Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Sustainability Implementation for Google Technology Managers

Enhance your career in technical management by incorporating sustainable business practices. Learn how to implement sustainability in technical management and become an environmentally conscious technical manager.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת ביישום הקיימות למנהלי טכנולוגיה של Google

Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Incorporating sustainable business practices
  • Developing knowledge in the field of sustainability
  • Recognition of sustainability considerations
  • Designing and measuring the environmental impact of products and services
  • Integrating sustainability into decision-making strategies
  • Sustainability progress reporting
  • Analysis of the United Nations Sustainability Agenda
  • Making a personal summary of plastic packaging
  • Calculating the civil and transportation carbon footprint
  • Introducing a new sustainability initiative

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Sustainability managers
  • Technical Project Managers
  • Environmental engineers
  • Sustainability analysts
  • Business consultants in the field of sustainability
  • Product managers with an emphasis on sustainability
  • Business Strategy Managers
  • Environmental science researchers
  • Operations managers with an emphasis on sustainability
  • Marketing managers with an emphasis on sustainability

Internship – 3-part course series

Created in collaboration with Siemens Digital Industries Software, the “Practical Sustainability Principles for Technical Managers” specialization is designed for working professionals who want to integrate sustainable business practices into their current responsibilities and develop the knowledge needed to become sustainability leaders in their organization.

With the world’s population continuing to grow, it is essential that people and businesses evolve to ensure a high quality of life for all. Today’s learners are aware of this, motivated, and have an extraordinary ability to create a future that achieves both economic success and a sustainable planet.

Areas of expertise

  • Course 1: Recognizing Sustainability Considerations
  • Course 2: Learning the tools for designing and measuring the environmental impact of products and services
  • Course 3: Integrating Sustainability into Decision-Making Strategies and Reporting on Progress

This is a highly practical program for learners with backgrounds in engineering, science, and business who are interested in using their skills to make a difference in the world. Upon completion of the internship, learners will feel more prepared and confident to live a sustainable lifestyle and become sustainability leaders in their companies.

Hands-on Learning Project

Learners work on projects during the internship to apply the concepts learned in the courses. Among other things, they:

  • Analyzing a specific goal from the United Nations Sustainability Agenda
  • We carry out a personal summary of plastic packaging
  • Calculate their civil and transportation carbon footprint
  • Introducing a new sustainability initiative

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Courses in the field of sustainability and circular economy

Course 1: Sustainability and Circular Economy

Duration: 24 hours

Rating: 4.5 (19 ratings)

What you will learn:

  • Understanding the causes of climate change and their consequences.
  • Explain how electricity is produced today and the impact of this process on global warming.
  • Recognize how sustainability is relevant to transportation, homes, cities, food, and fashion.
  • Describe the principles of the circular economy and how the butterfly graph can be used in product design.

Skills you will gain:

  • Category: Circular Economy
  • Category: Personal sustainability actions
  • Category: Climate Science
  • Category: Conventional electricity generation
  • Category: Sustainability Initiatives and Goals

Course 2: Applied Sustainability Engineering

Duration: 19 hours

What you will learn:

  • Learn how to perform a carbon footprint analysis, similar to Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions analysis.
  • Get to know the features that define a sustainable product and its packaging.
  • Understanding wind, solar, and hydropower and how these technologies generate electricity.
  • Use LCA, SLCA, and Eco-Audit techniques to design a product that meets specific sustainability certification standards.

Skills you will gain:

  • Category: Product Engineering
  • Category: Sustainable Design
  • Category: Life Cycle Assessment
  • Category: Carbon Footprint Analysis
  • Category: Renewable Energy Systems

Course 3: Circular and Sustainable Business Management

Duration: 24 hours

What you will learn:

  • Describe the different legal structures of businesses and how sustainability has created new structures.
  • Describe the 4 P’s of marketing and how sustainability can be incorporated into them.
  • Describe how the “double bottom line” model unites people, planet, and profits.
  • Understand the metrics used to measure sustainability performance in official reports.

Skills you will gain:

  • Category: Sustainable Marketing Analysis
  • Category: Corporate Sustainability
  • Category: Communication Professional Sustainability Initiatives
  • Category: ESG Investments
  • Category: Certifications and Existence Reports

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