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Skills Checklist

This is a working draft skills checklist which has been prepared for consultation purposes and to provide clarity and scope to this project, and, as such it is subject to change.

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Design Skills Eco-Design Design for Dissasembly, Design For Recyclability, Design for the Environment, Design for Effective Energy Use, Legislation and Regulatory Compliance 
  Green Manufacturing Legislation and Regulatory Compliance, Integration of Process Waste
  Materials Specification  
  Life Cycle Assessment/Costing  
Waste Skills Waste Quantification and Monitoring Waste Production Calculations, Mass Balance, Waste Audit
  Waste Process Studies Material/Substance Flow Analysis, Resource Utilisation Mapping, Life Cycle Assessment
  Waste Management Systems Objective Setting, Legislative and Regulatory Compliance, Collection Systems, Segregation, Waste Cycle Management, 3R Implementation (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), Hazardous Waste Management, Landfill Requirements, Communications/Implementation Campaigns
  Waste Minimisation Industrial Symbiosis, Integration of Process Waste
  Waste Technologies Recycling, Waste to Energy
Energy Skills Energy Minimisation  Energy Reduction Programmes, Heat Recover and Re-Use, Energy Efficient Technologies, Energy Efficient Practices, Communications/Implementation Campaigns, Enhanced Capital Allowance Technologies and Scheme
  Energy Management Systems Objective Setting, Legislative and Regulatory Compliance, Energy Base Loads and Variable Loads, Energy Audit, Energy Review, Communications/Implementation Campaigns
  Energy Quantification and Monitoring Monitoring Targeting and Reporting, Use of Half Hourly Data, Use of Sub Meters, Computer Based Data Logging and Energy Management Systems, Energy Data Manipulation Software Systems
  Energy Costs and Trading Energy Markets and Pricing, Carbon Trading Schemes, Climate Change Levy Agreements, Energy Price Trends, Enhanced Capital Allowances, Peak Oil and Impact on Energy Supplies and Prices
  Renewable Energy Techonologies Solar, Wind, Biomass, CHP, Photovoltaic, Ground Source Heat Pump, Air Source Heat Pump, Hydro, Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, Integration into Energy Supply
  Non-Renewable Technologies Nuclear, Incineration with Energy Recovery, Incineration (No Energy Recovery), Clean Fossil Fuel Technologies, Carbon Sequestration, Waste to Energy
Water Skills Water Minimisation and Re-Use Grey Water, Water Harvesting, Waste Water Recovery, Recycling, Cascading, Waste Water Recovery, Effluent Treatment, Sludge/Slurry Dewatering, Leak Detection
  Water Management Systems Objective Setting, Legislative and Regulatory Compliance, Water Audit, Water Consumption Review, Communications/Implementation Campaigns
  Water Quantification and Monitoring Sub-Metering, Data Collection, Water Use Calculations
Buildings Skills Building Energy Management Monitoring Targeting and Reporting, Use of Half Hourly Data, Use of Sub Meters, Computer Based Data Logging and Energy Management Systems, Energy Data Manipulation Software Systems, Building Energy Assessment
  Integration of Renewable Energy Photovoltaic, Solar, Wind Turbines, Combined Heat and Power, Fuel Cell
  Energy Efficient Construction Insulation (Cavity Wall, Loft, Paperwork), Regulatory Compliance (Part L), Passive Heating, Building Regulations
  Facilities Management Building Energy Management Systems, Management and Maintenance of Water, Waste Management
Transport Skills Calculating Building Energy Efficiency and Carbon Ratings U Value Calculations, Building Energy Assessment, Carbon Rating
  Transport Impact Minimisation Technologies Hybrid Vehicles, Biodiesel, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Efficient Vehicles
  Transport Impact Minimisation Processes Alternative Transport Strategies, Communication/Implementation Campaigns, Car Sharing Schemes, Public Transport Planning, Public Transport Implementation, Cycle Network Planning, Cycle Network Implementation, Transport Modelling
  Transport Management in Business Transport Modelling, Route Planning and Management, Distribution and Collection Systems
Materials Skills Sourcing Sources of Low Energy Materials, Sources of Low Mileage Materials, Recyclates (Secondary Materials), Energy Efficient Raw Material Extraction, Industrial Symbiosis, Transport Mileage
  Procurement and Selection Use and Properties of Low Energy Materials. Use and Properties of Recyclates, Industrial Symbiosis, Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Procurement, Cost Impact of Climate Change on Material Procurement
  Material Use and Impact Quantification Material Usage Calculations, Life Cycle Assessment and Costing
  Management Systems Material Use Planning, Material Flow Process Design and Implementation, Energy Efficient Process Design and Implementation
  Impact and Use Minimisation Life Cycle Assessment and Costing, Energy Efficient Process Implementation, Material Flows Analysis
Financial Skills Investment Models Energy Technologies Investment Models, Carbon Deriviative Investment Models, Calculation of Payback/Return on Investment
  New/Alternative Financial Models Carbon Trading, EU Emissions Trading Scheme, UK Emissions Trading Scheme, Enhanced Capital Allowances, 
  Quantification of Climate Change Impacts Impact Assessment of Climate Change of Business Finances, Impact of Climate Change on Materials Availability and Cost, Carbon Neutrality and Associated Cost/Opportunities (Costs of Doing Nothing), Risk/Opportunity Assessment Models for Adaptation and Mitigation, Insurance Risks/Opportunities of a Low Carbon Economy
  Principles of Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Economies Polluter Pays Principle, Externalities,
  Tools of Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Economies Climate Change Levy Agreements, Enhanced Capital Allowance, Cost Benefit Analysis, Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Procurement
Management Skills Impact Assessment Energy Use Calculations, Water Use Calculations, Waste Production Calculations, Carbon Footprinting Calculations, Emissions Measurement 
  Business Planning RE Planning, Low Carbon Planning, Integration of RE and Low Carbon into Business Planning Cycles, Climate Change Risks, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Responses (As Part of Business Risk Management), Understanding Low Carbon and Resource Efficiency Skills Requirements and Long Term Planning
  Awareness Raising Communication/Implementation Campaigns
  Opportunities Management Identification of Low Carbon and Resource Efficiency Opportunities, Cost Benefit Analysis
  Risk Managmeent Identification of Low Carbon and Resource Scarcity Risks, Cost Benefit Analysis
  Day to Day Management Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Procurement, Integration of Low Carbon and Resource Efficiency Skills, Due Dilligence, Management Systems, Low Carbon and Resource Efficiency Skills Requirements for Recruitment
Policy and Planning Skills Built Environment Master Planning and Implementation Low Carbon Spatial Planning, Zero Waste Planning, Resource Efficient Planning, Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Urban Design, Building Regulations, Public Transport Planning and Implementation, Cycle Network Planning and Implementation
  Strategy Development Impact Assessment and Modelling, Principles of Low Carbon and Resource Efficiency
  Strategy Implementation Understanding of Skills Needs for HR Managers, Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Material Sourcing and Procurement, Awareness Raising/Communications Skills

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