GRI Certified Training Partners
course participants’ FAQs

Have you got questions about the GRI Certified
Training Program?
Here are answers to some of the most frequently
asked questions. If you still can’t find the answer
you need, please get in touch with GRI© GRI 2022

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WHERE CAN I ATTEND A GRI CERTIFIED TRAINING COURSE? .............................................. 3
DO I RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE IF I ATTEND A GRI CERTIFIED TRAINING COURSE? ........... 3DOES THE CERTIFICATE MEAN THAT I AM GRI CERTIFIED? .................................................. 3HOW DO I IDENTIFY A GRI CERTIFIED TRAINING? ................................................................... 3WHAT IS THE ADDED VALUE OF TAKING A TRAINING COURSE WITH A CTP? ..................... 3HOW DOES GETTING MY GRI PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (ROUTE B) WORK –THROUGH CERTIFIED TRAINING PARTNERS? .......................................................................... 4Page 2 of 5

WHERE CAN I ATTEND A GRI CERTIFIED TRAINING COURSE?
Click here for an overview of all GRI Certified Training Partners.

DO I RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE IF I ATTEND A GRI CERTIFIEDTRAINING COURSE?
Upon completion of the training course, you will be asked to fill out GRI’s quality
control questionnaire. Once you fill in and submit the questionnaire via your GRI
Academy account, you will receive a digital certificate of completion. Hardcopiesof the certificate are not issued.

DOES THE CERTIFICATE MEAN THAT I AM GRI CERTIFIED?
No. The certificate of completion received after attending the GRI certified
training course states that you have successfully completed the course. To obtainthe status of ‘GRI Certified Sustainability Professional,’ you need to complete thefull learning path and pass the certification exam. You can find more information
here.

HOW DO I IDENTIFY A GRI CERTIFIED TRAINING?
A GRI Certified Training is delivered by a Certified Training Partner. A list of allcertified organizations per region may be found here. A GRI Certified Training
offers training materials that have been certified by GRI and carry the approved
content mark. The approved content mark is region specific so make sure theregion where you are taking the course is the one listed on the mark. At the endof each GRI Certified Training participants will receive an email with a link to thequestionnaire once completed and submitted the questionnaire the participant will
receive the GRI Certificate of completion.

WHAT IS THE ADDED VALUE OF TAKING A TRAINING COURSE
WITH A CTP?
There is a lot of added value to attending a course through a Certified Training
Partner including:•Local context: The materials created by the Training Partners are certified
by GRI and include local cases and examples tailored to the region where
the course is being offered. Often, it is also offered in the local language.

Page 3 of 5••••Peer-to-peer learning: CTPs provide opportunities for peer-to-peer
learning, which is invaluable.
Networking opportunities: Through the set-up of face-to-face or remotetraining sessions, the participants get networking opportunities through theCTP courses.
Practical learning: The GRI online courses cover the essentials ofreporting, but without the learner practicing the presented concepts. The
CTP courses provide practical exercises and case studies.
Access to a trainer: The participants get access to the trainer (anexperienced sustainability professional) throughout the CTP courses,
which is not the case with the online GRI Academy courses.

HOW DOES GETTING MY GRI PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION(ROUTE B) WORK – THROUGH CERTIFIED TRAINING PARTNERS?
GRI’s Certified Training Course is a customized training course in a peer-to-peer
learning environment, offering networking opportunities and locally tailoredcontent, and is delivered by close to a hundred training partners in almost 50
countries across the world.
If you opt for Route B, the GRI Standards Certified Training course is equivalent
to the first two courses of the Route A certification path:1) “Introduction to sustainability reporting and the GRI Standards 2021 Update”
and2) “Reporting with GRI Standards 2021 Update”.
Some CTPs also license the two remaining courses of the certification path:3) “Reporting on Human Rights with GRI Standards 2021 Update” and4) “Integrating the SDGs into sustainability reporting”
In that case, these courses can also be taken through a CTP. Otherwise, you cancomplete your learning path by taking these courses on the GRI Academy.

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