Specialism: Resources and Waste

About This Training

The extraction and use of natural resources, together with the amount of waste generated by human activities, is growing year on year, contributing to climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. One of the key principles of the circular economy is to eliminate waste and pollution. Practical resources and waste management plays a crucial role in achieving this principle by helping to create a sustainable system that makes better use of waste as a resource, reduces the need for virgin materials and prevents waste.

This specialist e-learning course provides a comprehensive overview of how the resources and waste management sector can support the transition to a circular economy, featuring sector case studies and practical insights.

What You’ll Learn

In this course, you will gain practical knowledge of circular economy principles applied to resource and waste management.

Module 1: resources and waste management

• The challenge of consumption
• Behaviour change
• Resources and waste management fundamentals

Module 2: Rethinking the Sector’s Role in the Circular Economy

• Rethink approaches
• Reduce strategies
• Re-design principles
• Refurbish and repair
• Recycling
• Repurpose

Module 3 – Final Thoughts

Who This Training Is For

This training is designed for professionals at all levels working in or interested in resource and waste management, including those seeking to understand how the sector can support the transition to the circular economy.

Entry Requirements

You do not require any prior knowledge to enrol on this course.

How will I benefit from taking this course?

Once you have completed this training, you will understand how the resource and waste management sector can support the transition to the circular economy and be equipped to apply circular principles in your work.

Continue Your Professional Development

You can continue your professional development by enrolling on one of the following:

• CEI Practitioner
• Specialism: Construction and the Built Environment
• Specialism: Fashion and Textiles