A two-level GreenOps programme for university students — from foundational GreenOps principles (101) to advanced AI/ML workload sustainability and enterprise implementation strategy (201). Delivered via GCF Academy SATP.
101: 40 hours delivered across a semester or as an intensive block. 201: 60 hours, following completion of 101. Available within the SATP university framework or as a standalone university programme. Minimum cohort: 20 students. In-person, virtual, or hybrid delivery.
What GreenOps is and why it matters. GreenOps vs DevOps vs FinOps — the sustainability extension. Environmental impact of compute, storage, cloud, and networking. Business case for GreenOps.
The GreenOps Plan-Execute-Govern cycle. Right-sizing, auto-scaling, and idle resource elimination. Storage optimisation: deduplication, compression, tiered storage. Hands-on: sustainability dashboards and carbon metrics.
Environmental footprint of AI/ML training and inference. Techniques: pruning, quantisation, transfer learning. CPU-native inference with Kompact AI. Carbon-aware scheduling for ML workloads.
Comparing cloud providers on sustainability metrics — energy, PUE, renewable percentage. Carbon-aware workload placement. Multi-cloud and hybrid sustainability strategy. SCI (Software Carbon Intensity) standard.
GreenOps implementation roadmap for organisations. Stakeholder communication — speaking to CFOs, CTOs, and sustainability teams. Building a GreenOps practice from scratch. Capstone: GreenOps strategy for a real organisation.
Participants who complete this programme receive a GCF Sustainable AI CoE certification — digitally verifiable, recognised by GCF's corporate member and university network, and aligned with India AI Governance Guidelines 2025.
Delivered as part of the SATP university partnership programme or as a standalone university cohort engagement. Pricing is per student, exclusive of GST.
| Minimum Cohort | 20 students per batch |
| Delivery Mode | In-person · Virtual · Hybrid |
| Lab Access | GCF Sustainable AI CoE compute cluster |
| Pathway | 101 required before enrolling in 201 |
| Certification | GCF Sustainable AI CoE · Digitally verifiable |
| Delivery Context | SATP Module 2 framework or standalone university programme |
All GCF Academy training is delivered as institutional B2B engagements. Minimum cohort sizes apply. Contact GCF to discuss scope and scheduling.
GCF Academy programmes are delivered to universities, corporate L&D teams, and professional associations — not as open individual enrolment. Minimum cohort sizes apply.