Learn2Lead
Sustainability Today
10-week Hybrid Learning
Participants gain access to online learning material, live workshops and talks, a field trip, and the opportunity to put your learning into practice with a capstone project.
Action Plan
The capstone project for the program will be a sustainability action plan for your organization. Each week you’ll complete milestones and receive guidance.
Post-Training
2 consultation sessions to evaluate the implementation of your sustainability action plan scheduled after the training program.
Learn2Lead Sustainability (L2LS) is a practical 10-week hybrid and cohort-based program for sustainability practitioners centered on the theory and practice of sustainability management.
Program Dates: August 4-October 12, 2024
Investment: PHP 25,000 (Limited scholarships available)
Application Deadline: June 23, 2024
Modules
Leading Sustainability: Foundations
Climate Change and Impacts
Materiality Assessment and Stakeholder Engagement
Systems Thinking
Circular Economy
Strategies For Action
Theory into Practice Across Different Sectors (Urban Mobility, Plastics, Food Systems)
Communicating Sustainability
What you will learn
- Understand key concepts and frameworks of sustainability from a global and Philippine perspective
- Develop a systemic understanding of climate change and its relevance to your organization
- Define sustainability challenges within your organization and prioritize these issues through materiality assessment and stakeholder mapping
- Understand the importance of systems thinking and be equipped with tools that you can use to bring a systems approach to your sustainability work
- Understand the principles of a circular economy and the relevance of circular transitions globally and in the Philippines
- Get inspiration from the range of strategies used by various sectors and different types of organizations to help achieve sustainability goals
- Identify opportunities to achieve sustainability through case studies on critical issues in the Philippines such as urban mobility, plastics, and food systems
- Learn how to communicate sustainability effectively and avoiding pitfalls of greenwashing
- Apply the concepts and tools you learned to create a sustainable action plan for your organization
Who should apply
- Junior managers in large companies
- Executives or Founders of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
- Government civil servant leaders
- Non-profit sustainable development leaders
- Academic professionals
*You should also be able to easily travel to the program venue in Metro Manila for the weekly in-person sessions.
We highly recommend this program for practitioners who:
- Have little to no background on sustainability but have been assigned to sustainability roles
- Want to develop foundational knowledge on sustainability management and are in positions to implement sustainable solutions
- Want to transition from traditional functions, upskill, and integrate sustainability in their current leadership role
Program Structure:
- Weeks 1-8, Course Proper: Online learning material, live workshops and talks, a field trip and capstone project deliverables
- Week 9, Completing Capstone Project: Sustainability action plan that you can bring into your organization
- Week 10, Graduation
- Post-training check-ins: Two consultation sessions to evaluate the implementation of your sustainability action plan, scheduled after the program
We aim to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable country by equipping professionals with accessible sustainability education.
Frequently Asked Questions
PHP 25,000
The program fee of PHP25,000 covers the costs of the program (learning materials, facilitators, resources, live session logistics, field trip, etc.)
Yes. To successfully complete the program, you need to complete all the online learning material, attend the live sessions (you can only miss a maximum of 2 sessions to still be eligible for the certificate), and you must submit your completed capstone project according to the requirements and by the given deadline.
Thirty (30) participants will be selected for the cohort.
On the program application form, there is a question asking if you will apply for a scholarship. Please select ‘yes’.
After the application deadline, the L2LS team will review the applications. If you are accepted into the program, you will be asked to fill out a form and write why you deserve to have a scholarship. Afterwards, a committee will review your scholarship application.
*Please note that the scholarships are based on financial need.
Yes, it is expected of the participants to attend all live sessions. To receive the certificate of completion for the program, you must have attended 6 out of the 8 sessions (you cannot miss more than 2 sessions if you would like a certificate).
To “fail” the program means that you have not fulfilled the requirements to receive a certificate of completion. To successfully complete the program, you need to complete all the online learning material, attend the live sessions (you can only miss a maximum of 2 sessions to still be eligible for the certificate), and you must submit your completed capstone project according to the requirements and by the given deadline.
No. All accepted participants were vetted during the application process, and the organizers reserve the right to fill the slot in case a participant backs out.
Payment details will be sent to accepted applicants.
Applicants are required to submit an application form. To take part in the program, participants need to have access to a computer or mobile device with an internet connection, and be able to travel to the venue in Metro Manila for the live face-to-face sessions (exact venue location TBA).
Participants are introduced to the program materials via a learning platform. Participants will be guided on how to use this platform before the cohort begins.
There are no prerequisites. This program is developed for those who:
- Have little to no background on sustainability but have been assigned to sustainability roles
- Want to develop foundational knowledge on sustainability management and are in positions to implement sustainable solutions
- Want to transition from traditional functions, upskill, and integrate sustainability in their current leadership role
Participants will learn about sustainability management, including key concepts, skills, and best practices for leading change in their communities or organizations to help achieve sustainability goals.
This program is brought to you by:
Sustainability by Filipinos, for Filipinos, and with the Philippines in mind.
Photos from our previous cohorts
