Assessment overview
Students must complete all mandatory units to be awarded the Certificate in Sustainability totalling 150 guided learning hours (GLH).
Content overview
F227 Fundamentals of sustainability
In this unit students will learn about the key topics relevant to sustainability including the inter-relationships of the three pillars of sustainability (environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, and social sustainability). Topics include:
- Topic Area 1 Understanding sustainability
- Topic Area 2 Environmental sustainability
- Topic Area 3 Economic sustainability
- Topic Area 4 Social sustainability
- Topic Area 5 Communicating and reporting sustainable practices
F228 Sustainability in practice
In this unit students will learn about the practice’s organisations are adopting to become more sustainable, and the technologies that are being used. Students will also learn research methodologies and how to analyse data and draw conclusions. Students will use this knowledge and understanding to investigate a real organisation’s practices and recommended how they can become more sustainable. Topics include:
- Topic Area 1 Sustainable practices in industry
- Topic Area 2 Plan research
- Topic Area 3 Conduct data collection
- Topic Area 4 Analyse data and draw conclusions
- Topic Area 5 Communicate research conclusions