Online Course 

Become a Certified Carbon Markets Advisor

Turn Climate Action into Opportunity
This comprehensive online course equips you with in-depth, actionable knowledge to develop, finance, and sell carbon projects in both compliance and voluntary carbon markets. By the end, you will confidently function as a Carbon Market Advisor, capable of guiding projects from conception to monetization.
Format

Self-paced, live/recorded sessions, deadlines for practice assignments 

Duration

15 weeks

Starting date

June 1, 2025

Price (USD)

$ 500 
(Developing country)

$ 720
(Other country)

Who Should Enrol?
  • Corporate leaders and entrepreneurs ready to tap into carbon markets
  • Policymakers and advisors supporting local carbon strategies
  • Consultants and NGO professionals building new service lines
  • Early-career professionals seeking careers in climate markets
No prior carbon market experience is required, but a basic understanding of climate change and business finance is helpful.
Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the course, learners will be able to:

  • Differentiate between compliance and voluntary carbon markets, explaining their key mechanisms, regulatory frameworks, and the roles of various actors.
  • Assess project eligibility for carbon credits by applying criteria such as additionality, baseline determination, permanence, and leakage prevention, as well as social and environmental safeguards​.
  • Identify appropriate carbon crediting methodologies for different project types (energy, forestry, agriculture, waste, etc.) and navigate the selection of standards.
  • Design and document a carbon project from concept to registration, including conducting feasibility studies, writing Project Design Documents and preparing monitoring plans in line with international best practices​
  • Analyze carbon pricing and market trends – understand how project-specific factors and macro-level drivers influence carbon credit prices​ – and advise stakeholders on pricing strategy.
    Compare carbon taxation and cap-and-trade systems as climate policy tools, with the ability to explain how a carbon tax or an Emissions Trading System operates and affects businesses.
  • Evaluate financial viability of carbon projects by estimating development and operating costs, potential credit revenues, and structuring financing (e.g. upfront investment, Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements)​.
  • Manage risks and ensure integrity in carbon projects, including mitigation of non-delivery risk, navigating market volatility, and upholding high environmental and social standards to avoid greenwashing.
  • Leverage technological innovations (such as digital MRV tools, IoT sensors, satellite monitoring, and blockchain) to enhance project monitoring, verification, and transparency.
  • Utilize practical tools and templates (for PINs, feasibility assessments, monitoring reports, etc.) and learn from real case studies in Africa and Asia to apply lessons to new project opportunities.
  • Advise organizations or communities on setting up carbon market projects, navigating regulatory approvals, and accessing carbon finance, thereby functioning as a semi-senior carbon advisor guiding project teams

Course outline

12 Modules, 34 lessons, 10 reviewed practise tasks

Why this course?

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Why this course:

  • Capitalize on a $1 Trillion Market: Carbon markets are scaling rapidly. Africa alone could unlock over $100 billion annually by 2050.
  • Skills That Matter: Only 5% of global carbon credits currently come from Africa. Change the narrative by becoming a market facilitator.
  • Practical, Not Just Theoretical: Templates, case studies and global best practices. Walk away with project-ready skills.
  • Certification That Counts: Open doors to new careers in climate finance, consulting, and project development.
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  • Complete application form
  • Application approval: 3-5 days
  • Invoice and payment instruction (upon approval)
  • Payment acknowledgment & Enrolment

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