ProQual Level 2 Award in Understanding Carbon Awareness and Energy Management

This qualification equips learners with practical knowledge to drive energy efficiency and sustainability in workplace environments through behavioral change strategies.

The ProQual Level 2 Award in Understanding Carbon Awareness and Energy Management is designed to raise awareness and change behaviour to improve energy efficiency, help lower carbon emissions, and reduce organisational costs. This qualification provides candidates with essential knowledge to understand their accountability in changing energy consumption behaviour within workplace environments.

• Approved by Ofqual and accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework

• Suitable for individuals across all sectors who want to contribute to sustainability initiatives

• Approved by the Welsh Government and the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment for use in Wales and Northern Ireland

• Gain comprehensive understanding of organisational drivers for reducing carbon emissions

• Learn how behavioural changes can reduce energy usage and strategies to overcome obstacles

• Become an active contributor to environmental and cost-saving objectives

This qualification develops comprehensive understanding of carbon awareness and energy management principles, enabling learners to drive sustainable practices and behavioral change in workplace settings.

• Identify drivers that motivate organisations to reduce carbon emissions

• Understand basic principles of government legislation on energy use and carbon emissions

• Describe actions organisations can take to meet legislation requirements and consequences of non-compliance

• Outline relationships between energy usage, consumption patterns, and typical workplace inefficiencies

• Understand how Key Performance Indicators are used to measure energy consumption

• Describe actions to reduce energy consumption and identify responsibility for carbon emissions

• Outline individual accountability levels for affecting behavioral change in work environments

• Describe how group behavior impacts workplace energy consumption

• Identify obstacles to reducing energy consumption and strategies to overcome them

• Understand processes in place to overcome energy consumption obstacles

• Learn how to justify investments in energy consumption reduction initiatives

• Describe consequences of failing to change behavior to reduce energy consumption

This qualification is suitable for individuals at all levels who want to contribute to energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives within their organisations, regardless of sector or industry.