The training is built for professionals and organisations that need more than basic software orientation. It is for participants who need to use LCA for Experts (GaBi) in a technically meaningful and professionally applicable way. Typical participants include:

• Sustainability analysts and environmental specialists
• LCA practitioners and technical consultants
• Corporate R&D and product development teams
• EPD and product footprint practitioners
• PhD students and academic researchers
• Engineers and specialists supporting eco-design or environmental performance improvement
• Consulting firms building stronger internal software capability

The training is built as a progressive capability-building process rather than a feature walkthrough. Each plan develops practical competence through guided explanation, software-based application, structured examples, and technical discussion. The progression generally covers:

• Software orientation and interface logic
• Flows, processes, plans, and modelling architecture
• Database search, selection, and management
• Process construction and documentation
• Product system modelling
• LCIA method application
• Result interpretation and comparison
• Scenario, hotspot, and sensitivity-oriented thinking
• Practical use in research, industry, carbon footprinting, and EPD-related workflows

After completing the relevant plan, participants can:

• Work with the structure and logic of LCA for Experts (GaBi) models
• Build and manage product system models more confidently
• Carry out gate-to-gate, cradle-to-gate, and cradle-to-grave modelling
• Work with databases, processes, flows, quantities, and plans
• Apply impact assessment methods and interpret LCIA results
• Carry out hotspot-oriented analysis and compare scenarios
• Use the software more effectively for carbon footprint and environmental performance studies
• Support EPD-related and product sustainability work more competently
• Strengthen technical reporting, interpretation, and communication of results

At the higher levels, participants are also better prepared to:

• Work with more advanced model structures
• Support consulting-grade or research-grade analysis
• Address more complex product systems and methodological questions
• Produce more defensible professional LCA workflows

Organisations and professionals request this training when they need to strengthen their capability to use LCA for Experts (GaBi) for practical environmental modelling and life cycle analysis. Common situations include:

• Companies that have adopted the software and need structured training to use it effectively
• Sustainability professionals who need to build complete life cycle models for products or processes
• Environmental engineers carrying out life cycle environmental analysis for product systems
• R&D teams evaluating alternative materials or technologies using life cycle modelling
• Researchers running life cycle analysis within academic or applied research projects
• Consulting teams producing life cycle assessment studies for industry clients
• Organisations building internal capability in environmental modelling and sustainability analysis

The training gives the practical modelling capability needed to build, analyse, and interpret life cycle models in LCA for Experts (GaBi).

The plans accommodate different starting points, and the expected background differs by level.

Many organisations and researchers adopt LCA software but struggle to use it well in practice. The training addresses technical and operational barriers such as:

• Difficulty understanding software structure and model logic
• Limited ability to build reliable product system models
• Weak confidence in database selection and process handling
• Difficulty interpreting results and linking them to decisions
• Limited capability for advanced scenario or comparative analysis
• Insufficient internal capability for carbon footprint or EPD-related work
• Heavy reliance on external experts for technical software use
• Slow learning through trial and error without structured guidance
• Moving from theoretical LCA knowledge to software-based application
• Structuring product systems correctly
• Navigating databases and methodological choices confidently
• Translating software outputs into meaningful environmental insight

The training is software-focused, and sits within the broader logic of internationally recognised life cycle thinking and environmental assessment practice. Depending on the plan and the use case, it can support work aligned with:

• ISO 14040 — life cycle assessment: principles and framework
• ISO 14044 — life cycle assessment: requirements and guidelines
• Product carbon footprint applications
• Environmental impact assessment and interpretation logic
• Scenario and comparative sustainability analysis

DEISO runs high-level professional training built for practical use in industry, research, and consulting. It is not limited to interface familiarisation; it builds structured capability in modelling logic, environmental analysis, and applied professional use of the software. The approach emphasises:

• Structured progression by training level
• Practical, technically grounded learning
• Application-oriented software use
• Suitability for both industry and academic work
• Flexibility in training format