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All online courses offered by the GHG Management Institute are deployed on the Internet. All classes are four weeks in duration, with the materials available for review for 11 months after course completion. Classes begin on the first day of each calendar month.

On average, it takes 16-20 hours to complete a course. The total working hours to complete 3 courses is approximately 48-60 hours and 6 courses is 96-120 hours. These are all estimates – you may find, based on your background and interest that it takes you more or less time than we estimate.

During the four-week period of a class, a live Instructor will lead the class, posting comments on the discussion forum and answering questions posted to the discussion forum within 24 hours. There is no need to be online at the same time as your classmates or instructor.

You will also have a Learning Support Associate (LSA) to guide you on substantial or course-related concerns and technical matters. All online classes are self-paced and classes are accessible 24 hours/day. We do have a suggested Study Pace for participants and your LSA will send you reminders. All of the question and answer (Q&A), and discussions take place via email and are posted in discussion forums online. The course is available to you for 12 months. One month with assistance from the online instructor and LSA, and 11 months without.

The GHG Management Institute utilizes an online e-learning format to keep cost down and enable us to have a global reach as large as the internet itself. E-learning allows you to take a course according to your personal schedule, without traveling and as your personal schedule permits. Online courses have a proven track record in public and private institutions. The U.S. Department of Education has compiled a report titled, Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning, and the findings were positive. Click here to view their report.

Courses: All of our courses can be taken individually. We suggest you also look at our bundled programs because they provide more thorough training at a significant discounted rate.

Certificates of Training:

The GHG Management Institute offers three kinds of certificates:

• A Certificate of Participation is awarded to those who complete and actively participate in a course.
• A Certificate of Proficiency is awarded to those who successfully pass the exam associated with each course.
• A Certificate of Training represents the completion of a full curriculum of courses, and their associated exams.

Bundled Programs: The Greenhouse Gas Management Institute is committed to professionalizing the field of GHG Accounting and Management. It currently offers Certificates of Training in the following:

C101. GHG Accounting
C201. Advanced GHG Accounting

C102. Organizational GHG Management

C103 GHG Accounting and Verification

C104. GHG Offset Projects
C204. Advanced GHG Offset Projects

Dual and Triple Certificate Programs are also available:

D301. GHG Verification Advanced GHG Accounting
D302. GHG Offset Projects GHG Accounting
D303. GHG Offset Projects Advanced GHG Accounting

T401. GHG Offset Projects GHG Accounting GHG Verification
T402. GHG Offset Projects Advanced GHG Accounting GHG Verification

FAQ: I completed the Level 1 Certificate of Training, what does that translate to now?

Those who completed Level 1 and Level 2 training programs can request a new certificate using the new program titles. For example, those who completed the level 1 program in GHG Accounting will receive the Certificate of Training in GHG Accounting, those who completed Level 2 will receive the Certificate of Training in Advanced GHG Accounting. To request a new certificate, simply send us an email with your certificate number to registrar@ghginstitute.org.

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How our courses work: Courses are animated with audio and are facilitated by live instructors. There are exercises and quizzes with each course, accessed also through the online learning management system.

Schedule: Should you choose to enroll in a certificate program with several courses, you may schedule courses as you wish. Students typically take one course at a time, starting a new course each month. You may start courses whenever you wish. Just remember that you will have access to an instructor for one calendar month, and you will have access to the course for one year from the day you start a course. Students may join a class late, but will only have access to a live instructor during the calendar month of their course. We typically accept late enrollment up to 12 days from the start of the class.