Environment, Waste Management & Circular Economy
Life-Cycle Assessment Fundamentals
This practical course develops directly applicable capability in Life-Cycle Assessment Fundamentals. Participants work in depth on LCA Goal and Scope, and Life-Cycle Inventory, and Impact Assessment, then convert the methods into tools and actions suited to their workplace.
Objectives
- Apply the principles and methods of lca goal and scope in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of life-cycle inventory in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of impact assessment in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of interpretation and sensitivity in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of comparative and product claims in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of applied lca screening in a workplace context.
Target audience
- Professionals responsible for the subject area
- Managers and supervisors
- Analysts, coordinators, and specialists
- Project and improvement teams
- Employees preparing for broader responsibilities
Program outline
A clear structure for the learning journey.
Outline points are grouped in one designed block instead of being treated as separate module cards.
01LCA Goal and Scope3 topics
- Decision purpose and intended audience
- Functional unit and reference flow
- System boundary and allocation choices
02Life-Cycle Inventory3 topics
- Raw materials, production, transport, use, and end of life
- Energy, water, material, emission, and waste flows
- Primary and secondary data quality
03Impact Assessment3 topics
- Climate, energy, water, toxicity, and resource categories
- Classification and characterization
- Avoiding direct comparison of unlike indicators
04Interpretation and Sensitivity3 topics
- Contribution and hotspot analysis
- Allocation, data, and scenario sensitivity
- Completeness, consistency, and uncertainty checks
05Comparative and Product Claims3 topics
- Equivalent function and boundary consistency
- Critical review and transparency needs
- Preventing selective or misleading environmental claims
06Applied LCA Screening3 topics
- Mapping a product life cycle
- Building a simplified inventory
- Identifying improvement priorities and data gaps
Materials provided
- ○ Course-specific presentation slides
- ○ Practical exercises and facilitated activities
- ○ Course-specific worksheets, checklists, and templates
- ○ Applied workplace case studies
- ○ 4D Certificate of Completion issued by 4D Training & Consultancy
- ○ Post-course support for implementation questions
Training Options
Programs can be delivered in-house, online, or in a blended format depending on your team's schedule, location, and learning objectives. When an external certificate or exam is included, certification rules and fees remain under the relevant awarding body's policies, while 4D provides the training and preparation support.
Why choose 4D
4D adapts this program to the participant group and workplace context. Delivery combines structured explanation with course-specific exercises, realistic cases, working tools, and an action-planning component so participants can transfer the learning to their roles.
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