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Certificate Certificate of Achievement in Climate Change Offered by the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) In partnership with The UWI Open Campus WHY STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE?

This certificate in climate change consists of four (4) courses offered under the Open Campus’ continuing education and professional development thrust.
Climate Change is an important area of study as human activities associated with economic and social development have altered the composition of the global atmosphere through the emission of greenhouse gases.

These activities have led to accelerated changes in the climate which has the potential for causing devastating impacts on all productive sectors and livelihoods in the region.
However, while the study of climate change has largely been the domain of natural scientists and geographers, citizens need to learn more about how climate change is impacting them in various ways.

Persons can also learn about adaptive and proactive measures that can be taken that may help to reduce some threats of climatic changes.

Such learning is critical for persons living in Small Island Developing States like the Caribbean.
COURSE RATIONALE Climate change is also expected to lead to sea level rise and contribute to changes in water availability; alter agricultural production; reduce landscape aesthetics; and increase the incidences of vector-borne diseases and heat stress.

About 70% of the Caribbean’s population inhabits cities, towns and villages located in vulnerable low-lying coastal areas.

Consequently, these populations will be directly affected by climate change impacts such as sea-level rise.
From an economic perspective, the Caribbean is the most tourism-intensive region in the world.

Due to its heavy reliance on marine, coastal zone and other natural resources, tourism as an economic sector is considered to be highly sensitive to many of the effects of climatic change.

This Certificate of Achievement will offer four (4) CERMES short courses in Climate Change.
This CERMES/Open Campus partnership is aimed at the general public, people running businesses and anyone who wishes to know more about climate change and how it might affect them or their business.

The Open Campus is well positioned strategically to partner with CERMES to deliver this Certificate across the region.

1 WHO IS THIS PROGRAMME FOR?

This certificate programme is aimed at the general public - anyone who wishes to know more about climate change.
The programme is designed to give participants an integrated summary of climate change to examine the implications of climate change on their own lives and around the world, with the hope that they can contribute to the design and implementation of adaptation measures.

More specifically, the programme targets: • • • • Public and private sector businesses involved in tourism, agriculture, construction, etc.

Teachers and other educators interested in expanding their knowledge of Climate Change.
Other individuals interested in career advancement within the public or private sector.

Civic leaders with an interest in how climate change impacts their community.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES The primary objective of the certificate programme is to provide accessible climate change education to the general public, as well as to stakeholders in critical sectors such as tourism, construction, agriculture, health, and water management.
The programme seeks to impart knowledge and promote critical reflection about climate change and its effects on our daily lives and on our communities and economies.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE & CONTENT Course 1: Basic Concepts and Issues in Nature and Conservation Course 2: Introduction to Climate Change Course 3: Climate Change Policy Course 4: Sector Responses to Climate Change Courses will be delivered in the sequence listed during a period of study not exceeding six months.
PROGRAMME REGULATIONS The proposed allocation of course marks for Basic Concepts and Issues in Nature and Conservation, Introduction to Climate Change, and Climate Change Policy are as follows: • weekly quizzes administered online will constitute 5% of the course mark • participation in online learning forums 5% • in course assessments 10 % The proposed allocation of course marks for the Sector Responses to Climate Change is as follows: • weekly quizzes administered online will constitute 5% of course mark • Participation in online learning forums 5% • Case Study 30% of course marks 2 PROGRAMME DELIVERY AND SUPPORT • Most materials provided by the Open Campus for the study of the course are made available online through the Open Campus’s learning management system, The Learning Exchange; • Most teaching-learning activities (with the exception of the practicum) are conducted in The Learning Exchange; Students will work on the case study as per guidelines outside The Learning Exchange but presentation and submission of the case study will be done within The Learning Exchange environment.
• All assessment-related activities are conducted in The Learning Exchange; • In instances where students are required to engage in course-related activity off-line in the real- world environment, all output from such activity, in whatever format, must be submitted through The Learning Exchange.
LIBRARY SERVICES The Open Campus Library Services provide a growing collection of electronic resources (databases, ebooks and ejournals), in a variety of subject areas, to support the work of Open Campus staff and scholars.

The Open Campus Library Services also manage copyright issues that arise in the course development and delivery process.

The Open Campus librarian will play an important role in the identification of relevant resource (mainly online resources) for these courses.

WHEN WILL IT START?
WHEN WILL IT START?

The Certificate in Climate Change is a new programme to be offered by the UWI CERMES at the UWI Cave Hill Campus and the UWI Open Campus.

Students may start this programme in August of the academic year 2012/2013.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applicants seeking entry into the programme must, prior to enrolment, be able to use the computer for word processing, to store and retrieve information, as a communication device (e.g., emailing), and to surf the Web.
Applicants must also be able to read and write at a level necessary to complete a UWI Open Campus application form.

HOW TO APPLY The Open Campus accepts online applications only for regional programmes.

Applicants must have an email account to begin the process.

Log on to our website www.open.uwi.edu and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the application form.

HOW MUCH WILL THIS PROGRAMME COST?

3 The pilot offer of the continuing education Certificate in Climate Change is a total of US$500.
The pilot fee for each continuing education course is, therefore, US$125 per course.

All four courses will start and will end at the same time.

After the pilot offer of the course, the fee will increase to US$1,000.00, where each course costs US$250 each.

It is important to note also that there are no refunds after the start of the programme.

WHY STUDY AT THE UWI OPEN CAMPUS?


The Open Campus provides attractive options for academic progress, lifelong learning and career development in a variety of formats and modes of delivery.

Join the over 20,000 students who study in the Open Campus each year.

Some of the reasons that students choose the Open Campus include: Access: The Open Campus provides opportunities for students to gain access to higher education.
The design of the programmes with entry at several levels allows more students access to the UWI through a number of different matriculation options.

Study at your own pace: The mixed mode teaching delivery method of the Open Campus allows students to organise their time to better fit in with their personal and work commitments.

Students can achieve their academic goals on a flexible schedule.

Cost-effectiveness: The Open Campus offers programmes at less cost than full-time residential study programmes.
In-country education and training: Many of our programmes offer students the opportunity to study while remaining in full-time employment.

In addition, the new skills and ideas developed can be applied in the workplace.

Professional Development: The Open Campus offers opportunities for persons to keep abreast of new ideas and concepts in their own fields of work or in other disciplines.

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