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Introducing Net Zero and Net Zero financing: from ambition to delivery
This course is about how to close the gap between the money your council has and the money its priority Net Zero projects need to design and deploy them
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Introduction to hydrogen
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★★★★★
This course introduces hydrogen’s role in the UK’s low‑carbon transition, how it is produced, stored, transported, and used. It explores safety challenges of the technology, together with its opportunities.
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Planning for hydrogen
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★★★★★
This course delves into the planning side of the hydrogen economy within the UK, with a focus on the types of planning permissions that hydrogen projects require, as well as any environmental regulations that need to be adhered to.
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Resident care for Community Champions
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★★★★★
This course is designed to provide Community Champions with practical advice, knowledge, and strategies for how to communicate more effectively with their community peers. It covers residents' capabilities, opportunities, and motivations for retrofit.
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Decarbonisation of vulnerable households
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★★★★★
This course is designed to provide retrofit professionals and Community Champions with insights into the opportunities and barriers to retrofit of vulnerable households. It covers residents living in fuel poverty or with health-related and socio-economic challenges.
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Building physics essentials
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★★★★★
(1)
This course has been designed for retrofit professionals and Community Champions who want to extend their knowledge of how buildings work. It covers the physics of how heat, moisture, air, sound, and energy move through buildings.
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Introduction to energy storage
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★★★★★
(1)
In this course, you will learn about the core concepts, technologies, and the role of local authorities to enable and deliver energy storage.
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Local decarbonisation planning: Getting ready for RESP
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course delves into the different approaches to local decarbonisation planning, and the benefits of aligning local bottom-up data with national top-down modelling. This is in preparation for a new approach, Regional Energy Strategic Planning (RESP), which will act as a key guide for local, regional, and national planning.
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Introduction to solar PV
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★★★★★
(5)
In this programme, you will learn the basics of solar PV, including the technology, installation, benefits, and connections.
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Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 1: Introduction
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★★★★★
(2)
The course introduces non-domestic building decarbonisation. You will learn what a typical project involves and why it is important for your Net Zero goals.
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Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 2: Plan your project and review data
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★★★★★
(1)
The course introduces key concepts associated with preparing a decarbonisation project, such as stakeholders, targets, surveying and auditing, and reviewing energy and carbon data.
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Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 3: Prioritising opportunities
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★★★★★
(1)
This course explores how to assess the characteristics of your estate to effectively identify decarbonisation projects, engage with stakeholders, manage risks, and prepare compelling business cases for approval.
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Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 4. Project development
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★★★★★
(1)
This course delves into the process of planning and executing strategies, programmes, and project plans for reducing carbon emissions in non-domestic public buildings, as well as looking at the approval processes along the way.
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Introduction to heat networks | 1. The what and the why
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course helps local authority staff understand how heat networks are part of a local decarbonisation strategy, how they can benefit the Net Zero journey, and the roles that local authorities can play in their development.
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Introduction to heat networks | 2. Starting to deliver
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(3)
This course helps local authority staff understand how heat networks are part of a local decarbonisation strategy, how they work and can benefit the Net Zero journey, and the roles that local authorities can play in their development.
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Introduction to funding and financing your way to Net Zero
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(2)
This course introduces the basics of how to fund and finance Net Zero projects. You will learn about the types of funding and financing available to local authorities and what they need to do to obtain them for delivering their projects.
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Introduction to the business case
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(2)
This courses helps local authorities prepare business cases for their projects. It explains the Five Case Model: the strategic, economic, commercial, financial, and management themes used to create well-structured business cases.
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Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(3)
This course provides an accessible breakdown of the UK’s Procurement Act 2023's key elements – principles, procedures, and governance – focused on what you need to know for environmentally responsible procurement.
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Introduction to local decarbonisation planning
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(1)
Learn about local decarbonisation planning. You’ll learn how local area energy planning (LAEP) fits into national energy strategies. We’ll cover essential steps for mapping current and future energy needs.
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Introduction to hydrogen
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course introduces hydrogen’s role in the UK’s low‑carbon transition, how it is produced, stored, transported, and used. It explores safety challenges of the technology, together with its opportunities.
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Planning for hydrogen
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course delves into the planning side of the hydrogen economy within the UK, with a focus on the types of planning permissions that hydrogen projects require, as well as any environmental regulations that need to be adhered to.
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Resident care for Community Champions
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course is designed to provide Community Champions with practical advice, knowledge, and strategies for how to communicate more effectively with their community peers. It covers residents' capabilities, opportunities, and motivations for retrofit.
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Decarbonisation of vulnerable households
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course is designed to provide retrofit professionals and Community Champions with insights into the opportunities and barriers to retrofit of vulnerable households. It covers residents living in fuel poverty or with health-related and socio-economic challenges.
Log in to access e-learning
Building physics essentials
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(1)
This course has been designed for retrofit professionals and Community Champions who want to extend their knowledge of how buildings work. It covers the physics of how heat, moisture, air, sound, and energy move through buildings.
Log in to access e-learning
Introduction to energy storage
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(1)
In this course, you will learn about the core concepts, technologies, and the role of local authorities to enable and deliver energy storage.
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Local decarbonisation planning: Getting ready for RESP
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course delves into the different approaches to local decarbonisation planning, and the benefits of aligning local bottom-up data with national top-down modelling. This is in preparation for a new approach, Regional Energy Strategic Planning (RESP), which will act as a key guide for local, regional, and national planning.
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Introduction to solar PV
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(5)
In this programme, you will learn the basics of solar PV, including the technology, installation, benefits, and connections.
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Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 1: Introduction
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(2)
The course introduces non-domestic building decarbonisation. You will learn what a typical project involves and why it is important for your Net Zero goals.
Log in to access e-learning
Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 2: Plan your project and review data
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(1)
The course introduces key concepts associated with preparing a decarbonisation project, such as stakeholders, targets, surveying and auditing, and reviewing energy and carbon data.
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Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 3: Prioritising opportunities
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(1)
This course explores how to assess the characteristics of your estate to effectively identify decarbonisation projects, engage with stakeholders, manage risks, and prepare compelling business cases for approval.
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Non-domestic building decarbonisation | 4. Project development
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(1)
This course delves into the process of planning and executing strategies, programmes, and project plans for reducing carbon emissions in non-domestic public buildings, as well as looking at the approval processes along the way.
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Introduction to heat networks | 1. The what and the why
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
This course helps local authority staff understand how heat networks are part of a local decarbonisation strategy, how they can benefit the Net Zero journey, and the roles that local authorities can play in their development.
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Introduction to heat networks | 2. Starting to deliver
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(3)
This course helps local authority staff understand how heat networks are part of a local decarbonisation strategy, how they work and can benefit the Net Zero journey, and the roles that local authorities can play in their development.
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Introduction to funding and financing your way to Net Zero
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(2)
This course introduces the basics of how to fund and finance Net Zero projects. You will learn about the types of funding and financing available to local authorities and what they need to do to obtain them for delivering their projects.
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Introduction to the business case
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(2)
This courses helps local authorities prepare business cases for their projects. It explains the Five Case Model: the strategic, economic, commercial, financial, and management themes used to create well-structured business cases.
Log in to access e-learning
Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(3)
This course provides an accessible breakdown of the UK’s Procurement Act 2023's key elements – principles, procedures, and governance – focused on what you need to know for environmentally responsible procurement.
Log in to access e-learning
Introduction to local decarbonisation planning
Average Review Score:
★★★★★
(1)
Learn about local decarbonisation planning. You’ll learn how local area energy planning (LAEP) fits into national energy strategies. We’ll cover essential steps for mapping current and future energy needs.
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