Registration Open for Winter 2024 Cohorts!

ACCO offers recurring programs enabling participants to leverage live online training (supplemented by on-demand study resources) in a cohort learning environment with peers around the world to learn together and prepare for exams to earn the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) credential.

Shaped by CC-P® professionals, practitioners, policymakers and experts from a wide range of sectors and geographic regions, the 2023 live online programs have been fully updated and reflect the latest data, standards, projections and examples.  The program curriculum is based upon the Core Competencies for Climate Change Officers & Professionals and is designed to prepare you to pass the CC-P® and CC-P® Candidate exams.

All enrolled participants get access to recordings of all classes in their entirety for convenient viewing for the duration of membership. Registration also includes the CC-P® Exam & Application bundle, and ACCO member benefits for 6 months.

Important Live Online Program Updates:

• CC-P® Curriculum completely updated (learn more here)

• Approximately 30-60 minutes of self-study homework study prep for each class

Tuition & Enrollment Information

Winter 2024 Live Online CC-P® Prep Program Schedule Updated
Enrollment Deadline Extended

Important Note for CC-P® Candidate Registrants:
Participate in 5 exam prep sessions and the first hour of the last session.
See program schedule for details. Must register through enrollment in the CC-P® Candidate Program.

Course Modules Featured in this Series:

The curriculum in this series was updated in May/June 2023 through an extensive 2-year review process conducted through the impending development and publication of the CC-P® Study Guide.

Study Prep for CC-P® Exam #1 : Climate Science & Vulnerability Assessment

• Climate-101: Understanding Climate Science & the Latest Projections

• Climate-105: Climate Impacts on Natural and Human Systems

• Climate-201: Identifying Climate Hazards & Conducting Vulnerability Assessments

Study Prep for CC-P® Exam #2: GHG, Energy & Water Management

• GHG-101: Basics of GHG Accounting, Reporting & Disclosing GHG Emissions

• GHG-102: Fundamentals of the Energy, Water & Food Nexus

• GHG-201: Establishing GHG Reduction Goals & Management Structures

Study Prep for CC-P® Exam #3: Governance, Law & Policy

• Governance-101: Engaging Stakeholders & Establishing Early Strategies for Leading Organizational Change

• Governance-102: The Legal/Policy Landscape of Climate Change & Related Implications

• Governance-103: Elements of Climate Change Professionalism

Study Prep for CC-P® Exam #4: Risk Management, Materiality & Economics

• Enterprise-201: Analyzing Climate Risks, Assessing Materiality & Disclosure

• Economics-101: The Economics of Climate Change

Program Features:

• A blend of self-study homework resources (8 hours) and live online instruction courses (30 hours)

• 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

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

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