The Level 4 qualification provides a programme of study to support learners in being competent in measuring, monitoring and managing carbon emission reduction. It leads to a professional CTH Certificate that is regulated as part of the UK Ofqual qualifications framework.
The management-level programme can be delivered fully online through The Green Manager programme by FSG, supported by the FSG team and accredited by CTH. Or it can be delivered through colleges with the qualification training toolkit who are a CTH Approved Teaching Centre. The size of the qualification makes it ideal to be incorporated into an existing programme at any level – and the skills learnt will give learners a real advantage in the world of work and the ability to positively engage with the environmental sustainability agenda.
Simon Cleaver, Director of Partnerships at CTH commented: “COP26 called wake-up time to the world’s carbon producing industries. If we want the hospitality sector to be able to thrive in the new carbon-neutral age then as an industry we are going to need to embrace radical new thinking. This qualification represents one practical step towards a cleaner, more sustainable future for the hospitality industry we love.”
Founded in 2018 by Raquel Noboa, FSG, the environmental education company based in Ireland, has been working with hospitality businesses worldwide through their online programmes: The Green Business and The Green Manager and can showcase many success stories of reductions of 30% in energy & water use and 40% in waste simply by upskilling all members of an organisation on how to change their behaviour to become resource-efficient.
As Raquel explains: “Reducing carbon emissions should be something that becomes paramount in our daily routines if we really want to provoke a mindset change. Environmental education is key to driving this transformation and the general education system has a responsibility to not only prepare learners for the world of work but provide them with the skills to influence employers, politicians and wider society. This can be achieved through teaching learners how to manage, measure and monitor carbon emissions. When you do not measure something, you cannot manage it.”
The labour market needs people with the skills to measure, monitor and reduce carbon emissions in the workplace. Sue Duke, Head of Global Policy and Economic Graph at LinkedIn says that they have seen a 70% increase in Customer Service job roles requiring three or more ‘green skills’. These trends are only set to increase in the years ahead.
By embedding environmental sustainability skill sets into our hospitality colleges, we will prepare our youth for the jobs the marketplace will need now and in the future. Most importantly, it will assist with government targets to reach NetZero by 2050.
To find out more about this new qualification, please download the brochure here.
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