Green Living Course
Personal Achievement
By successfully completing this course, you could:
- Understand Green Living for personal interest or as a foundation for further study
- Be awarded the BSY Certificate of Competence
You can study this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.
Course overview
Green living is a way of living which minimises damage to both our planet and those creatures living on it. It is about consuming fewer resources and living sustainably. It is also about trying to repair our planet where we have caused it harm and trying to minimise harm to the humans and animals with whom we share our lives.We live in a wasteful world, yet we cannot continue to waste our world’s raw materials, energy and other resources.This course looks at a wide range of both green and ethical issues so that the student can make well-informed decisions to minimise their impact and have the potential to make substantial savings.
Syllabus
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Lesson One
- Introduction
- Climate Change
- Human Influence
- What Can be Done
- The Kyoto Protocol
- Carbon Footprint
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Lesson Two
- Renewable Energy Sources
- Fossil Fuels
- Nuclear Power
- Wind Power
- Solar Power
- Hydroelectric Power
- Biomass Energy
- Energy Saving on an Individual Level
- Carbon Offsetting
- The Future
- Renewable Energy Sources
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Lesson Three
- Sustainable Homes
- Calculating Heat Loss
- Insulation
- Draught Proofing
- Floors, Doors and Windows
- Sustainable Materials
- Water Management
- Sustainable Homes
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Lesson Four
- Sustainable Gardens
- Peat
- Composting
- Worm Farms
- Mulch
- Watering
- Pest Control
- Sustainable Gardens
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Lesson Five
- Waste Production and Reduction
- Landfill
- Incineration
- Ocean Dumping
- Recycling
- Waste Production and Reduction
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Lesson Six
- Food
- Ethical Issues
- Organic Food
- Genetically Modified Food
- Organic Farming
- Buying Local Food
- Fairtrade
- Green Purchasing
- Food
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Lesson Seven
- Green Cleaning
- Sick Building Syndrome
- The Dangers of Chemical Cleaning Agents
- Green Cleaning at Work
- Green Cleaning in Schools
- Conventional Products
- Natural Alternatives
- Essential Oils and Herbs
- Cleaning Cloths
- Recipes for Green Cleaning Products
- Green Cleaning
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Lesson Eight
- Green Tourism
- The Birth of the Package Holiday
- Damage Caused by Tourism
- Green Transport
- Biofuels
- Sustainable Development of Tourism
- Green Tourism
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Lesson Nine
- Ethical Fashion
- Child Labour
- Ethical and Fair Trade Bodies
- RecyclingTextiles
- Ethical Fashion
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Lesson Ten
- Green Business
- Ethical Banking
- The Equator Principles
- Pension Plans
- Green Mortgages
- Green Working Environments
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Green Schooling
- Green Business
Practical training
No practical training is required to complete this course.
Prerequisites
You do not need to have any previous qualifications to study this course.
Level
On successful completion of this course you will have studied new skills and gained knowledge purely for your own enjoyment and development. This may also act as a ‘taster’ for the student who wishes to go on to more advanced courses.
Certification
Students obtaining 70% or more marks in the final examination will be awarded the BSY Certificate of Competence.
Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.
You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.
At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you. This allows us to continually assess understanding and competence of the subject.
Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.
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