Who should take the course: This course is aimed at existing and emerging sustainability practitioners who want to gain the knowledge, skills and tools to take a strategic, systems approach to communicating, planning and actioning sustainability within their organi-zations and communities.

We encourage participation from a wide range of sectors and perspectives since this will enrich the dialogue and op¬portunities for peer-learning. Participants will include lead¬ers and champions from:

• Corporations
• Small businesses
• Government organizations and municipalities
• Consultancies
• Universities
• Non-profit organizations

Who should take the course: This course is aimed at those who are leading and facilitating long-term planning efforts in their communities; in particular, the following individuals should consider taking this course:

• Municipal staff and community leaders tasked with leading ICSP initiatives for their communities.
• Consultants looking to improve their ability to support and facilitate ICSP efforts with clients.
• Community leaders looking to learn and apply a sustainability planning process to engage other leaders in exploring and realizing long-term success in their communities.

Description of the course: This 2-day intensive course will provide you with a solid grounding in a proven framework that has been used to guide sustainability change efforts around the world. Identify key messages to build buy-in for your organization by focusing on practical examples and opportunities for dialogue and hands-on application. The course includes a 1-year eLearning license and connection to sustainability professionals across Canada using The Natural Step Framework.

Each session has a youth storyteller who takes pictures, video, records testimonials and writes a blog about the experience.

Toronto: Wasseem Emam

Vancouver: Hyuma Frankowski

Halifax: Nicole LeBlanc

This 5-month course is designed around the lessons and experiences of The Natural Step and its partner organizations in community sustainability planning. Via a mixture of online seminars, in-person workshops and applied project work, it is designed to provide community leaders, and those supporting them, with the practical knowledge, skills and tools to lead long-term, participatory planning efforts towards sustainability. These are often referred to as “integrated community sustainability plans” (ICSP).