This training provides an introduction on how potential Trusted Partners can use their role to support a group of SMEs to improve the sustainability of their businesses by taking energy efficiency and renewable energy measures.

Training through which (potential) Trusted Partners gain skills to start developing a local SME energy collective by defining the scope and organizing the stakeholders.

This training focuses on the skills to plan, develop and carry out activities in the local SME energy collective, that are relevant to the SMEs needs. (Potential) Trusted Partners gain knowledge about the importance of monitoring and following up the results of the collective.

In this training, Trusted Partners learn the skills to further develop the organization of their local SME energy collective for long-term viability. This includes tools and approaches needed for taking these steps.

This training provides an introduction to developing energy projects with SMEs. Participants learn about the benefits of collective energy projects for SMEs and how to design the role as a Trusted Partner in the process of organising collective energy projects.

This training focuses on identifying and evaluating energy efficiency actions to be taken, creating the energy action plan, and getting the energy collective involved.

This training focuses on finding competent Energy Service Suppliers, formalizing the collaboration with them and implementing and executing the project.

This introductory training about Multiple Benefits will give Trusted Partners and Energy Service Suppliers insights about what Multiple Benefits of energy efficiency measures are and why they should be taken into account in investment decisions.

Participants will learn how to identify and monetize the Non-Energy Benefits (NEBs) at the process level (industrial or manufacturing process) and at the company’s strategic level. They will learn how to link the NEBs of an energy efficiency measure (EEM) to the company strategy.