Sustainability Courses

This course is currently 15% off if you enrol with RMIT Online by June 30, 2025

The Sustainability and Social Impact course offered by RMIT Online is designed to equip participants with the skills necessary to drive meaningful change within their organisations. This course focuses on developing a strategic Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) plan, enabling learners to lead operational changes that align with sustainability goals. Participants will explore the critical role of sustainability in business, learning to assess materiality and select initiatives that positively impact both the environment and society.

Throughout the six-week course, learners will engage with key concepts such as stakeholder management, change management principles, and effective communication strategies to embed sustainability into their organisational frameworks. The course culminates in a practical project where participants will present a five-minute pitch of their ESG strategy to key decision-makers, ensuring they can effectively advocate for sustainable practices in their workplaces. With insights from industry experts and a focus on real-world applications, this course prepares individuals to become influential advocates for sustainability and social impact in their careers.

Enquire to learn more about how this course can enhance your professional journey and contribute to a more sustainable future.

If you would like to build a career based on helping businesses operate in a more environmentally friendly manner, then this MSS50122 Diploma of Sustainable Operations qualification from ACBI (Australian College of Business Intelligence) could be the ideal first step.

This course offers the opportunity to develop skills in managing and measuring an organisation’s carbon footprint. Through exposure to real-life scenarios, learners will gain technical and theoretical skills to ensure their organisation is optimising its sustainability performance while adhering to regulations. Learners will design, manage, and lead environmental plans and find solutions for sustainable improvements.

The MSS50122 Diploma of Sustainable Operations is available 100% online (with classes via Zoom), or via students can face-to-face classes at the ACBI Sydney campus.

This course is ideal for those seeking to make a positive impact on the world by developing skills in sustainability management and leaving a lasting and meaningful legacy.

If you’re an NSW resident, you may also be eligible for Smart and Skilled, a NSW Government subsidy.

With Smart and Skilled funding, you may be able to study the Diploma of Sustainable Operations with a significant discount on ACBI’s normal course fees.

The AHC30716 Certificate III in Horticulture offered by Open Colleges equips students with the fundamental skills needed for working in the horticulture and landscaping industries. For those who take this course, Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative makes finding required work placement easy.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to: recognise plants, prepare plant specimens and plant trees and shrubs; install and maintain plant displays and nursery plants; implement soil improvements for plant and turf areas, and plant nutrition programs; conduct site inspections and operational inspections of park facilities; control weeds, plant pests, diseases and disorders; and implement a grassed area maintenance program.

This course is delivered online with a work-based project component. This means you’ll be developing your knowledge and skills partly through online learning, and partly through practical projects in a real-life workplace setting (such as a local council, golf course, park, sporting field or resort).

90 hours of work placement is required to complete this course – made easy with Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative. In partnership with leading provider SkilTrak, Open Colleges organises your work placement for you while you focus on study, ensuring students gain real-world experience in their dream career – close to home.

Please note: This is a fee-for-service course, it is not government funded.

Please check eligibility requirements before beginning an enrolment with Open Colleges.