Environment school training courses in Burlington, VT (public, in-house or online)

In the last decade, it’s become clear to governments and businesses that our current models of consumption and development are fundamentally flawed. Future decisions about the management of resources and waste will be deliberated with great consideration for their immediate and long-term effects on the planet, and that means enormous demand for skilled experts able to develop sound environmental policy.

In the United States, this cultural shift is already under way, and employment of envi...

Full archival course description>>

Can innovation be managed? While many have long perceived innovation to be random, research by Professor Christensen suggests that successful innovations adhere to a basic pattern. Managers that learn the principles behind the pattern can spot seemingly invisible opportunities which can lead to growth and innovation. This will allow managers to create new growth businesses while continuing to flawlessly execute their current core ones.

Participants in this program will learn:

Abo...

Full archival course description>>

This course educates students on the key elements of an integrated approach to environmental project management, an endeavor that requires expertise in scientific, engineering, legal, public policy, and project management disciplines. Emphasis is placed on critical factors that are often unique to a major environmental project, such as the uncertainty surrounding scope definition for environmental cleanup projects and the evolving environmental regulatory environment. The students learn to devel...

Full archival course description>>

This course examines the interrelationships between the environment and the ways in which energy is produced, distributed, and used. Worldwide energy use patterns and projections are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the electrical and transportation sectors of energy use. Underlying scientific principles are studied to provide a basis for understanding the inevitable environmental consequences of energy use. Topics studied include fossil, nuclear, and existing and potential renewable so...

Full archival course description>>

This is a multidisciplinary course that focuses on the critical assessment of science, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, and policy relevant to climate change and global environmental sustainability.The first half of the course actively investigates concepts and aspects of environmental sustainability, including the review of international assessments and reports and the analyses of relevant implications for human health, natural resources, energy supply and demand, and waste/pollution.The second...

Full archival course description>>