eLearnAfrica
Leading Sustainable Communities and Organisations
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  • Start Date: 27 Jun, 2022
  • 2 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Do you want to play a role in a sustainable future? Expand your knowledge and discover tools to help you lead sustainable change.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Learn how to drive change with sustainable solutions


If you want to work towards a sustainable future, it’s essential that you understand the intersection of world-views, systems changes, and innovation to make it work.


On this two-week course, you’ll develop your understanding of sustainability thinking, frameworks, and leadership approaches to help you begin your journey toward sustainability and inspire change in others.


It’s critically important to understand the urgency in which change is required. This short course from the experts at academyEX and Tech Future Lab will strengthen your knowledge and capability to drive sustainable change. You’ll also examine innovative solutions for sustainability that you can start implementing immediately.


Understand the latest thinking in the sustainability field


You’ll develop a clear understanding of the most commonly used terms, theories, and principles in relation to sustainability, giving you a fresh perspective on how to lead sustainable change.


You’ll examine the latest thinking including practices, frameworks, challenges, and solutions so that you have a comprehensive understanding of how to approach this complex topic.


Discover how to lead for sustainable change


You’ll explore the key sustainability challenges facing the world before examining indigenous approaches and strategies from leaders in sustainability to help you lead change.


By the end of the course, you’ll have tools and resources to implement change in your organisations, communities, and at home.


You’ll learn that small-scale, incremental changes create impact and that you can be a part of the movement towards a sustainable future.


This course is designed for anyone with an interest in sustainability.


It will empower you with an understanding of approaches to sustainability and help you lead your organisation and community toward a more sustainable future.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

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COLLABORATION POLICY

By enrolling in a course on or through eLearnAfrica, you are joining a special worldwide community of learners. The aspiration of eLearnAfrica is to provide anyone with an internet connection access to courses from the best universities and institutions in the world and to provide our learners the best educational experience internet technology enables. You are a part of the community that will help eLearnAfrica achieve this goal. eLearnAfrica depends upon your motivation to learn the material and to do so with honesty and academic integrity. In order to participate in eLearnAfrica, you must agree to the Honor Code below and any additional terms specific to a class.

ELEARNAFRICA HONOR CODE PLEDGE

By enrolling in a course, program, or degree hosted on the eLearnAfrica App or Site, I agree that I will:

  • Complete all tests and assignments on my own, unless collaboration on an assignment is explicitly permitted.

  • Maintain only one user account and not let anyone else use my username and/or password.

  • Not engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve my results, or improve or hurt the results of others.

  • Not post answers to problems that are being used to assess student performance.

  • Abide by any and all requirements of the eLearnAfrica Participants as may regard the expectations of civil or academic behavior or of community standards.

VIOLATIONS

If you are found in violation of the Terms and Conditions or Honor Code, you may be subject to one or more of the following actions:

  • Receiving a zero or no credit for an assignment;

  • Having any certificate earned in the course withheld or revoked;

  • Being unenrolled from a course, learning program or degree program; or

  • Termination of your use of the App and/or Site.

  • Additional actions may be taken at the sole discretion of eLearnAfrica and eLearnAfrica course providers. 

No refunds will be issued in the case of any corrective action for such violations.

Honor code violations will be determined at the sole discretion of eLearnAfrica, the Partners, or Members. You will be notified if a determination has been made that you have violated this honor code and you will be informed of the corresponding action to be taken as a result of the violation.

CHANGING THE HONOR CODE

Please note that we review and may make changes to this Honor Code from time to time. Any changes to this Honor Code will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the App and/or Site after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement on a prospective basis to the modified Honor Code and any changes contained therein. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Honor Code.

Effective Date: September 22, 2016