Six LCA and openLCA Courses This Spring:  Here’s What We’ve Got On

We have a full schedule running from April through May, from a three-hour SimaPro migration session to a four-day in-person course for people who want a deeper understanding of LCA methodology. Here’s everything in one place.

The first session is on 20 April, a half-day online course for people switching from SimaPro to openLCA. Three hours on a Monday morning, practical and focused, no fluff. If you’ve been putting off that migration, this is the course to do it properly, rather than muddle through alone.

In May, things get busier. The 6 and 7 May are our Basic openLCA online training sessions – two afternoons for people new to the software who want a proper introduction rather than trying to figure it out from YouTube tutorials. The following week, the 13 and 14 May, is the Intermediate level for people who’ve been using openLCA for a while but feel like they’re only scratching the surface. Both are online and run from 1 pm to 4:30 pm.

The course we’d highlight this spring is the Comprehensive LCA Training Course, 18 to 21 May, in person in Cramlington. Four full days, small group, covering ISO 14040/44 methodology with hands-on openLCA modelling throughout. We keep numbers small deliberately — there’s a real difference between watching someone build an LCA and building one yourself, with someone there to catch your mistakes before they become habits.

Then, on 26 May, we’re in Birmingham for a one-day LCA Professional course. This course is for people who work with LCA results without running studies themselves. It’s for sustainability managers, procurement teams, and anyone looking to grasp the basics. No software required, no prior experience assumed. Be ready to leave with an understanding of LCA theory, basic openLCA modelling, and application of LCA in both EPDs and CBAM.

The final training session of the month, on 27 and 28 May, our Advanced openLCA online training takes place. This is for practitioners who are already comfortable with the tool and want to go further: the Collaboration Server, scripting, and working cleanly across multiple databases. Two online afternoons, and it tends to draw the most experienced attendees.

All of our public openLCA courses are delivered by GreenDelta certified trainers. GreenDelta developed and maintains openLCA, and as their UK partner we’re as close to the source as it gets, which shows in how the courses are structured and the choice of topics we cover.

If you’re not sure which course is right for you, or if you’d rather run a private session for your team, get in touch at [email protected]. Full details and registration links are on our  training page.