Certified Climate Change Professional®
(CC-P®) Credential Training Programs

Shaped by CC-P® professionals, practitioners, policymakers and experts from a wide range of sectors and geographic regions, the 2023 live online programs have been fully updated and reflect the latest data, standards, projections and examples.  The program curriculum is based upon the Core Competencies for Climate Change Officers & Professionals and is designed to prepare you to pass the CC-P® and CC-P® Candidate exams.

All enrolled participants get access to recordings of all classes in their entirety for convenient viewing for the duration of membership.

About the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) Credential

As the implications of climate change on operations, missions and organizational interests, demand for skilled and seasoned professionals able to integrate an understanding of climate change and related response strategies into decision-making across professional functions will surge.  Earning the Certified Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) signifies that you have developed the fundamentals skills and knowledge to effectively support climate change initiatives and connects you to the premier community of professionals, organizations and experts worldwide.

Who Should Enroll

  • Mid-level practitioners and senior executives in local/state government agencies and the private sector with roles related to planning, infrastructure, emergency management, energy, facilities, resilience, sustainability, environment, operations or risk management

  • Non-profit organization staff working with local/state government agencies on resilience, sustainability, economic development or public health planning

  • Faculty in higher-education institutions and community colleges teaching in programs related to public policy, business management, civil engineering, public health, emergency management and law

 

Upcoming CC-P®
Prep Programs

To learn more about enrollment in this program and corresponding fees, please visit:

https://climateofficers.org/online-prep


Spring 2023 Live Online Schedules

Cohort XXIII
(Daytime)

Starts: May 1, 2023
Ends: June 21, 2023
Registration by:
April 27, 2023

All sessions start at 11am eastern

Cohort XXIV
(Evening)

Starts: May 9, 2023
Ends: June 29, 2023
Registration by:
May 5, 2023

All sessions start at 6pm eastern

Summer 2023 Live Online Schedules

Cohort XXV
(Daytime)

Starts: July 10, 2023
Ends: August 30, 2023
Registration by:
July 7, 2023

All sessions start at 11am eastern

Cohort XXVI
(Evening)

Starts: July 18, 2023
Ends: Sept. 7, 2023
Registration by:
July 14, 2023

All sessions start at 6pm eastern


2019-2020 completed in-person cohorts …

  • Cohort A: Chesapeake College

  • Cohort B: Hagerstown Community College

  • Cohort C: Ellicott City Community Center

  • Cohort D: Montgomery College

  • Cohort E: Johns Hopkins University

  • Cohort F: College of Southern Maryland

  • Cohort G: Anne Arundel County

    2020-2021 completed online cohorts …

  • Cohort I: Spring 2020 (Afternoon)

  • Cohort II: Spring 2020 (Evening)

  • Cohort III: Summer 2020 (Afternoon)

  • Cohort IV: Summer 2020 (Evening)

  • Cohort V: Fall 2020 (Afternoon)

  • Cohort VI: Fall 2020 (Evening)

  • Cohort VII: Winter 2021 (Afternoon)

  • Cohort VIII: Winter 2021 (Evening)

2021 online cohorts in progress …

  • Cohort IX: Winter 2021 (Afternoon)

  • Cohort X: Winter 2021 (Evening)


Sample In-Person Series Agenda

CLASS #1

Day 1: Climate Science & Vulnerability Assessment

  • Climate-101: Understanding Climate Science & the Latest Projections

  • Climate-103: The Basics of Sea Level Rise and Impacts on Coastal Assets & Infrastructure

  • Climate-104: Public Health Implications of Climate Change

  • Climate-201: Identifying Climate Hazards & Conducting Vulnerability Assessments

  • Climate-202: Leveraging Climate Data & Tools

Day 2: GHG, Energy & Water Management

  • GHG-101: Basics of GHG Accounting, Reporting & Disclosing GHG Emissions

  • GHG-102: Fundamentals of the Energy-Water-Food Nexus

  • GHG-201: Establishing GHG Reduction Goals & GHG Management Structures

CLASS #2

Day 3: Governance, Law & Policy

  • Governance-101: Engaging Stakeholders & Establishing Early Strategies for Leading Organizational Change

  • Governance-102: The Legal/Policy Landscape of Climate Change & Related Implications

  • Governance-103: Ethics, Liability & Professionalism

Day 4: Materiality, Risk Management & Economics

  • Economics-101: The Economics of Climate Change

  • Economics-201: Assessing Economic Impacts

  • Enterprise-101: Fundamentals of Risk & Materiality

  • Enterprise-201: Analyzing & Managing Climate Risk

CLASS #3

Days 5-6: Entrepreneurship & Leadership

  • Governance-202: Making the Case for Climate Action to C-Suite & Public Leaders

  • Governance-203: Collaborating Beyond Organizational & Institutional Boundaries

  • Enterprise-102: Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Group Exercise: Mapping Preparedness into Key Decision-Making Roles

  • Group Town Hall Exercise

  • Additional Leadership & Entrepreneurship Exercises