Course Summary
Sustainability is now a core business imperative with facilities and workplace managers playing a pivotal role in driving innovation and sustainability practices.
Staying abreast of evolving sustainability agendas is challenging yet essential for facilities and workplace managers. This program enhances professional competencies, equipping managers to tackle sustainability issues and drive innovation in organisational practices.
This PGC is tailored for professionals from diverse backgrounds including facilities management, engineering, science, and business.
This PGC in Innovation for Sustainability in the Workplace, awarded by London Metropolitan University (London Met), is mapped to and aligned as a level 9 qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
This programme is intended for applicants with a primary degree preferably but not limited to science, engineering, facilities, and workplace management – or a related discipline.
A second-class honours degree or international equivalent is required.
Applicants who do not hold the required academic qualifications may be eligible for entry to the PGC Innovation in Sustainability for the Workplace through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), based on relevant workplace experience and subject to meeting RPL eligibility criteria.
Applications are reviewed on a case by case basis with practical knowledge a key criterion for entry via this route.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
Application Details
Entry to this programme is by direct application to Portobello Institute. Please see Application Weblink above.
Application Process
1. Complete the online application form.
2. Your application will be reviewed by our enrolment team.
3. Applicants will be contacted by Portobello Institute's enrolment team to confirm a place on the course or for more information.
Start Date: 10th October 2026.
The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
Career Progression
Duration
Delivery Method: Online with Live Lectures.