19. Nov. 2012

A free online Training Platform for local political representatives and municipal staff has been launched today.

The aim is to provide local governments with short and easy-to-understand training modules focusing on eight key issues relevant to local energy action planning. The Platform was developed by experts (energy, local governments, and adult education) in the Covenant capaCITY project, co-funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme.

The platform is aimed at start-up municipalities – cities and towns that are busy exploring what local climate and sustainable energy action is all about and what their role in this could be. Eight topics, presented in modules, outline the topic relevance to local governments, offering basic guidance, as well as ideas, tips and tools – on how to deal with people, structures, and processes. The modules combine information and interactive elements, including exercises, great guidance and links to further support.

By going through the training programme, local leaders and municipal staff from different departments should have a sound idea how to develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP). To enter, please register and select topics you wish to explore – for example Greenhouse gas inventories, SEAP development, Procurement or Water.

You can learn at your own pace! Explore this easy to use online platform.

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• Project: Covenant capaCITY

Tags: energy, governance, smart city, training, urban development