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Training & Capacity
Building
Scaling Up GHG
Accounting Expertise
Valerie Madarasz
Business Development Manager
CSA Standards
CSA Standards Background
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Not-for-profit membership organization
Member of CSA Group
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada
Offices worldwide
Established in 1919
220 staff working with business, industry, consumers
and government
• Over 7,500 active expert members
• Over 3,000 standards and codes
• In 54 different technology areas
Personnel Certification Programs
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CSA in Climate Change
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Building capacity for government and industry
World Secretariat for ISO 14064 GHG standard
Carbon management training programs
Personnel certification programs
GHG registries
Advisory services
Personnel Certification Programs
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Helping To Build CapacityThrough Training………
Education and Training Programs
• More than 550 sessions & 7,000
students each year
Carbon Management Courses
• GHG Inventories*
• GHG Projects – Essentials &
Expert*
• GHG Verification using ISO 14064
• GHG Validation
• The Climate Registry Essentials
* including GHGP
Personnel Certification Programs
Training
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…. And Helping To Certify
Consistent Skill Sets
Personnel Certification
Ensures people performing specific jobs do so
in a competent and consistent way
GHG Certification Programs
GHG Inventory Quantifier
GHG Verifier
•Developed in accordance with ISO 17024
•Standard/protocol neutral
Personnel Certification Programs
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Institutional and Operational
Approach
• Universities and Colleges
• Trade/Professional Associations
• Training Providers
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– International
– Licenses
Webinars
Public Seminars
Onsites - Customized
Blended Learning Programs
Certificate of Completion
Online Certification Exams
Personnel Certification Programs
Training
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Challenges
Training Programs
• Different levels of knowledge
• Logistics/travel/costs
• Market - consultants
Personnel Certification Programs
• GHG Verifier
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Accreditation vs. certification
Certification vs. “certificate”
Different levels of experience
Prerequisites
Value of certification
Personnel Certification Programs
Training
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Successes
Partnerships
• University of Quebec
– Curriculum
– Continuing Education
• Training Providers
– UK and Ireland
– Europe
– Middle East
• Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM)
Training
Personnel Certification Programs
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The Future – Critical Needs
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Consistency
International applicability
Clear career paths
Encourage young professionals
Provide tools
Emerging standards
Cost-effective programs
Training
Personnel Certification Programs
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Thank You!
[email protected]
Phone: 216-524-4990
Website: www.csa-america.org
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