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The Directors of CTI, who have a broad background in education and training, environmental and sustainability management, risk management, international business and strategy and management consulting, recognised the need for development of specialist training in “green skills”, specifically in relation to the management of carbon. As the great proverb goes: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” So the CTI team set out to build a carbon-responsive workforce. CTI decided the best way to do that was build organisation capacity through the VET system. Staff could learn how to build and implement whole-of-organisation carbon management strategies whilst using real-time data from their workplaces and engaging key staff to help them. CTI was incorporated in October 2008 and applied to VETAB in NSW for permission to develop a Certificate III and Certificate IV in Carbon Management. The courses were developed during 2009 and pilot courses were conducted in mid-2009 and early 2010. The pilot courses as well as input from an industry panel helped shape the content of the course which for the Certificate III comprises 8 units of competency and for the Certificate IV, 12 units of competency. Accreditation of the courses was granted by VETAB in May 2010 and delivery of the first course commenced in Melbourne in May 2010. Since the qualifications were nationally accredited over 500 students have completed or are part-way through the Certificate III and Certificate IV courses and many more students are currently in the process of enrolling in our upcoming courses.