GreenScreen practitioner program

Lead the way in sustainable chemicals management with GreenScreen's most advanced training in the GreenScreen method. The GreenScreen Practitioner Program is designed for individuals who are interested in receiving in‐depth training and developing expertise in the GreenScreen method. Their next cohort begins May 6, 2015. Applications are due April 15 and space is limited.

What does the GreenScreen Practitioner course include?

Two course components:
- Advanced Topics course*, including:
  - Twelve hours of live, interactive, participatory web-based instruction with leading toxicologists
  - Applied assignments that each participant presents and discusses with the teaching team and class
  - Ample opportunity for questions and answers
- Practicum:
  - Two comprehensive GreenScreen assessments on chemicals of your choice must be completed
    - The first assessment is completed in sections, concurrent with class topics
    - The second assessment is completed independently
  - Both assessments are carefully reviewed, with detailed feedback provided by our expert toxicologists and trainers

Experience evaluating and using a wide variety of data sources to develop robust hazard assessments

Expert one-on-one coaching

Small workshop format

Varied perspectives from a teaching team of some of the most experienced GreenScreen practitioners in the world

* The Advanced Topics course may be taken without the Practicum, but participants choosing this option are not eligible to become Authorized GreenScreen Practitioners

Benefits of becoming an Authorized GreenScreen Practitioner:

Increased competitive advantage with professional credentialing
Experience developing robust hazard assessments used in alternatives assessments, risk assessments, and Safety Data Sheets
License to author assessments for his/her registered organization, and
License to submit authorized assessments for third party review resulting in certified assessments.
Recognition on the CPA website

Benefits for Organizations with Authorized GreenScreen Practitioners

Reduce costs: Increase efficiencies by developing staff capacity to generate valuable authorized chemical hazard assessments
Increase sales: Meet customer demands for chemical hazard assessments in support of:
- Materials procurement requirements
- Environmentally preferable product development
- Compliance with alternatives assessment regulations
- Compliance with sustainability standards and ecolabel requirements
Reduce risk:
- Better communicate and meet internal safer chemistry product development targets
- Gain access to CPA third-party review of authorized assessments through the GreenScreen Certification Process

Application

Applicants to the GreenScreen Practitioner Program must qualify and be accepted into the program. Applicants may or may not have formal training in toxicology, but should have experience and familiarity with evaluating chemical hazards. Participants who successfully complete the course are eligible to become Authorized GreenScreen Practitioners.

There are two parts to the GreenScreen Practitioner Program: the Advanced Topics Course, via live web-based classwork, and the Practicum. Both are required for licensing.

Total time commitment (class, practicum, and homework) = ~120 hours*
$5500 USD for both the Advanced Topics and Practicum.
$2500 for Advanced Topics Course only

*The bulk of the time is spent performing two full GreenScreen assessments. The time to complete each assessment is highly dependent on participants' prior experience and expertise.