Energy Efficiency Awareness
This course explains why energy efficiency matters for costs, carbon emissions and the UK's legally binding net zero target. You will learn where energy is most often wasted in workplaces, from heating and lighting to IT and compressed air, and the simple everyday behaviours that make a difference. You will also learn how to report waste and how your actions support your organisation's wider energy and carbon reporting.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 35 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 17
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain why energy efficiency matters for costs, carbon emissions and the UK's net zero target.
- ✓Identify the main sources of energy waste in typical workplaces.
- ✓Apply simple everyday behaviours that reduce energy use in heating, cooling, lighting and IT.
- ✓Recognise energy waste from equipment and systems such as compressed air, and know how to report it.
- ✓Describe in general terms how larger organisations measure and report their energy use.
Course contents
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Module 1: Why energy efficiency matters
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Heating, cooling and lighting
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: IT, equipment and systems
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 4: Reporting waste and the bigger picture
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate