ACCO is offering a series of 2-day training academies in Dallas, Texas to enable attendees to earn the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) credential.

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Held in partnership with EarthX Texas and Mountain View College, workshop participants will learn from experts about the implications of climate change with a regional focus added for Texas and neighboring states. Professionals from the public and private sectors, higher education and the NGO community will benefit from the classroom-style, interactive training activities. The classes are designed to provide participants with the following competencies:

  • 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

This series is designed to prepare participants for the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) exams and will satisfy half of the elective requirements.

Confirmed Faculty

  • David Herring – Director, Climate Program Office, NOAA

  • Daniel Kreeger – Executive Director, Association of Climate Change Officers

  • Lindene Patton – Partner, Earth & Water Law Group LLC

  • Additional faculty to be announced shortly

Series Schedule

Class #1: April 23-24, 2020
Class #2: June 11-12, 2020

Registration Details

Series:
$695 (general) / $545 (gov’t)

Single Class:
$395 (general) / $295 (gov’t)

Series registration includes access to CC‑P® exams, online study materials and application.

ACCO members get a 20% discount on registration applied automatically during registration.

A Glance at the Learning Progression and Series Structure

Note: Regionalized content and case studies are incorporated into each course module.