Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Sustainable Infrastructure from Google and Inter-American Development Bank

Integrate sustainability into your projects. Expand your knowledge in developing and financing sustainable infrastructure projects for regional growth.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בתשתיות ברות קיימא של Google ובנק אינטראמריקאי לפיתוח

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • transport
  • energy
  • Topical topics
  • Sustainability
  • Paris Agreement
  • environment
  • Climate change
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Development
  • Existing infrastructure
  • Climate change
  • energy
  • Urbanizations
  • Paris Agreement

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Infrastructure Engineer
  • Environmental Project Manager
  • Urban planning consultant
  • Water management expert
  • Renewable Energy Analyst
  • Transportation Project Manager
  • Sustainability expert
  • Project Finance Manager
  • Strategic Planning Specialist
  • Project Team Manager

Internship – 3-part course series

Internship program

This internship program is intended for individuals involved in or interested in infrastructure, water, energy, environment, transportation, urban planning and similar fields, and seeking to develop a shared intention on the topic of sustainable infrastructure, its aspects and its contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.

Course progress
  • During the 3 courses, you will integrate knowledge and tools to work on social, environmental, institutional, and economic-financial aspects of sustainability in your projects.
  • You will learn about the variety of funds that provide financing for sustainable infrastructure.

Hands-on Learning Project

During the special program, participants will have the opportunity to apply their learning to real-world cases. They will be asked to consider topics such as:

  • Strategic planning
  • Team organization
  • Financing
Purpose of the courses

Each of the three courses is designed to provide participants with theoretical and practical knowledge on how to design, implement, and evaluate sustainable infrastructure projects.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Sustainable infrastructure on the development agenda

Course 1 • 5 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • The importance and concept of sustainable infrastructure and its contribution to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Relevance and sustainability principles throughout the life cycle of infrastructure projects to address global challenges.
  • The economic and social benefits of including a private sector perspective in infrastructure portfolios.
Skills you will acquire
  • Category: Paris Agreement
  • Category: Sustainability
  • Category: Development
  • Category: Environment
  • Category: Infrastructure
  • Category: Paris Agreement
  • Category: Sustainability

Dimensions of sustainable infrastructure in the project

Course 2 • 9 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • The role of sustainable infrastructure in employment, gender equality, and nature-based solutions.
  • The role of institutions, support strategies, and technical assistance from the BID in implementing sustainable infrastructure projects.
  • Interdependence, sustainability, and resilience in infrastructure projects, and their operation, planning, and implementation.

Financing sustainable infrastructure projects

Course 3 • 3 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Sources and opportunities for financing sustainable infrastructure projects.
  • Innovative financial structures and tools for sustainable infrastructure projects targeted at bankable project lines.
  • Concessional financing; principles, impact and types of existing projects.

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