Curriculum
Full EPD training curriculum
Every module in the DEISO environmental product declaration training curriculum, grouped by subject. Both software routes — LCA for Experts (GaBi) and openLCA — cover the same modules, so nothing here depends on which route you choose.
Format and access
- English trainingTraining is given in English by an expert LCA trainer at PhD level.
- Extensive trainingIntensive coverage of the complete programme.
- Accelerated learning approachAn active learning approach that speeds up understanding by adapting instruction to the individual, using discussion, interactive elements, demonstrations, worked examples, assignments, and trainee feedback.
- Theoretical and practical trainingTheory is combined with hands-on work in the software.
- Practical case studies: 1One complete case study worked through during the training.
- Remote (online) or in personChoose the training format: online, at your company’s location in Japan, or at an international location. Prices vary by format, and a minimum number of trainees applies to every format except online, which can be one-to-one or one-to-group. A single trainee is enough to run the chosen programme online.
- On-site training at the client’s location in JapanA minimum number of trainees applies. Contact DEISO for details.
- On-site training at the client’s location outside JapanChoose the training format: online, at your company’s location in Japan, or at an international location. Prices vary by format, and a minimum number of trainees applies to every format except online, which can be one-to-one or one-to-group. A single trainee is enough to run the chosen programme online.
- Optional examination and training certificate (paid)Certificate fees apply per trainee. Contact DEISO for pricing.
EPD foundations
- The EPD theoryThe concepts behind environmental product declarations and what they are for.
- Understanding the EPD concept, framework, and proceduresHow EPDs are structured and the process by which they are produced.
- Training on the EN 15804 standardThe standard that applies to environmental product declarations in the construction sector.
- Product category rules (PCR)The rules that set what an EPD for a given product category must cover.
- EPD in the construction industryHow EPDs are used in construction, and what the sector expects from them.
- Extensive and advanced life cycle assessment (LCA)Deeper LCA work, at the level an EPD requires.
- Perform a full life cycle assessment (LCA)Carrying out a complete LCA from start to finish.
- Life cycle inventory (LCI) data trainingWorking with the inventory data an LCA is built on.
- Basic level: training on life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methodsAn introduction to the methods used to assess environmental impact.
- Data collectionGathering the data needed for the assessment.
EPD production and reporting
- Coaching on performing an EPD in your chosen softwareGuided coaching through the EPD workflow in the software route you select.
- Practically conduct a full EPDProducing a complete EPD during the training.
- LCA background report preparationPreparing the report that documents the underlying assessment.
- Prepare and write the EPD reportCompiling and writing the declaration document itself.
- Learn how to analyse existing EPD reportsReading published EPDs and understanding how they are put together.
- Third-party panel validationThe independent review step in the EPD process.
