CORSIA Fundamentals

3-hour e-learning course

Now more than ever the aviation industry is committed to reducing and finding solutions to mitigate high CO2 emissions. The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is one of the actions taken by the aviation industry to address climate change. It is important to know exactly what CORSIA is, what it is intended to achieve and how it works in a basic sense. You will learn more about the different industry initiatives to tackle climate change and how CORSIA fits in with these initiatives. You’ll also learn about the main elements of CORSIA and the roles and responsibilities of the parties involved.

Course Code: ENC002ELEN01

Group discounts
Considerable discounts are available for multiple purchases (30+ users) of this course.
To simplify company-wide implementation, you can also host this e-learning course on your company’s Learning Management. Please contact us for more information.

Course format

• This self-study e-learning course requires approximately 3 hours of study (1 hour on-demand video, and 2 hours of study), to be completed within 6 months from the purchase date (enrollment validity).
• After the enrollment validity expires, the users will not have access to the course content and will not be able to take the assessment.
• The recommended level for this course is Entry-level.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment. Please refer to the Assessment Information below for more details.

Registration information

• Please refer to our payment methods and applicable taxes.
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Upon completing this course, you will have the skills to:

• Explain climate change and the global impact of air transport
• Illustrate CORSIA’s contribution to the overall emissions reduction strategy
• Describe CORSIA’s phased implementation elements
• Explain the main characteristics of eligible emission units and describe the offsetting process
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of the main parties involved in the Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) process
• Reflect on the different components influencing an operator’s offset units

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Climate action framework
• CORSIA phased implementation voluntary and mandatory participation
• Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) process
• Carbon offsetting and eligible emission units

This course is recommended for:

• Aviation professionals
• General public

Upon successful completion of the assessment, you will be granted an Award that you can print for your records.

Assessment information

Please read the General Information on Self-study exams.

• Method: Unsupervised online exam The assessment can be taken at any time at your convenience.
• Format: 20 multiple-choice questions
• Time allowance: 1 hour
• Passing grade: 70% correct answers
• Number of assessment attempts: 2

Important note: The assessment should be accessed after you have completed the course module. Once you have started the assessment you can no longer access the course module.