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In house training

We can organise training on LCA and/or SimaPro at your organisation. Courses can be tailored to your individual needs, allowing you to focus on the issues most relevant to your organisation. Traning can even be conducted with a case study of your choice, that is, a real-world problem that is relevant to your organisation. Course are built up in modules, allowing you to start with basic LCA training and follow up with optional modules on advanced SimaPro features. A 2 day course will leave you equipped to effectively tackle your own LCA problems with SimaPro. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

SimaPro and LCA courses

We offer regular LCA and SimaPro training courses, ranging from basic “Introduction to LCA” courses, to advanced modelling courses. Courses are held in Cape Town, South Africa.

The basic LCA and SimaPro modules cover the following topics:
	Getting started with LCA: Basic concepts, structural overview, the importance of planning (goal and scope definition)
	Inventory analysis – data issues: Devising and implementing a data collection strategy (including data quality indicators), selecting and using generic LCI databases, the importance of consistency in data sources.
	Managing data in SimaPro: Libraries and projects.
	Inventory analysis – modelling: How to model a life cycle in SimaPro: processes and product stages, waste scenarios and life cycles.
	Impact assessment: how to select an appropriate method and how to apply this in SimaPro.
	Analysing and interpreting results, including the importance of sensitivity and scenario analyses.

Advanced modules:
	Uncertainty in LCA: the theory of incorporating uncertainty in LCA models (managing and estimating uncertainty), and the practice of modelling uncertainty with SimaPro (Monte Carlo simulations).
	Hybrid LCA: using input-output LCA databases to fill data gaps in process LCA models.
	Advanced modelling features of SimaPro, including modelling with parameters (the smart way to conduct scenario analyses), modelling complex waste management scenarios (how to use disassembly and disposal scenarios), advanced data management features (how to create libraries, export databases etc.)

The aim of the basic modules is to leave you equipped to interpret and review LCA studies, as well as to effectively tackle your own LCA models in SimaPro.

If you would like to be kept informed of up-coming SimaPro training courses, please email simapro@tgh.co.za.

Regular SimaPro courses are also offered by PRé Consultants and their global partner network. Please see here for a calender of international SimaPro courses.