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Advanced Certificate in Sustainable HR (ACSHR)

The world’s first comprehensive HR generalist certificate dedicated to the business-minded principles of sustainability and innovation in a digital age.

Legacy HR tends to be bureaucratic and not aligned with the needs of the organisation. This advanced certificate in sustainability in HR is designed to prioritise impact, align stakeholder activities and outcomes, and drive a new way of thinking, for the new HR.

The ACSHR is a four-course HR certification programme helping professionals build core skills, lead effectively, and meet today’s workforce demands:

Certificate in HR Leadership & Wellbeing

Certificate in Talent & Learning Management

Certificate in Performance & Rewards

Certificate in HR Innovation & Governance

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Explore the most relevant and impactful issues all HR leaders must know and apply, to add tangible and sustainable stakeholder value and progress in your careers

Programme overview

The Advanced Certificate in Sustainable HR (ACSHR) is a 4-course programme that has been designed to be highly interactive, where learners will build their knowledge and skills to bridge the gap between the enduring essentials of (relevant) HR, and the future of human capital leadership.


Legacy HR tends to be bureaucratic and not aligned with the needs of the organisation. This certificate is designed to prioritise impact, align stakeholder activities and outcomes, and drive a new way of thinking, for the new HR.


This comprehensive programme of advanced HR courses covers the most relevant and impactful issues HR leaders must know and apply, to add tangible and sustainable stakeholder value and progress in their careers.

Why this programme is unique?

  • Aligned with UN Sustainability Goals
  • Benchmarked on ISO System Standards
  • Practical, applied, and highly interactive, engaging learning experience
  • Cross-disciplinary, flexible, analytical, design-oriented (not limited to HR perspectives)
  • Globally relevant with localised case studies
  • Covers up-to-date, impactful topics
  • Business-minded (intangible assets, materiality, KPIs, OKRs)
  • Assessment-based for real-world application

Key learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate sustainable and strategic HR leadership

  • Interpret workforce relations and wellbeing dynamics

  • Implement best practices in talent acquisition and retention

  • Design innovative learning and development programmes

  • Analyse performance data for organisational improvement

  • Evaluate rewards, compensation, and benefits strategies

  • Critique innovation and organisational structures

  • Apply legal principles and policies in modern workplaces

Insights from Informa Connect Academy expert...

As a trusted course leader at Informa Connect Academy, Tom Raftery blends academic insight with hands-on expertise. He is the founder of a human capital consulting company, leverages his extensive background in HR strategy, processes and systems, organisational design, change management, and compensation and benefits. With over 30 years of international HR experience, including notable roles in the Middle East, he has worked with various prestigious companies, employing methodologies and frameworks garnered from his diverse experiences.

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Is this course for you?

Who should attend

  • Professionals interested in establishing a credible foundation in essential HR practices
  • Individuals looking to develop a sustainability mindset aligned with strategic HR principles
  • HR practitioners who are seeking a systematic, maturity-modelled approach to continual improvement in HR
  • Professionals aiming to broaden their regional experience and adopt a more global perspective
  • Individuals looking to enhance their HR toolkit by integrating wellness, coaching, and mentoring
  • Non-HR practitioners aiming to transition swiftly into an HR role


Requirements and certificates

Prerequisites: While specific prerequisites are not required, it is beneficial for participants to possess a fundamental understanding of workplace dynamics and essential HR tasks and responsibilities.

Certification and Digital Badges Cluster: You will be awarded a digital badge upon successful completion of each cluster.

  • Associate Certificate in Sustainable HR: You will be awarded a digital badge for the Associate Certificate in Sustainable HR upon successful completion of two of the four clusters.
  • Advanced Certificate in Sustainable HR (ACSHR): You will be awarded a digital badge for the Advanced Certificate in Sustainable HR (ACSHR) upon successful completion of all four clusters and exams for all 8 domains

Learning Style

  • Each module is meticulously designed to allocate at least half the time to interactive discussion, debate, exercises, and group work
  • The Advanced Certificate in Sustainable HR (ACSHR) course offers the option to attend in person or live digital
  • A localised case study is intertwined throughout, challenging learners on specific issues related to the certificate’s 32 submodules, which comprehensively cover the HR spectrum
  • Each module is assessed and certified through a knowledge-based, multiple-choice assessment

Learn More About This Training Course

Explore the most relevant and impactful issues all HR leaders must know and apply, to add tangible and sustainable stakeholder value and progress in your careers

Delivered by Tom

Tom has over 40 years’ experience in senior HR line and consulting roles, working across a wide range of industries and countries, including over 20 years working and living in the Middle East.

Certified by CPD UK

The CPD Certification Service is an independent accreditation centre working across all sectors, disciplines and further learning applications and supports policies of institutional and professional organisations globally.

Run this course in-house

Informa Connect Academy’s customised training solutions have helped organisations deliver tailored learning in different languages to suit every requirement

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