Program Overview:

UH Energy, at the University of Houston, is offering the Sustainable Energy Development Program, to equip you – the rising energy professional – with skills, knowledge and expertise to tackle the Energy Trilemma. The Energy Trilemma requires affordable, accessible and reliable, and environmentally responsible energy solutions. Advancing solutions that simultaneously satisfy all elements of this trilemma are the foundation and essence of the Sustainable Energy Development Program.

This interactive online program includes hands-on experience and real-world examples. Designed and presented by leaders from industry and accomplished faculty from the University of Houston, the program provides a structured series of micro-credentials or “badges” that cover the changing energy landscape and build the skills to succeed in it.

Credentialing Overview:

The credentialing program delivers a multi-disciplinary understanding of challenges and solutions to achieve sustainable energy development, and it is taught by world class instructors, including leaders from industry and the marketplace and accomplished faculty from the University of Houston, the Energy University, in the Energy Capital of the World.

The program will be offered in 15-hour modules, each over a 4-week period. Digital badges are awarded for each module, and sets of 3 badges you will earn a Belt. The introductory Bronze Belt is followed by an intermediate Silver Belt, and finally an advanced Gold Belt. The badges and belts provide a permanent record, endorsed by UH Energy and the University of Houston, that can be made a part of your resume to credential your new skills.

Schedule:

UH Energy is offering the Bronze Badge 1 in Sustainable Energy Development, starting March 1, 2021. Instruction for Badge 1 consists of 8, 2-hour online sessions. Sessions are delivered twice per week, Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 pm, CST. Dates for the three bronze badges are:

Badge 1: Energy Transition – March 1^st – March 24^th

Badge 2: Energy Value Chain - March 29^th – April 21^st  

Badge 3: Text Mining – May 3^rd – May 26^th   

Pricing:

Individual Badges: $900 per badge                                            

Bronze Belt Bundle (Badges 1, 2 & 3, purchased together): $2,500

Prerequisites:

Either:

·    Current industry professionals will gain new information, insights and skills needed to manage the significant changes and daily demand to be an active participant during the Energy Transition

·    Students in their senior year and above, readying themselves for an energy career. You will glean a sharp competitive advantage as you enter the energy marketplace equipped with the necessary skills to advance the Energy Transition

Belt Descriptions:

Badge 3 – Evaluating Sustainable Energy Options: Introduces key dimensions for evaluating sustainable energy options – factors to consider, information required, and a framework to use. It also provides instruction in some tools to use in the evaluation process; and it includes breakout sessions to reinforce concepts and for learners to practice the techniques that have taught.