substantial experience in their respective subject areas. The curriculum is designed to prepare you to pass the CC-P® exams and will feature regionally tailored content.

All classes are recorded and made available on the class portal. While we encourage you to participate in the live programs, you can catch up on missed classes using the recordings.

Important Note: Please read the experience requirements for the CC-P® below. If you don’t meet the experience requirements for the credential, we encourage you to consider the CC-P® Candidate Program and to participate in the training (even if you don’t plan to pursue the credential).

Program Features:

  • A blend of self-study resources and live online instruction courses

  • Case studies from practitioners and insights from fellow CC-P® professionals

  • A program structure designed to guide you through the certification process

  • The opportunity to expand your network by connecting with fellow attendees

  • Assignments that help reinforce program sessions

  • Sample test questions 

  • Real-time Q&As with instructors and facilitated discussions among participants

CC-P® Experience Requirements:

The following education and experience requirements are required of candidates for the CC-P® program.

  • Masters or post-graduate degree and 2+ years working extensively on climate change, sustainability or related initiatives
    - or -

  • Four-year degree and 4+ years working extensively on climate change, sustainability or related initiatives
    - or -

  • Secondary (high school) degree and 7+ years working extensively on climate change, sustainability or related initiatives

Don’t have the experience cited above?
Check out the CC-P® Candidate Program!

Competencies You’ll Develop:

  • Recognizing situations where climate change outcomes affect the organization

  • Assessing impacts of specific situational outcomes

  • Enabling enterprise management of climate related initiatives

  • Assessing and quantifying climate risks and opportunities

  • Educating the organization on managing short-term and long-term uncertainty

  • Tailoring communication to different audiences

  • Leading organizational change initiatives

  • Developing and overseeing training programs

  • Attributing value to resource consumption

  • Extending organizational capabilities and maintaining good stewardship of actions taken through collaboration and partnership

  • Developing strategies for bundling, comparing and/or relying on existing management models