SWIVEL TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Unboring online training designed to support your shift to sustainability 

The only training platform that integrates best-practice, science-based sustainability with circular economy and climate action, created for professionals.

Invest in your capacity to respond to our changing world

We are entering into a values-based, circular and green economy. Upskilling with the tools of circular transformation will put you at the forefront of adapting to the changing business landscape. There is a significant sustainability skills gap in most workforces, and Swivel Skills is the capacity-building educational platform equipping you with actionable circular economy skills for the changing business landscape.

Join the global transition to a sustainable, circular & regenerative economy

Employees now require sustainability skills to keep up with the momentum in solving big problems like waste and climate change. No industry or company is immune to the demands of ESG, the EU’s CSRD, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the new UN Plastics Treaty. But many employees are not skilled in the green transition. Swivel Skills is a platform designed to rapidly fill the green skills gap.

 

Rapid upskilling for the new green economy

Our cutting-edge interactive online training programs guide you step-by-step through the why and the how-to of the global circular and sustainable business transformation. From the basics to advanced, our training courses are designed to support building healthier, more innovative, environmentally-responsible and future-focused capacity. There is a global green skills gap and a growing demand for sincere action to address the world’s most pressing social and environmental issues. We are here to help fill the gap between understanding and action, and to ensure you skip the greenwashing.

What is Swivel Skills?

A new capacity-building platform equipping the global workforce with actionable sustainability skills for our changing business landscape.

From the team at the award-winning Disrupt Design and The UnSchool of Disruptive Design, Swivel Skills offers training in the capacities you need to level up and participate in the rapid growth of the circular and regenerative economy. From 1 to 100,000 people, we have a solution for your sustainability training needs.

Developed by a world-leading expert in innovation, transformation and sustainability, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, Swivel Skills offers unique and effective learning experiences covering foundational concepts through to advanced training in sustainability, climate literacy and the circular economy.

The global transition to a circular economy is already happening. Starting now means you won’t be left behind as new policies and regulations come into compliance. Swivel Skills delivers training for teams of any size, whether it’s introductory level to get everyone on the same page, advanced executive up-skilling and knowledge leadership, or somewhere in-between.

We offer courses to support you in building a healthier, more innovative, environmentally-responsible and future-focused workforce.

The six key swivel skills that the training platform equips you with are:

 

PLUG-IN ADDITIONAL COURSES TO ACTIVATE:

THE COURSES COVER THESE SWIVEL SKILLS:

  • From the basic vocabulary to actionable how-to tools, learn the practical application of sustainability in all its forms, as a technical skill set as it relates to your day to day workplace role.

    Learn what sustainability is and how it applies to all businesses, understand core concepts and approaches, gain general skills for applying sustainability such as impact assessment.

  • Gain proficiency in understanding and applying responses to global climate change threats.. Uncover what policies and movements will need to be factored into your action setting. Understand greenhouse gas protocols, scoped emissions, climate assessment, reporting, and workplace actions for climate impact.

  • Learn actionable tools for implementing real-world practices for not only reducing negative impact but developing positive and/or regenerative systems. Understand the foundations of a circular economy, circular economy business models and circular redesign approaches.

  • Understand what impacts are occurring, how to assess them, audit and plan for the integration of new pathways to reducing negative externalities. Learn environmental and social impact assessment, life cycle thinking, assessment, ESG and regulation responses.

  • Upskill with the tools of transformation to have the capacity to adapt confidently to the changing business landscape. Develop a theory of change, understand action planning, motivational sciences, and adaptation.

  • Get the inspiration and tools to help you build a sustainable, practical, manageable plan to move forward across all levels of your business, from operations to products to experiences. From behavioral economics and cultural change, to service mapping and full experience design through to transition plan design, delivery and governance.

 

“Green skills are the building blocks of the green transition and the key to unlocking the human capital that will power it… We have to upskill workers who currently lack those skills. And we need to ensure green skills are hardwired into the skillset of future generations. Green-skilling is needed to fuel greener jobs.”

— LinkedIn Green Skills Report, 2022

THE SWIVEL SKILLS CORE LEARNING PROGRAM

  • THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

    Key Content
    What the circular economy is, benefits and opportunities, the transition from a linear to circular economy and the ways business needs to prepare. Case studies of application and a core concept decoder are included.

  • SUSTAINABILITY SKILLS

    Key Content
    Sustainability terminology, how to take accountability and maintain integrity in business, environmental & social impacts, and application of sustainability in the business context. Responding to regulation and taking immediate action.

  • CLIMATE LITERACY

    Key Content
    Climate key terms and concepts, measuring impacts against the GHG Protocol, and approaches to taking action. Case studies and an accompanying regulation guide are included.

Start Your Swivel Journey Now

Topic specific Action Learning Modules dive deep and level up your capacity to respond to the circular demand.

Custom modules for your industry are available for commission upon request. Inquire about Enterprise packages.

Action Learning Modules

  • LCA: LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND LCA INTEGRATION

  • SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES

  • CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS

  • SYSTEMS THINKING

  • ECO FOOTPRINTING

ENTERPRISE
LEVEL SOLUTIONS

All of our innovative learning programs are designed to level up your team’s skills and create a more impactful future in your workplace.

Enterprise Level offers certificates of completion, online access and analytics for HR and training managers, stackable content to meet your specific in-house training needs and custom-built branded portals for a seamless in-house experience.

Swivel Skills offers pre-built packages for smaller teams as well as fully customized in-house learning experiences for 1,000+ employees.

Corporate training programs can be accessed from anywhere in the world, and is scalable from a small internal team up to your entire global staff, with customizable content for different departments and skill needs.

“Sustainability is the innovation opportunity of our time. It is not just a moral imperative to ensure that we protect the planet for future generations, but an untapped potential for changing the way we do business, add value and create products.”

— Leyla Acaroglu, founder Swivel Skills, Disrupt Design & UnSchool

“Thank you for all the work you have done and are doing. The world needs many more people like you. Thank you.”

— Don Norman
Author Design of Everyday Things, Director of The Design Lab, University of California

68% OF EMPLOYEES WANT GREEN SKILLS TRAINING

Find out how we can help you build a resilient, creative and sustainably-minded workforce