Build your climate career where it matters. In Southeast Asia.

The Climate Career Accelerator is a 4-week professional development program designed to help you understand the climate sector, map your skills to real roles, and become part of the region’s growing climate workforce. It is not a motivational course. Rather, it’s a training one, built for real hiring conditions and real career transitions.

Learn how climate work is emerging across industries, what roles are in demand, and how to position yourself without starting from zero.

86%
average satisfaction rate
96%
feel supported by the Jobs that makesense team
88%
of participants found the topics relevant to their learning and career goals
9 out of 10
participants said the program helped them gain clarity on their next steps

📚 What the program is

A structured, learning experience focused on Southeast Asia’s climate job landscape. One module per week. Practical content. Region-specific context. Clear career pathways.

For independent learners who want flexibility, the Self-paced Track is for you.

What is included
👉🏼 Fully online and accessible across Asia Pacific
👉🏼 Weekly modules with tools, interviews, and sector insights
👉🏼 Certificate of completion
👉🏼 Standard access of 4 weeks to complete the programme

For people who thrive with deadlines, live support, and learning alongside others, the Cohort-based Track is for you.

What is included
👉🏼 Fully online and accessible across Asia Pacific
👉🏼 Weekly modules with practical tools, expert interviews, and climate sector insights
👉🏼 Certificate of completion
👉🏼 Standard programme access for 4 weeks
💚 Join a scheduled cohort of 10+ members
💚 Two live facilitated sessions to kick off and wrap up the programme
💚 Dedicated community channel for accountability, feedback, planning, and peer support
💚 Access to alumni network after completion

Next cohorts are on:
🗓️ July 27 to August 21
🗓️ August 24 to September 18

For professionals who want more flexibility, more time to apply their learning, and continued support as they transition into a climate career, get our Access Pass.

What is included
🌟 8 weeks of programme access so you can complete the course around your work, studies, or personal commitments
🌟Choose your preferred learning experience: self-paced or cohort-based
🌟 Receive personalized feedback on your CV or your chosen course activity to help strengthen your learning and career readiness
🌟 Access to the alumni network, even if you complete the programme through the self-paced option

🌟 More time to revisit modules, refine your CV and LinkedIn, and put your learning into practice

🌟 Opportunity to be selected for an exclusive introduction to leading climate organizations and ecosystem leaders, awarded to one outstanding participant through a selection process

🟢 Includes your chosen programme track

Cohort schedules are as mentioned in the cohort-based track section

This program is for you if…

🌱 You’re transitioning from other fields who want to enter climate work without starting over

👥 You’re a mid-career professionals whose roles are becoming climate-relevant

🚀 You’re a professional in marketing, tech, finance, operations, engineering, research, or policy who want to understand where their skills fit

🛣️ You’re already in sustainability who need clearer pathways, context, and direction

📚 You’re an employer exploring climate upskilling for their teams

You’ll gain…

🌞 A clear view of how the climate sector operates in Southeast Asia

📚 Insight into emerging roles, required skills, and real hiring practices

⚙️ Tools to translate your existing experience into climate-relevant applications

📂 A climate-ready CV and positioning guidance based on current market needs

⭐ A concise personal pitch for interviews, panels, and networking

🙌🏻 A regional peer group and growing professional community

🖌️ Structured support that helps you move forward with clarity instead of guesswork

If you are exploring climate roles, preparing a transition, or clarifying how your current skills apply, this program gives you a grounded understanding of the sector, practical tools, and a clear path into Southeast Asia’s climate workforce.

📚 About the program

🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 Meet Your Guides

Learn from Southeast Asia's Climate Practitioners

Each module features live sessions with professionals working across energy, finance, adaptation, circularity, technology, policy, and more.

They share how hiring works, what skills they look for, and how real roles are evolving inside the region’s climate transition.

📋 Program Structure

The Climate Career Accelerator is a 4-week learning and transition framework built for Southeast Asia’s climate workforce.

Prepare to engage with masterclasses, practitioner interviews, practical exercises, and other features to support your career in the climate space. The entire course content is designed to help you understand the sector, position your skills, and move toward climate roles without starting from scratch.

