Core Competencies and SEA Bundle
SEA Study Materials
This is our most comprehensive bundle of foundational sustainability training. By purchasing the Sustainability Core Competencies course and SEA Study Bundle together, you get significant savings and receive a video course, a written study guide, flashcards, and exam practice questions. These materials complement each other, so you can study for the Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) credential in the learning style (visual, auditory, reading/writing) that best fits your needs.
Included in this bundle
- SEA Study Guide: The most comprehensive preparation tool for the Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) credential exam (formerly the ISSP-SA), the SEA Study Guide walks readers through the Core Sustainability Concepts tested by the SEA exam. The SEA Study Guide is organized into 10 detailed but digestible chapters. Whether you are a seasoned professional or part-time sustainability practitioner, you will find value in this digital Study Guide as our primary resource to help prospective credential-holders prepare for the Sustainability Excellence Associate exam.
- SEA Exam Practice Questions: The Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) Practice Exam Questions booklet was created to help candidates prepare for their SEA credentialing exam. This convenient booklet contains 42 questions that probe your understanding of Core Sustainability Concepts—the first domain of knowledge in the exam's Job Task Analysis. The questions are representative of type of questions you may encounter on the exam, but do not necessarily mirror the content of the actual exam.
- Sustainability Terms Flashcards: Get ready to get fluent in sustainability terminology with this set of Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) vocabulary flashcards! From “Aarhus Convention” to “Zero Waste,” the cards cover more than 300 sustainability terms and their definitions, straight from the ISSP Body of Knowledge. Each purchase includes both a digital and printable set of flashcards designed to prepare candidates for the SEA credential exam. Download to your laptop, tablet, or smartphone, and navigate the sustainability terms and definitions with a few simple clicks.
- Sustainability Core Competencies course: Based on the SEA Study Guide, this 10-hour course provides a foundational understanding of sustainability concepts and best practices. Participants will explore sustainability trends, history, frameworks, business benefits, global institutions, policy, and tools to give them an overview of the profession and context for their projects moving forward.
What you’ll learn
The Sustainability Core Competencies course is presented in 10 modules, approximately 10 hours. Each module corresponds with a chapter of the SEA Study Guide. Course participants will take one quiz at the end of each module, approximately 10 questions each, for a total of 100 questions at the end of the course.
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Issues, Trends, Impacts, and Perspectives - This module provides an overview of sustainability and some of the most pressing social, environmental, and economic sustainability issues. The first half of this module reviews key terms and concepts; the remainder covers key social, environmental, and economic issues.
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Social Justice, Impact, and Responsibility - This module looks at how three concepts of social sustainability (basic human needs, equity, and human rights) apply to a variety of stakeholder groups.
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Frameworks and Principles - This module explains key sustainability frameworks and principles, which guide the ways economic and social activity can fit within a sustainable global environmental system.
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Systems Thinking and Interdependencies - This module explains systems thinking, explores its structure, and provides examples of interdependencies in nature that require this problem-solving approach.
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Business Case for Sustainability Practices - This module provides an overview of the business benefits that justify our proposed sustainability initiatives. You will learn how to identify, quantify, monetize, and communicate the business-related benefits of environmentally or socially beneficial projects.
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History of Sustainability - This module provides a history of the sustainability field and commonly used language to help others understand what sustainability means and to advance the most effective sustainability practices. In addition, students will learn the history of how society’s practices became unsustainable and the movement to change that trajectory.
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Global Institutions and Initiatives - This module provides a sampling of the many organizations working on sustainability issues around the world, with a focus on the longest-running and most enduring institutions and conventions.
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Regulations and Policy - This module provides an overview of the most used government regulations and policies that address sustainability challenges on a variety of levels, from seeking to influence individual behavior to creating mechanisms and agreements governing national and global practices.
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Standards, Protocols, and Certifications - This module provides an overview of various standards and certifications that shape sustainable practices related to accounting, measuring, and reporting.
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Tools and Technology - This module presents the sustainability tools that enterprises generally employ for analyzing and implementing resource and water efficiency, renewable energy, land management, and other initiatives.
Who is this bundle for?
The Core Competencies and SEA Bundle is designed for individuals who may be new to the sustainability field but who plan to incorporate sustainability concepts directly into their work. It could also be for individuals who want third-party certification of their knowledge of sustainability via the SEA credential or those with expertise in a sector of sustainability that desire a broader industry understanding.
Certificate
Following the successful completion of the course, students will receive a Certificate of Completion, indicating knowledge of core sustainability concepts and best practices. The completion of the full Sustainability Core Competencies course earns 5 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for SEA and SEP credential holders.
If the student also decides to sit for the SEA exam, they will receive their credential from GBCI upon passing the exam.
This bundle is a tool to help you study for the exam, but completion of the Core Competencies and SEA Bundle does not guarantee passing the SEA exam. Your success in attaining the credential depends entirely upon the time you devote to learning the information detailed in the study materials, as well as knowledge and skills learned through formal education and life experiences. [Read disclaimer.]
Access to this bundle will be available for 1 year from the date of purchase.
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