Educational and Training Program to Increase SME’s Energy Efficiency Skills

Abstract

An Educational & Training Program was developed by a consortium of eight European countries through EU Horizon 2020 funding scheme. The program was certified by each country according with the ECTS requirements and is focusing to increase the SME’s energy efficiency measures by using own-created financial tools. The uniqueness of the whole training program is proved by the application of the knowledge on different pilot sites or directly on trainee’s company. The paper provides evidence especially regarding the designing and implementation of an energy efficiency training program in Romania. The aim of the course is the increasing of skills and competencies for the energy professionals within SMEs.