NCS International has partnered with the US-based Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI) to build  professional capacity of Australian industry as it copes with the growing demand for greenhouse gas services.

The GHGMI,  an international leader in training climate change professionals, has partnered with NCS International to deliver its foundation course in Corporate Greenhouse Gas accounting to Australia. GHGMI was founded as a non-profit organisation to train and support a global community of qualified professionals working in GHG measurement, accounting, auditing and management. The GHGMI-NCS International partnership plans to deliver courses that provide necessary  training, skills and expertise in greenhouse gas  accounting, reporting, auditing and compliance.  Our aim is to develop  highly competent and credible climate change professionals.
 
The 2-day Basics of Organisational GHG Accounting course ((BOGA) is the  foundation course jointly developed by the World Resources Institute and the GHG Management Institute, with further customisation by NCSI International to adapt to the Australian context. It is based on the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol Corporate Standard and ISO 14064: Part 1, the International Standard for preparing corporate greenhouse gas emission inventories. Our training provides a robust foundation for a wide range of climate change professionals working for, or providing services to, organisations with a mandatory requirement to report under the Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Legislation or to corporations that voluntarily report their carbon footprint under schemes such as the Australian National Carbon Offset Standard or the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Who should attend:

Professionals, companies and NGOs interested in GHG management, accounting, reporting, auditing and risk management. The course is particularly suited to Corporate GHG Inventory managers; Environmental and Sustainability managers; Compliance, Governance and Risk managers; Climate Change consultants; lawyers; and Greenhouse Gas auditors.

If you're involved in GHG compliance reporting, voluntary carbon footprinting, carbon risk management or monitoring Corporate GHG emissions performance, this course gives you the necessary confidence and foundation to achieve your goals. You will be very well equipped  to prepare credible, consistent, reliable, accurate and transparent Greenhouse Gas inventories, reports and disclosures.

Key concepts covered include:

• GHG accounting principles
• Defining applications for GHG inventories
• Design and development of GHG inventories
• Establishing GHG boundaries for an organisation
• Identifying emission sources
• Tracking emissions over time, recalculations and establishing a base year
• Setting GHG reduction targets
• Inventory quality management
• Preparing a GHG inventory report
• Preparing for verification
• Corporate NGER reporting

Course Exam (Optional)

Students who attend the two-day BOGA course will be eligible to sit an online exam provided by the  GHGMI to attain a Certificate of Proficiency.

COURSE LESSONS

• Introduction to Greenhouse Gas Accounting
• Business Benefits of Corporate GHG Inventories
• Organisational Boundaries
• Operational Boundaries
• Tracking, Calculating, Reporting and Managing GHG Emissions
• Data Collection and Calculation
• Additional Technical Issues
• Inventory Quality Management
• Elements of GHG Inventory Reports

The BOGA course was jointly developed by the World Resources Institute and the GHG Management Institute, with further customisation by NCSI International to adapt to the Australian context.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Delegates who attend the BOGA course will receive a Certification of Completion. Delegates who pass the GHG Management Institute’s online exam will receive a Certificate of Proficiency from the GHG Management Institute.

Want to buy the ISO 14064 standard? Click here to go to our standards shop or buy the standard during the registration process.

Course hours: 2 days, 8:30am to 5:00pm

Optional third day 8.30am to 5.00pm

OPTIONAL THIRD-DAY NGER COURSE

Delegates who have undertaken the BOGA course are eligible to attend an optional third-day of training  focussed specifically on reporting requirements under the Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) legislation.  It is a pre-requisite to have attended the BOGA course before undertaking this course. 

This optional course covers:

• NGER Policy and legislative framework
• Eligible Facilities and Operations for Corporate NGER reporting
• The NGER Measurement Determination Roadmap - Quantification of GHG emissions and Energy Data
• Facility-specific NGER reporting NGER guidelines
• NGER/CPRS Greenhouse and Energy Auditing requirements
 
To enrol in the optional NGER course click here.

For additional questions and the opportunity to influence workshop content please email Nav Brah on nav.brah@ncsi.com.au or call us on 1300 856 554

*Early bird registration 10% discount is only valid up until 2 weeks prior to the date the BOGA course commences. After this date, the full amount will be charged for the course.

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