Build the skills you need with the three free evening courses offered by the National College of Ireland (NCI)'s Cloud Competency Centre from August to November. These online training courses provide practical, industry-focused learning that you can apply directly in your workplace.
Free Online Training Courses: Circular Economy in Digital Systems
The circular economyThe circular economy is a restorative and regenerative economy. By maintaining the value of the products, materials and resources in the economy through smart product design, repurposing and/or shared use of products, it reduces the extraction of natural resources by using resources already present in the economy. isn't coming: it's already here. New EU regulations on product design, digital product passports, and sustainability reporting are creating demand for skills.
To help close this gap, NCI's Cloud Competency Centre is running three free online modules as part of the EU-funded Digital4Sustainability project: practical, expert-led evening sessions designed to fit around your working week.
These informal courses are designed for professionals in areas such as:
- Sustainability & ESG
- Product management & innovation
- Operations & supply chain management
- Data analytics & business intelligence
- Procurement, quality & compliance
- Digital transformation
Course details (delivered in English):
- Foundations of the circular economy: 31 August to10 September 2026
- Circular economy data & metrics: 21 September to 8 October 2026
- ESG data management for circularityCircularity describes the quantity of materials managed in a closed loop.: 19 October to 3 November 2026
You can enrol in one, two or all three courses.
As these courses are funded by the EU through Erasmus+ as part of the Digital4Sustainability project, they are free of charge.
You will receive a Certificate of Completion for each course completed.
Find out more and register on the NCI webpage.