Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Practitioner L4 Apprenticeship

Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CR&S) Practitioners are found in all industries and a key component of virtually all types of business models where profit and growth are a means to an even greater end, such as protecting the environment and improving societal sustainability

The broad purpose of the occupation is to be a social conscience for the organisation.

Business therefore is a great platform for social and environmental change and CR&S Practitioners help to drive this by delivering an organisation’s CR&S strategy (“The Strategy”), releasing the power of business to contribute positively towards social and environmental outcomes.

K1: Principles of project management and a range of project planning tools.

K2: Principles of change management and culture management.

K3: Potential CR&S data sources including organisational, sectoral and stakeholder.

K4: The types of metrics and insight evidence that help inform CR&S issues.

K5: How the positioning of the CR&S function within organisational and governance structures can impact CR&S performance.

K6: Techniques to identify/evaluate the internal and external range of potential CR&S partners.

K7: Techniques for managing and influencing stakeholder relationships.

K8: Principles of negotiating a CR&S project with an internal and/or external partner.

K9: Different forms of communication (written, verbal, electronic) and how to tailor the solution to the circumstances.

K10: Techniques for reporting on CR&S delivery against objectives.

K11: Principles for developing a strategy that manages the social, environmental and ethical risks and opportunities of an organisation.

K12: Techniques that recognise and utilise the comparative strengths and weaknesses across teams and across the organisation.

K13: Techniques to motivate individuals to work together to meet CR&S requirements.

K14: The principles of data management including how to manipulate and store data needed for CR&S projects.

K15: Techniques that compare a range of qualitative and quantitative data on CR&S performance.

K16: Factors that contribute to successful CR&S event management.

K17: The principles of CR&S fundraising.

K18: Quality assurance techniques for monitoring the delivery of CR&S work.

K19: The importance & impact of the sector specific factors (the legislation, guidance and best practice) when developing a CR&S strategy.

K20: The principles of risk management including conducting and reviewing risks affecting a CR&S strategy. (for example, safeguarding risk).

K21: Horizon scanning techniques for keeping up to date with the CR&S landscape (including evolving best practice and what other organisations are doing).

K22: Principles of CR&S related budget management.

K23: The different ways in which people learn and how this links to embedding CR&S ethos.

K24: How responsible corporate approaches bring mutually compatible organisation and societal benefits.

K25: The range of sustainable practices available to any organisation including in-house practices, partner policies, and outputs.

K26: How CR&S delivery is impacted by the environment, social and governance agendas affecting industry.

K27: How CR&S Strategy influences talent management, reputation and branding.

For more information on this Apprenticeship

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4) – apprenticeship training course (education.gov.uk)

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