The CET team at CNCS has moved to the Sustainability Academy of NUS Sustainable Futures since 1 May 2025.

The courses they previously offered are now conducted by the NUS Sustainability Academy.

You may contact the team here: sustainabilityacademy@nus.edu.sg

Our Courses Focus On

Sustainability Education
Capacity Building
Customised Programmes
Carbon Services Hub

CET programmes at CNCS go beyond climate and sustainability science – we also equip individuals with tools, evidence-backed knowledge, and actionable research from our interdisciplinary pool of researchers in nature-based solutions, the wider NUS ecosystem, and industry experts.

Our Upcoming Courses

All courses are held in-person at the National University of Singapore unless otherwise specified. Please refer to this brochure for the 2026 calendar.

Name of course Start date End date Period Course Fee

Professional Certificate in Carbon Services and Trading
Navigating Policy Developments and Trends in Carbon Markets 19 May 20 May 2 days S$2,250 without GST | S$2452.50 with GST
15 Sept 16 Sept
Carbon Project Development 16 Nov 18 Nov 3 days S$3,150 without GST | S$3,433.50 with GST
Carbon Measurement, Reporting and Verification 16 Jun 18 Jun 3 days S$3,150 without GST | S$3,433.50 with GST

Open to Singapore Government officers only
Climate Change and Sustainability 101 for Public Officers 6 Apr

6 Jul

26 Oct

30 Nov

 9 Apr

9 Jul

29 Oct

3 Dec

 4 days S$3,430 without GST | S$3,738.70 with GST
The State of Blue Carbon Science, Science, Policy and Finance 23 Mar 27 Mar 4 days S$3,430 without GST | S$3,738.70 with GST

  • Professional Certificate in Carbon Services and Trading

    Through 8 days of dialogues with academic, industry and government representatives, participants will be equipped with industry-relevant insights to the latest trends in carbon market developments, project development considerations and scientific methodologies and technologies for carbon measurements.

    They will also gain insights on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the eligibility criteria for Singapore’s International Carbon Credit (ICC) Framework, which are imperative for professionals working in carbon services and trading sector.

    This programme is developed and delivered by the NUS Sustainability Academy and its network of industry experts, and supported by the Economic Development Board (EDB).

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  • Navigating Policy Developments and Trends in Carbon Markets

    As tackling climate change becomes a priority, the world must transit towards a low-carbon future. Governments and corporates will need to build knowledge internally and may have to tap onto carbon services firms to lower their carbon footprint. Singapore is keen to support global and regional climate goals by serving as a go-to location for climate-related services.

    The NUS Sustainability Academy has developed training courses to upskill professionals across a spectrum of carbon management activities, including development of climate targets and strategies, measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of carbon emissions, carbon offset project development and financing, and trading of carbon offsets. The first of such courses, titled “Navigating Policy Developments and Trends in Carbon Markets”, will introduce participants to environmental policy and how they can operate effectively in today’s carbon market.

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  • Carbon Project Development

    This course is intended to provide an overview of carbon offset project development. It is aimed at helping participants understand how best to engage key stakeholders such as landowners, local communities, financial institutions and government bodies and understand the fast-developing regulatory landscape. This course is intended to cover both nature-based climate solutions as well as technology-based solutions. It will also delve into international standards and registries, and the key issues and risks in carbon management especially in Southeast Asia.

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  • Carbon Measurement, Reporting and Verification

    This course aims to familiarise participants with scientific concepts and frameworks behind carbon mitigation as well as up-to-date measurement methodologies, standards and best practices. This course will provide participants with a foundational understanding of the methodologies and frameworks developed by standards organizations to analyse the credibility of different carbon credit projects, techniques for measuring and analysing carbon data such as geospatial imaging and geospecific remote sensing, tracking methodologies.

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  • Climate Change & Sustainability 101 Course for Public Officers

    CNCS launched its inaugural Sustainability 101 Course for Policy Officers in 2022 in collaboration with the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Prime Minister’s Office Strategy Group, and NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) Global. Sustainability 101 is symbolic of a “whole-of-nation” sustainability movement to create a robust green talent pipeline as enshrined in the Singapore Green Plan 2030. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between NUS and NCCS, for 8 runs of the course in 2022-2024.

    From 2025, the NUS Sustainability Academy is partnering with the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment to organise upcoming runs of the revamped Climate Change and Sustainability 101 Course for Public Officers.

    In 2026, we will be organising 4 runs of the course, targeted at government officers interested to gain a broad overview of climate and sustainability efforts across Singapore.

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  • Our Previous Courses

    • Legal and Regulatory Issues on Climate Change in Singapore

    For in-house counsel and lawyers to understand legal and regulatory issues when advising management and clients, and promoting internal efforts to achieve sustainability within the workplace.

    • Navigating the Legal and Regulatory Landscape of Getting to Net-Zero

    This course was designed by the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions to provide a comprehensive overview of the rapidly developing regulatory landscape that lawyers and their clients have to navigate.

    • Sustainability Course for Defence Leadership

    From September 5 to 7 September, 2023, the National University of Singapore conducted a Sustainability 101 Course for personnel from the leadership of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). This course was helmed by the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions and supported by the NUS School of Continuing and Lifelong Education .

    This leadership course builds on the Sustainability 101 Course for Policy Officers, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Climate Change Secretariat, Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office in November 2022 to build the capacity of the Singapore Government to combat climate change.

    • CET on Nature-based Solutions for Teachers

    The course introduced Geography and Biology teachers to nature-based climate solutions, climate change impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity, international developments, climate change law, introductory spatial mapping tools and technology application as well as a panel on citizen science.

    • Sustainability Landscape and the Built Environment

    Introducing Nature-based Climate Solutions and Adaptation measures that can be incorporated in planning and design, to adapt to the effects of climate change.

    • MFA SCP Nature-based Carbon Project Development and Measurement
    • MFA SCP Article 6 Implementation on a National Basis

     

  • Courses offered by the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science

    MSc Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability

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