Social Accountability Consultant Course
Course Description
SAI sees investment in responsible and skilled social accountability consulting as a critical component of advancing human rights in workplaces globally. Consultants often help companies navigate and apply social standards and requirements, but skilled professionals in the field can help companies go beyond auditing to embed changes in daily operations by:
- securing leadership buy-in and ownership of labor improvements,
- fostering worker engagement and participation,
- and guiding companies to internalize these and other positive changes in their organizational culture.
SAI’s Social Accountability Consultant Course will equip consultants with additional knowledge and skills to look beyond compliance in their work to apply a comprehensive management systems and capacity building approach that integrates worker voice.
This course is a requirement to achieve Registered Consultant status in the Social Accountability Consultant Registry.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the value of social consultants and their role in upholding ethical and credible social standards
- Understand the SAI Social Consultant Registry Code of Conduct
- Learn to facilitate better social performance through a change management approach, including how to:
- Empower companies to “own” social performance and embed compliance and accountability standards in their operations
- Train staff to ensure sustainable implementation and improvement
- Facilitate dialogue between managers and workers and enhance worker voice and dialogue in an organization
- Support companies in developing and implementing social performance management systems
- Advance skills that will support you in applying this model:
- Communication and inter-personal
- Leadership
- Facilitation and Mediation
- Coaching and Training
The course concludes with a comprehensive exam. Participants who pass the exam are awarded a Course Completion Certificate and become eligible to apply for ‘Registered’ status in the Social Accountability Consultant Registry.
Participation during the live course sessions and completion of all pre-course material are integral to the successful completion of this course and will be graded. The course grading criteria are as follows:
- 20%: Submission of asynchronous materials, including:
- Each section completed and all questions answered thoroughly
- Submitted within deadline
- 40%: Participation in live sessions, including:
- Camera on
- Participation (including discussions and presentations)
- 40%: Completion of multiple-choice exam
“The consultant training course from SAI gave me a new perspective and deeper understanding. I gained confidence on my consulting journey to overcome challenges through scenarios reflecting actual situations on the ground regarding driving positive change and fostering worker engagement and participation.”
Fenix Htu
Social Compliance Monitoring, Auditing, and Remediation ExpertUpcoming Sessions
June 9-11, 2025 | Virtual
Time: 8:30AM-10:30AM EST / 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM CEST / 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM IST
Course Language: English
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Course Details
Format
Three-Day Online Training
- Two hours classroom time per day
- 6-8 total hours Independent Learning Modules
- One hour online exam
Prerequisites
Introduction to SA8000 & Basic Auditor Training
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Fees
$750 USD
Discount Available: Pay only $500 for this training by completing your application for the Social Accountability Consultant Registry (including payment of $250).
