Ascentis Level 1 and Level 2 Awards in Environmental Sustainability

These courses are designed to give learners knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of sustainability and environmental impacts.
These courses introduce the learner to key issues in sustainability, raising awareness of the topic and encouraging them to consider their role in helping to make sustainable choices. The qualifications can be used in an induction programme or integrated with a longer programme of study within a vocational area.

Aims

The aims of these qualifications are to enable learners:

• To understand basic concepts in sustainability

• To develop a basic understanding of the environmental impacts of the creation of goods and services

• To understand what makes up a sustainable community

Assessment Method

This qualification is assessed through the completion of an Ascentis-devised multiple-choice test that is carried out at the completion of the course, available as a paper-based test or an e-assessment.

The grading of this qualification is pass or did not achieve.