Sustainability 101 Course for Policy Officers
CNCS launched its inaugural Sustainability 101 Course for Policy Officers in 2022 in collaboration with the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Prime Minister’s Office Strategy Group, and NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) Global. Sustainability 101 is symbolic of a “whole-of-nation” sustainability movement to create a robust green talent pipeline as enshrined in the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between NUS and NCCS, for several runs of the course in 2022-2024. This year, NUS is collaborating with the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment to conduct 3-4 runs of the course in 2H 2025. More details will be announced when ready.
Course Highlights:
- Upskilling policy officers on crucial sustainability and circularity concepts to better inform their respective policy domains and decision-making processes
- Unique modalities such as lectures, moderated dialogues and discussions, and panels
- Preparation of case studies presented to senior government officials
Areas of Knowledge Covered:
The course aims to train participants to:
- Understand international developments and sustainability trends in order to confidently design sustainable policies in their domain.
- Grasp the policy implications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.
- Develop perspectives on core policy pillars - mitigation, adaptation, green economy, international negotiations, sustainability champions, & science and technology.
- Become climate-smart users and purchasers.
- Be better equipped to work with deep experts in sustainability.
- Craft carbon and environmental mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Read the press release of the inaugural course run here.
View the 2024 brochure here.
View our web story of a past run (15-18 July 2024) here.
Email CNCS.CET@nus.edu.sg to register interest if you are a government officer.