Learning Objectives
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Course Content

Drive better BREEAM assessment outcomes by mastering soft skills, stakeholder engagement and collaborative workflows. Technical knowledge alone is not enough; delivering successful BREEAM projects requires effective communication, proactive leadership and strategic management of project teams.

This CPD module equips you with practical strategies to shift mindsets, engage diverse audiences and lead meetings efficiently. You will explore how to manage key elements of the assessment process, including people, technology and workflows and learn proven approaches for resolving conflict and handling challenging stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery.

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

Shift stakeholder mindsets: Apply strategies to foster a proactive, collaborative approach toward BREEAM goals across project teams.
Engage diverse audiences: Tailor communication styles to effectively present BREEAM requirements to client, design and construction stakeholders.
Chair meetings effectively: Lead structured, productive BREEAM meetings and workshops that drive project progress and clear action points.
Manage core assessment elements: Align people, technology and internal processes to streamline the BREEAM assessment management process.
Resolve stakeholder conflict: Implement proven conflict-resolution techniques to manage difficult stakeholders and overcome project resistance.

At a glance

Duration

1 hour

Language

English

Requirements

None

Tailored primarily for existing BREEAM assessors, this CPD module focuses on the soft skills, leadership strategies and stakeholder management techniques needed to drive smooth assessment delivery and improved project outcomes.

This course is right for you if you are:

Existing BREEAM assessors: Looking to enhance your facilitation skills, run more productive meetings, manage people and processes effectively and navigate challenging stakeholders.
BREEAM APs, Sustainability consultants and design and construction teams: looking to enhance leadership and soft skills, run productive assessment meetings, manage people, technology and workflows to resolve stakeholder friction.
Design team leaders and project managers: Seeking practical approaches to collaborate efficiently with assessors and align project delivery with BREEAM targets.

This online CPD module is structured into focused sections designed to enhance collaboration, leadership and process management during BREEAM assessments:

Introduction: Setting the groundwork for collaborative working within BREEAM project delivery.
Engaging others in BREEAM: Shifting stakeholder mindsets to improve sustainability outcomes, tailoring engagement for different audiences and techniques for chairing meetings effectively.
Managing the assessment process: Practical management strategies centred around key elements people, technology and processes including concrete approaches for dealing with difficult stakeholders.