Training
The Sustainability Hub has a growing collection of on-demand training courses ready for you to further your knowledge and understanding around sustainable process engineering.
Our courses are designed specifically for chemical engineers. They are delivered online, completed at your own pace, and allow you to learn interactively in bite-sized chunks.
IChemE member benefit – to access these courses free of charge email membersupport@icheme.org to request the members code. Non-members can purchase these courses.
Watch the Training: Ethical Decision Making video where IChemE Past President Jane Cutler explains the importance of making ethical decisions.
On-demand courses
Effective Cleaning in Food Systems
Understanding how reducing waste and spoilage in the food and pharmaceutical sectors is a vital aspect of delivering Sustainable Development Goal 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. This introductory level short course highlights the importance of cleanliness and cleaning processes in the food sector.
IChemE member benefit
Food Structures for a Sustainable World
Understanding and manipulating food microstructures is essential for achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). This course explores how promoting and achieving sustainable methods in the food industry supports SDG2 (zero hunger), SDG3 (good health and wellbeing) and SDG13 (climate action).
IChemE member benefit
Sustainable Process Integration for Cleaner Process Design – IChemE member benefit
By making use of PI chemical engineers can design cleaner, more sustainable processes that reduce consumption, ensure maximum recovery of resources and reduce harmful emissions in process plants, in order to help achieve the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs).
IChemE member benefit
The Circular Economy for Chemical Engineers
Traditional business models in the process industry are primarily based around a linear consumption model. This course will help chemical engineers understand the circular economy in the process industry as well as their role and responsibilities within material flow systems.
IChemE member benefit
The Human Water Cycle: Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Chemical engineers have a role to play in optimising water and wastewater treatment and in minimising their impact on the environment. This course covers the why, what and how of not only treatment, but water as a whole, through the human water cycle.
IChemE member benefit
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Chemical Engineers
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a systematic tool that evaluates environmental impacts over the life cycle of a product or service. As the Sustainability Hub assists chemical engineers in supporting the UN Sustainability Development Goals, this training course will be a key knowledge strand that has the potential to influence them all.
IChemE member benefit
An Introduction to Sustainability
It is important that chemical engineers have a basic understanding of sustainability and their role in it. This course will provide you with an introduction to the key issues and help you to achieve your sustainability goals.
IChemE member benefit
Ethical Decision-Making for Chemical Engineers
Ethical decision-making is a vital part of a chemical engineer’s responsibility. This course will equip you with the basic knowledge you need to understand and make ethical decisions.
IChemE member benefit
Associated courses
Complementing the Sustainability Hub courses above, you may also be interested in the following more in-depth IChemE sustainable process engineering training courses:
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