One of the great changes in the economy of the 21st century is the trend towards a more sustainable and green future. This new economic paradigm has given rise to the concept of economics circular, based on the principle of “closing the cycle of life”.
In short, transform manufacturing processes towards less energy consumption and waste production less trash! And more take care of raw materials before resources natural resources that are increasingly scarce.
This transition requires knowledge and training to to be done consistently. This is where a free circular economy course and also, we have compiled several for this 2023…
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This is a high-level training covered by the UN , specifically, by UNSSC (School Staff of the United Nations System). In Its portal has different free training courses, but with very specific dates.
Circular economy teaching is from September 18 to October 20, 2023 , it is six weeks long, fully free and it is only in English (later there are courses in Spanish) . The objectives are:
We can enroll in the course from the official website at UNSSC from HERE.
This training is given by the University of los Andes (Colombia) and through the platform of Coursera . And it is also a formation totally free, but here, if you want a certificate like you have completed the course, you must pay the amount corresponding.
This learning about circular economy is approximately nineteen hours, registration can be done from now and The formation of this circular economy course is in Spanish .
You can check all the details from the platform Coursera from HERE.
From the Carlos Slim Foundation , in its training platform Train for Employment, you can directly access a course without having to register and in online mode .
With a training plan of five topics with different infographics and videos that you can follow at your rhythm, apparently, can't get certified (you can ask on the official website). It's a way to start delve into the most important aspects of the economy circulate and understand its impact, all in Spanish .
The training can be accessed from the online platform learn from HERE.
From the Spanish network Global Compact they offer a free online course on circular economy given at the initiative of the UN which leads the business sustainability in the world.
Although the explanations about the course are concise and, initially, it is indicated that the first module is accessed totally free (we haven't tested it). For the quality of the platform and supported by the United Nations, we believe that it will be worth worth trying.
The registry can be accessed from the official website of Global Compact on their website HERE.
This is another lesson given by the UN also in English, totally free and through Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
This online eLearning about economics circular has been developed to support the training of the cities in the subject of the management of the plastic waste. The objective of this course is to share the latest knowledge and approaches to measure and manage the pollution by plastics of terrestrial origin, in particular in cities, to achieve local objectives, national and regional development-related sustainable.
The objectives of the course are:
We can access and register for free from the online training platform in ESCAP from HERE.
Other free online training in Spanish from the ADICAE platform (Consumers Critical, Responsible and Solidarity) where we only have to request registration for access to the course.
The syllabus is divided into three modules that are focused at:
We can sign up from the official page in ADICAE from HERE.
The Circulab Academy platform is a strategic consulting agency that helps organizations from around the world to imagine and design regenerative solutions. It offers online courses based on powerful tools of open source circular design, created and enhanced by Circulab and used throughout the world.
On its website we can see different courses, but it has a new free online course called “Activate the Circular Economy» . This free, interactive course aimed at professionals from all fields and industries who want to take their first steps.
The training is free for the first seven days. It is in English and French. You can write to yourself from your official Circulab Academy page.
The REFLOW Academy portal allows interested parties to enroll in a set of three free online courses focused circular economy (CE). The formations are in English and they are:
We can sign up from the REFLOW Academy official page HERE.
The circular economy course is framed in the Circular Labs Project . A European project that promotes entrepreneurship for the Circular Economy in the Iberian Space, which covers Spain and Portugal.
The online training is in both Spanish and Portuguese and anyone can register . In addition, a certificate is offered at no cost additional (We will see how to obtain it later).
The period of this edition of the course online in Circular Economy . The training consists of 9 modules , each one made up of:
The nine modules of the course are:
In addition, the course offers 2 complementary modules of mandatory viewing and reading, which only have technical notes. These modules do not include syllabus, quizzes, no videos:
And there is an internal forum where you can raise the queries that arise, both technical and academic.
The online course has a minimum level of degree studies of Bachelor or FP medium level, and that you will obtain a "Certificate Achievement", by exceeding the academic requirements indicated. If you do not have this minimum level of studies, you will get a "Certificate of Assistance", upon passing the requirements indicated academics.
We can access the circular economy course to register from HERE on the platform (This course has finished, but they usually launch new calls).
For our part, we believe that it is a good opportunity for train us in a theme that is on the rise like the sustainable development, that there is little training and where the Courses that we find on the net are paid. And also, supported by the School of Industrial Organization (EOI) and the University of Salamanca.
By the way, a MOOC on evaluation of environmental impact by the UPV that we can consult HERE and another from the same University, on construction procedures: land in civil works and construction that we can see HERE! very good quality!
