New Partnership between Green Education OnLine & Sustainability Learning Centre Launched

Feb. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Tampa,FLorida  February 8, 2012:  The Sustainability Learning Centre and Green Education Online announced today a partnership to bring 50 new ON-LINE sustainability training modules into SLC’s Green Core Competency Program.  The 50 modules range from Sustainability Planning to Green Fleet and Supply Chain Management and other topics business and government will welome.  Each module is 15 minutes, self-directed and complete with “tests for understanding”.  Participants can gain recognition toward a sustainability learning certification issued by The Sustainability Learning Centre.
"Learners can build their sustainability skills around the themes of eco-efficiencies, eco-effectiveness, metrics and planning,” says Kathryn Cooper, President, Sustainability Learning Centre.  “These programs compliment our instructor-led sustainability programs and on-line Learning Network.  The complete package will provide individuals and companies with the professional development needed to implement sustainability strategies.”  Global studies of CEOs have identified that sustainability strategy implementation is a difficult process. The programs can be bundled and branded to meet the needs of a company or association.  “For instance modules on Greener Food Service Practices can be bundled with Green Cleaning, Green Purchasing and Green Building Programs to provide industry or company based green skill certification,” says Kerry Mitchell, President, Green Education Online.  “We are excited that the Sustainability Learning Centre is joining our growing group of partners in the U.S. and world-wide.”

The Sustainability Learning Centre is a Toronto based learning and networking hub for sustainability with a mandate to build the core competencies companies need to be sustainable.  
Green Education On Line has educated over 7,000 in the basics of green building, CSR and green business practices on line and on site since 2007. The Sustainability Education Series is comprised of 50 courses covering 13 topics for employees in government and organizations learn to about planning for sustainability, learning to become more energy efficiency, guidance on waste management, water conservation, recycling and other topics. http://greeneducationonline.com

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Green Education On Line. Com. offers The Sustainability Education Series, a suite of 50 online, training modules. Each training module provides information and directions for facilitating and developing key sustainability 
initiatives.