Are you concerned by ecological and social issues? Do you want to understand the causes and consequences of global warming, and what you can do to mitigate it at your own level? Is your company starting to move in this direction, and would you like to know how to take action in your job? Good news: you don't have to become an engineer, scientist or negotiator at the next COP to take action! If you're at that stage where you want to understand the ecological and social stakes (one can't go without the other ☝️) and make an impact in your job, here's an article to help you take your first steps in the transition. Here you'll find resources and tools to help you learn more about this vast subject !
Group workshops
There's nothing better than a group workshop to help you understand the origins of global warming, its effects on our society and the first steps you can take on an individual level! Group workshops help you to feel less alone in exploring this not-so-fun subject, and to share more ideas for solutions thanks to shared knowledge.
The Climate Fresco
The Climate Fresco is a 3-hour collective workshop, already attended by over 1 million people, to help them understand global warming and the issues involved.
2 tons
In a 3-hour workshop, you'll identify concrete collective and individual levers that can be put in place to reach the target of 2 tonnes of CO2 emissions per person per year by 2050.
The Week
With 3 sessions of 1h30 in one week, you'll take part in a group experience that will help you understand how to tackle the environmental and climate crisis.
Discover also:
👉The Regenerative Enterprise Fresco here
👉The Match of the Century to plunge into 2050 by here
Conferences and Moocs
In addition to workshops, online training courses also enable you to deepen your knowledge on one or more subjects of your choice. For example, you can follow Moocs or conferences lasting from 10 minutes to a few hours. The advantage of an online format is that you can listen to the videos whenever you like, and even listen to them again if there are things you want to clarify!
When it comes to conferences, you'll find talks by Jean Marc Jancovici, Aurélien Barreau and Camille Etienne, some of the most famous names in ecology!
Here are a few examples of Moocs for learning about and understanding ecology:
UN CC Learn
The United Nations has created this platform to train individuals and organizations to understand and strengthen their resilience to climate change. Discover dozens of free training courses you can take on your own.
The ADEME MOOC
ADEME and experts on environmental issues have created the MOOC "Understanding the ecological crisis to reinvent the company," suitable for all levels of knowledge and sectors of activity;
The UVED Foundation MOOC
The UVED Foundation is offering a MOOC entitled "A la découverte des métiers de la transition écologique, créatrice d'emplois" to help those who want to give meaning to their jobs by committing to the transition.
The CNED MOOC
The Cned has created the Mooc "le B.A.-BA du climat et de la biodiversité", to help you understand, at your own pace, the causes and consequences of global warming and the solutions for mitigating and adapting to it.
Also discover :
👉 A Mooc from ESCP: understanding ecology for an innovative economy
👉 A Mooc from OpenClassroom: engaging in the ecological transition
Volunteering
Many associations are fighting to protect the environment and adapt to climate change. A good way to learn is to be out in the field, so why not volunteer with one of them ?
Here are a few examples of associations:
France Nature Environnement
Discover the commitments of the federation of associations for the protection of nature and the environment: run a stand to publicize associations, be an eco-volunteer to clean up rivers or carry out fauna and flora inventories;
👉 Here are the association's volunteer opportunities.
The French League for the Protection of Birds
LPO France is regularly looking for volunteers who can put their skills for nature to good use, to take part in bird counts, carry out eco-volunteer trips to nature reserves, contribute to audiovisual projects or support administrative projects.
👉 To find out about these volunteer opportunities, go here.
The Shift Project
Think Tank initiated by engineer Jean Marc Jancovici, the Shift Project brings together citizens who are experts in their fields to build reports aimed at decarbonizing the economy. You can contribute your knowledge to help produce a report!
In an association, you can commit yourself at your own pace, giving as much time as you like to one-off missions.
Deepen your knowledge of the issues
If you want to go further and become more professional in global warming issues, there are also training courses that you can choose according to your professional situation and your learning requirements. In fact, the skills you'll acquire can be seen as an added value in any sector you work in, as knowledge of these subjects is lacking in many organizations.
Edeni
To kick-start your transition, Edeni has come up with a collective training program, consisting of4 days of face-to-face training in Paris and10 e-learning modules to be completed at your own pace, to understand the ecological and social issues at stake. The aim is to be in a position to initiate the transition process and bring about the transformation in your personal life, as well as in your company. At the end of the course, you'll receive a certificate confirming your status as a transition expert. And to raise awareness, there's nothing better than getting connected: Edeni also gives you access to a community of over 2,000 alumni.
How can we finance it?
Edeni training is eligible for Pôle Emploi and CPF.
O3a
If you want to take action for the ecological transition, starting with a change in your consumption habits, the o3a training course teaches you how to do it via a series ofshort videos of up to 15 minutes, followed by quizzes. Based on neuroscience, psychology and philosophy, the videos help you to understand your relationship with consumption, via the mechanisms of your brain.
How can we finance it?
With jobs_that_makesense, a promo code saves you €20 on training.
Blue Eco Formations
To train you in ecology, nature and biodiversity as part of a career change, Blue Eco Formations offers short courses, lasting from4 to 10 days, and on line, Experts in their field train you to acquire skills such as the ability to analyze soils, protect natural areas, restore ecosystems, or even carry out a carbon assessment.
How can they be financed?
Training courses are not eligible for CPF or Pôle Emploi grants. However, Blue Eco Formations has set up a system of scholarships to make its training courses accessible, as well as the possibility of financing them through your company if you are an employee, or your OPCA if you are self-employed.
Between group workshops, online resources, volunteer missions and professional training courses, there are many ways for you to get involved in the ecological transition. There's plenty to do, and to get started, you can see that depending on your needs, there isn't just one path, but a variety of actions. So where do you start?)
To find out more
👉 Learn to get involved in the ecological transition with the Fabrique des possibles
👉 Ecologica for future transition professionals
👉 Life in an ecovillage: immersion in Pourgues
Taking action
👉Find all our job offers in impact
👉And our training courses for jobs in the ecological and social transition