| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.01 |
| Liaison | Katie Koscielak |
| Submission Date | May 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cal Poly Humboldt
PAE-21: Sustainability in Continuing Education
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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7.00 / 7.00 |
TallChief
Comet Director, Office of Sustainability Facilities Management |
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that are focused on or related to sustainability?:
Yes
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Number of sustainability continuing education courses offered :
10
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Total number of continuing education courses offered:
88
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Does the institution have a sustainability-related certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes
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A brief description of the certificate program:
The Ecotourism Planning & Management Certificate Program is for those interested in careers in the rapidly growing field of ecological tourism. The program offers a distance-learning (online) course of instruction in the concept and practice of sustainable, ecology-based tourism. It is designed to be completed in one year, beginning with Course 1 in the fall and concluding with Course 3 in the summer.
Upon completion of the program, students will understand the following:
- Global and national trends in tourism
- Principles of ecology-based tourism
- The tourism planning process
- The role of ecotourism in community development
- The role of education and interpretation in ecotourism
- Sustainable architectural and site designs
- Principles of tour guiding and itinerary planning
- How to identify and market the ecotourist
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Year the certificate program was created:
1,996
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The website URL where information about sustainability in continuing education courses is available :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Course count does not include the listings from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).
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