Hands-on LCA training program
Flexible 10-14 week hands-on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) training program designed by Dr. Gregory Norris.
60 hours of studies to understand how products and systems impact the environment at every stage of their life cycle.
Complete your first LCA project with the support of our experts and join our Alumni Network!
Start: 13th January or 10th February
Join by: 6th January or 3rd February
Join our happy customers and get started on your LCA learning journey!
Hands-on LCA Training Program
Make It Your Own: Gain Industry-Specific Knowledge
In this course, you'll apply Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) directly to your industry, ensuring the training is both relevant and practical. Through hands-on project work, you'll tailor your learning, integrating industry standards with ISO guidelines. This approach will help you gain valuable, industry-relevant experience and the skills to apply LCA effectively within your sector.
Key program details:
100% online
60 hours of theory education
8 weeks LCA project experience in your industry
Designed by world-leading LCA expert Dr. Gregory Norris
Get your first LCA done in accordance with the ISO 14044
Weekly coaching sessions with senior experts
LCA certificate to do LCAs in accordance with the ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards
LCA Software licence included
Master the LCA methodology
“I learned the blueprint for making an LCA in a structured way”
Supported by Experts
“The opportunity to speak with experts and other LCA practitioners was very unique and beneficial”
Hands-on experience in your industry
“Make it real by working directly with data from your chosen industry to create your own LCA”
Get LCA certified
“The training follows the ISO 14040 and ISO4044 standards”
Learning Outcomes
Our program offers a hands-on, industry-focused experience, equipping students with the practical skills and knowledge to master Life Cycle Assessment. Unlike theory-only programs, we prioritize real-world application using industry-standard tools, ensuring students gain the expertise to confidently implement LCA methodologies and set the gold standard in sustainability training.
Key skills you will develop:
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Practical expertise with both process-based and input/output-based LCI datasets for accurate assessments.
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Master critical LCA elements, including:
Defining goal and scope
Specifying functional units
Analyzing implications of intended applications
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Hands-on experience with Earthster, the leading LCA software used by professionals.
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Focused expertise in the ReCiPe 2016 method for evaluating environmental impacts.
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Carry out a full-scale LCA project in your own organization, from start to finish.
Closing soon: January 2025 training
Learn from world-class educators
Dr. Gregory Norris
Harvard and MIT professor, research scientist, consultant, and entrepreneur
Our Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) training program stands out as the gold standard in the industry, crafted by the world-renowned Dr. Gregory Norris. With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Norris is not only a leading LCA expert but also a professor at Harvard, a research scientist at MIT, and a trusted consultant to numerous companies. His visionary approach has shaped our expert-backed curriculum, ensuring the highest quality training. Dr. Norris's comprehensive expertise spans academia and business, making our program unparalleled in its depth and practicality. Participants will learn to conduct ISO-compliant Environmental Life Cycle Assessments through a hands-on, meticulously designed training experience.
Get LCA certified
Upon completing our training, you will receive a prestigious certificate that demonstrates your ability to perform LCAs in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards. This certification showcases your advanced competency and practical skills, which are highly regarded across industries.
The certificate not only validates your expertise in conducting Life Cycle Assessments but also assures potential clients, employers, or stakeholders that your work meets internationally recognized standards.
It provides valuable benefits beyond personal career advancement, including supporting ecodesign initiatives, enhancing sustainability reporting, ensuring regulatory compliance, and contributing to a wide range of sustainability-related work. Whether you're pursuing freelance projects or advancing within an organization, this certification enhances your professional credibility and helps you unlock new opportunities in the LCA and sustainability fields.
Course outline
Explore our detailed course syllabus to see how our hands-on, industry-focused training can elevate your expertise in Life Cycle Assessment.
Program delivery
Our fully online program, tailored for the European timezone, is delivered via Google Classroom and features a mix of video lectures, a comprehensive LCA textbook, industry articles, exercises, tests, and live sessions with experts.
Theory Portion: 60 hours
Explore the fundamentals of LCA through video lectures, self-study, and interactive sessions with our expert teachers.
Project Work: 8 Weeks
Apply your knowledge to a real-life LCA project, with weekly support sessions to guide you through each stage of the process.
Pricing and expected commitment
€ 4800
100% online
60 hours of theory education
8 weeks LCA project experience in your industry
Designed by world-leading LCA expert Dr. Gregory Norris
Get your first LCA done in accordance with the ISO 14044
Weekly coaching sessions with senior experts
Certificate of completion
LCA Software Earthster Business licence.
Intensive program
2 weeks of theory (2x30h) including video lectures, exercises, reading and Q&A sessions
Independently working on your LCA project approx 20h/week including project meetings and coaching sessions
Weekly 60min support sessions with Academys LCA experts
Flex program
6 weeks of theory (6x10h) including video lectures, exercises, reading and Q&A sessions
Independently working on your LCA project approx 20h/week including project meetings and coaching sessions
Weekly 60min support sessions with Academys LCA experts
Purchasing for multiple users?