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Week 1: Understanding the SEA Climate Sector

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Week 2: Identifying Your Role and Transition Path

Gain a solid understanding of the climate sector in Southeast Asia by exploring its key industries, the wide range of organizations involved, and the real impact they create.

🎙️Expert Interviews

Hear directly from leaders and practitioners working in green enterprises, NGOs, ESG consulting, philanthropy, and more. Their firsthand stories will offer practical perspectives on the sector’s diversity and evolving opportunities.

🎒Practical Exercise

Map your climate career vision with a step-by-step framework and uncover the organizations and impact models that truly match your values and goals.

Discover the wide variety of roles within the climate sector, and challenge common misconceptions about career paths, compensation, and working conditions.

🎙️Expert Interviews

Hear inspiring career transition stories, both bold pivots and gradual shifts, from professionals who have successfully brought their expertise into the climate space.

🎒Practical Exercise

Define your personal Ikigai, assess your career priorities, and draft of your ideal climate-aligned job description.


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Week 3: Positioning Yourself for Climate Hiring

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Week 4: Turning Insight Into Action

Get insider guidance from leading climate recruiters on how to position yourself, create a values-driven CV, and build a strong personal narrative to support your career transition.

🎙️Expert Interviews

Hear from HR professionals on what makes candidates stand out, and get expert advice on personal branding and career strategy from coaches specializing in climate and impact-driven recruitment.

🎒Practical Exercise

Optimize your CV for the climate sector, craft a compelling career transition story, and map out a shortlist of organizations that reflect your values and aspirations.

Design a clear and strategic approach to your job or training program search. Learn how to network effectively within the climate sector and set up a structured follow-up system to maintain momentum and motivation.

🎙️Expert Interviews

Hear from networking experts and professionals who successfully entered the climate sector from scratch through creative, non-traditional pathways.

🎒Practical Exercise

Build your personalized application tracker, craft impactful outreach messages, and develop a concrete action plan and timeline to guide your next steps.

✒️ What's included throughout

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On-demand masterclasses

Available to watch at your own pace and time.

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Practical exercises and frameworks

Weekly materials designed to spark reflection, clarity, and action

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Conversations with regional experts and hiring managers

Inspiring career stories, tips and advice

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Additional industry insights and peer-to-peer coaching sessions *for the cohort-based path

For guided support and peer learning

Climate Career Accelerator

Program Fee and Access Model

Self-paced Track

Start anytime and learn on your own schedule.

USD 50

You'll have access to:

👉 Fully online and accessible across Asia Pacific

👉 Weekly modules with practical tools, expert interviews, and climate sector insights

👉 Learn at your own pace with 4 weeks of access

👉 Certificate of completion

Need more flexibility or community? Upgrade to the Access Pass for extended access and additional career support.

Cohort-based Track

Move through the programme with structure, live support, and a community beside you.

USD 75

You'll have access to:

👉 Everything in the Self-paced Track

👉 Complete the programme within a guided 4-week schedule

👉 Join a cohort of 10+ participants

👉 Two live facilitated sessions to kick off and wrap up the programme

👉 Dedicated community space for accountability, feedback, and networking

👉 Access to the alumni network after graduation

Access Pass

The complete Climate Career Accelerator experience. Includes your choice of the Self-paced or Cohort-based Track.

USD 150

Why choose the Access Pass?

🌟 8 weeks of programme access so you can complete the course at a pace that works for you.

🌟 Choose either the Self-paced or Cohort-based Track—it's included.

🌟 Receive personalized feedback on your CV or your one course activity to help strengthen your learning and career readiness

🌟 Extended access to the community for networking, accountability, and career conversations.

🌟 Access to the alumni network, even if you complete the programme through the self-paced option.

🌟 More time to revisit modules, refine your CV and LinkedIn, and apply what you've learned.

🌟 Opportunity to get a personal introduction from the CEO of Jobs that makesense Asia to key organizations and leaders across the climate ecosystem.

💬 Hear from the community

✍🏻In their own words

Frequently Asked Questions

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