E-learning course on Leadership, Sustainability, and Ethics

This training programme seeks to enhance young people’s skills and knowledge to be ethical and effective sustainability leaders and implement Earth Charter-inspired projects, contributing towards a more sustainable and peaceful world. Programme Objectives This programme provides a space for participants to: * Strengthen their knowledge and skills on leadership and sustainability. * Reflect on values necessary to implement sustainability from a broad, systemic and ethical vision. * Deepen and expand their consciousness as they examine their role in contributing to the common good. * Extend their network with inspiring, like-minded individuals who are implementing sustainability through ethics-based decision-making in their communities. * Equip themselves with insights and practical tools for leadership, sustainability and ethics in relation to the Earth Charter, which they can immediately apply in their communities. * Foster their confidence and courage to explore their larger role as a leader. Over the 10-week programme, participants will engage with the theory and practice of: Leadership Sustainability Ecoliteracy Systems Thinking Ethics Facilitation The Earth Charter Methodology The programme relies on an online platform and weekly local or online actions to engage participants in the theory and practice of leadership, sustainability, and ethics. The curriculum incorporates multi-media methods, including articles, videos, written exercises, group activities, and discussion forums, and culminates in the development and implementation of a local workshop by each participant. All participants from diverse regions of the world join together for an opening and closing live video call at the beginning and end of the 10 weeks, but are otherwise able to enter the online platform and complete one session per week on their own time (requiring approximately 3-4 hours per week). Participants lead their own way through the training and are invited to engage with one another through an online discussion forum. Participants also support each other in a peer review process while drafting and planning a workshop. Facilitators provide support and guidance during the programme. Participants of this programme will receive an Earth Charter International certificate as recognition of their successful completion of the “Leadership, Sustainability and Ethics” training and an invitation to become an Earth Charter Young Leader. In the course of 2019 16 nations were represented, leading to learning experiences from global perspectives. Universities have recognized the added value and have implemented the course as a permanent part of their curriculum.