If you're purchasing for multiple users or decide to train your wider team, we offer customized pricing based on your specific needs. Discounts vary depending on the number of users, and we will provide a tailored quotation to suit your requirements.
Book a meeting to discuss your training needs, and be sure to mention the size of the team you are looking to train during the booking process.
Training Schedule
We run multiple training starts per year.
Deadline to join our next Intense training: 6th January 2024
Flex Program: 13th January - 17th April
Intense Program: 10th February - 17th April
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Deadline to join: 1 week before start date
Flex: 13th January - 17th April
Intense: 10th February - 17th April
Next start dates
Choose your study pace
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Flex training
We recognise that busy professionals, like you cannot set their work on hold for 2 weeks, which is why we give you the option to study the training portion of the program in 6 weeks.
Duration: 6 weeks
Study time: 10h/week -
Intense training
If you want to focus fully on learning LCA, the full-time study option, which we call intense is the right one for you. In the intense training, you study our comprehensive LCA basics training in 2 weeks.
Duration: 2 weeks
Study time: 30h/week
Who will benefit?
Our training program is designed for company professionals keen on mastering LCA calculations and implementation in their roles. Ideal for sustainability and R&D specialists across diverse industries, as well as environmental consultants aspiring to get started in LCA. This training is designed to enable participants to become confident and capable beginning practitioners of LCA.
Students will gain hands-on experience and practical familiarity with:
Life cycle inventory databases and datasets, both process-based and input/output-based
The ISO standards for Life Cycle Assessment, with a focus on:
Goal and scope definition
Specification of the functional unit
The implications of intended applications
LCA software, in the form of Earthster.
Life cycle impact assessment methods, with a focus on the ReCiPe 2016 method
Executing a real-life LCA in their organisation from start to finish
Your impact educators and coaches
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Dr Gregory Norris
LCA PROFESSOR
25+ years of LCA experties, Harvard and MIT professor, research scientist, consultant, and entrepreneur -
Daniel Collado-ruiz
ECO INNOVATION PROFESSOR
University professor, LCA expert and CEO of LCA software Earthster -
Matthias Schulz
SENIOR LCA TEACHER
University teacher, sustainability consultant and LCA entrepreneur. -
Alexandra Florea
TEACHER ASSISTANT
Background in academia, teaching and LCA consulting. -
Tanja Holm
COACH
Co-founder, Impact Educator and Sustainability Expert -
Poul Lindqvist
COACH
Co-founder and Impact Educator
Jumpstart your LCA career
Join a our group of LCA practitioners and make a positive impact today!
Process outlined
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Hurry to secure your spot for a comprehensive Hands-on LCA Training with industry experts, hands-on LCA software experience and completing one LCA study supported by us.
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After signing up, we will send you a puchase order. Once that is confirmed we can enroll you in the training program and give you access to the training platform and materials.
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Dive into the comprehensive 60h LCA training guidng you through the basics of the methodology. The training consists of video lectures, self-study, exercises and online sessions with our teachers and coaches.
Duration: Intense 2-weeks or Flex 6 weeks -
Dive into your real-life LCA project, as you deepen your skills in LCA. Create a project plan and start executing. Our weekly support sessions with our teachers and coaches ensures a successful learning experience.
Duration: 8 weeks -
Present your project findings and what you learned to your study group and teachers. Get feedback and a certificate of completion.
Jumpstart your LCA career!
Are you ready to master the blueprint of LCA calculations and make a tangible impact? By joining our program, you will gain:
Critical skills to conduct LCAs in your organization, including LCA fundamentals, Life Cycle Thinking, and LCA implementation.
Hands-on experience from a real-life LCA project, deepening your industry knowledge.
Support from world-leading experts in your LCA learning journey.
The fastest and most affordable way to attain in-house LCA knowledge.
A highly sought-after skill for your CV and a certificate to validate your expertise.
Opportunities to build a network and collaborate with peers.
Tailor Your Learning Journey with Our Experts
Tools, templates and LCA software
Our training program includes all the tools you need to get started with learning to do your first LCA.
Training materials
Templates
Access to USEEIO and Ecoinvent databases
LCA software - license to Earthster
If you already have LCA software of your own, no worries, it can be used in parallel with our training software. This is actually often seen as an advantage, you get to utilize the best parts of each system.
Tailor Your LCA learning
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Life Cycle Assessment - What, Why and How?
What’s LCA?
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment, is an methodology for assessing a wide range of environmental impacts of a system over its full life cycle. LCA can me bused to measure environmental impacts of products, processes or whole organizations.
Why is LCA vital?
LCA is a vital tool for companies who want to gather and model complex environmental data in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Identifying environmental hotspots and modelling products during production helps in decision-making and strategy setting and measuring.
Why learn LCA?
As businesses increasingly prioritize sustainability efforts, the demand for LCA professionals is increasing. Expertise in LCA provides access to a wide range of career paths within industries committed to eco-friendly practices, enhancing your competitiveness in today's dynamic job market.