Midwest Climate Fundamentals Academies (Class #1)

Hosted by: Cook County, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, Metropolitan Planning Council and the Greenest Region Compact

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

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The Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) is offering a series of 2-day climate fundamentals training academies in Chicago. Held in partnership with Cook County, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, Metropolitan Planning Council and the Greenest Region Compact, workshop participants will learn from experts about the implications of climate change with a regional focus added for Chicago and the midwest United 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.