Making Energy Management a Boardroom Issue Course

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Making Energy Management a Boardroom Issue Course

Encourage yourself to become energy aware in the workplace and at home

Instructed by The Energy Managers Association,UK

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Session
Duration: 20-30 minutes
Course CPD
0.5 Hours
Course Format
Online: Self-Paced

Energy Efficiency Training for Workforce

This course anticipates giving energy management professionals an outline of points for consideration during their preparation and execution of influencing the Board in recognising that management of energy is essential in tackling increasing energy expenditure.

Energy has become a Boardroom issue and increasingly affects the bottom line of businesses. No organisation can afford to ignore energy and carbon reduction as the financial risk implications are too large. Clear energy manager's message and Board's dedicated attention and support are pivotal to a success of organisational energy management strategy.

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Upon completion of this course learners will understand:

Why a prior presentation preparation is a key

How to get a proposal together to present to Board and Director

How to execute the presentation

How to maintain the momentum

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About EMA

Founded in 2012, the EMA is the leading professional membership Association that represents Energy Managers across all industries. Our priority is raising awareness of energy management, promoting energy efficiency opportunities and improving the stand of the energy management profession. We aim to develop the skills, knowledge and experience of energy management professionals through our training, high-quality peer to peer guidance and best practice exchange.

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For Directors and Board members understanding of their organisation's energy consumption is no longer an option but a strategic neccessity. Energy Managers often struggle to engage their Directors on this issue and as a result, controlling energy demand is frequently overlooked.

The EMA has developed this course to assist energy managers in engagimg with Board Members and getting their buy-in for business cases.

Knowledge gained by completing the course will equip learners with a range of practical solutions for capturing top management's attention with their proposals to improve organisational energy reduction.

Course Benefits

Practical Tool for Energy Managers

The Energy Managers Association (EMA) has developed a portfolio of practical guides (transformed into courses) focusing on routinely used and recognised practices of an energy manager, sustainability manager, facilities manager, building officer or other professional in a similar field. They cover:

  • Electricity procurement
  • Influencing the Board
  • Engaging with Staff
  • The Board and Director guide to energy efficiency

The aim of EMA Guides is to provide an appreciation of the issues and opportunities that energy management professionals face and by completing the courses based on EMA Guides, you will be provided with a range of tools and techniques to help you to understand variety of energy management related principles, including best practices, energy efficient products and technologies.

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Course Syllabus

The Course is split into 5 sections:

01 Section
Why is Energy a Boardroom issue?
02 Section
Preparation is Key!
03 Section
Get Your Business Case Together
04 Section
Into the Dragons' Den...
04 Section
Maintain Momentum

Related Courses

Course on Electricity Procurement

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Course on Influencing the Staff

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Board and Director Course on Energy Reduction

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Testimonials

"The most effective managers of energy in any organisation are employees. The EMA has created a basic online course that will assist your employees to identify the energy they use and what they can do to reduce it. This is the most cost effective way of reducing your organisations' energy bill."
Lord Rupert Redesdale
CEO, Energy Managers Association
"The Energy Managers Association's main aim is to build a community. The Energy Management Hub will give us the ability to host the community in one place and allow our members to connect, actively share best practice and expand their knowledge and expertise."
Lord Rupert Redesdale
CEO, Energy Managers Association
"Good practice in energy management as a mean of tackling energy costs should become an organisations' priority. The Energy Managers Association in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services is enabling the professionals in energy management to engage and develop their skills and practices through the Energy Management Hub."
Lord Rupert Redesdale
CEO, Energy Managers Association
"Effective energy management is taking a step forward following the creation of the Energy Management Hub. This expansion supports the Energy Managers Association's commitment to developing skills and energy management resources on behalf of its membership."
Lord Rupert Redesdale
CEO, Energy Managers Association
Why to join this course?

In order to provide energy management professionals with some basic information and guidance on a variety of energy management topics, including best practices, energy efficient products and technologies, the Energy Managers Association (EMA) and representatives from relevant industries have produced the following Guides on:

  • Building controls
  • Electricity procurement
  • Lighting and lighting controls
  • Solar PV
  • Optimising energy in pumping systems
  • Energy efficient glazing
  • Voltage management and optimisation
  • Influencing the Board
  • Engaging wiht Staff
  • The Board and Director guide to energy efficiency

The entire Guide collection can be found on the EMA website

This e-learning course is based on information published in EMA Guide.

Founded in 2012, the EMA is the leading professional membership Association that represents Energy Managers across all industries. Our priority is to raise awareness of energy management, promote energy efficiency opportunities and improve the stand of the energy management profession. We aim to develop the skills, knowledge and experience of energy management professionals through our training, high-quality peer to peer guidance and best practice exchange.

The EMA represents energy management professionals on an individual (ie: non-corporate) basis. EMA membership is split into three-levels: EMA Member, EMA Associate and EMA Affiliate. EMA Membership is open to all but only those who work or have worked in the field of energy and carbon management will be entitled to be approved as Members or Associates. Applicants who do not meet these criteria may be eligible to become Affiliates of the EMA. All levels of the EMA Membership are free of charge. For further details and to apply, please click here.

To address your queries, please contact Jana Skodlova at jana.skodlova@theema.org.uk. Alternatively, you can contact Jana at the EMA on 0203 176 2834.

Energy has become a boardroom issue as the cost of energy and new legislation are increasingly affecting the bottom line of businesses.

Being able to understand how much energy organisation consumes and wastes, and taking steps to reduce these, will have a positive impact not only on a profitability of the organisation but also on its reputation. Informing Board members and Directors about organisational energy consumption and getting their buy-in to implement energy efficiency projects should be embedded within practices of all organisations.

None.

This course requires only 20-30 minutes of time to complete.

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Yes. Upon completion of the course your EMA CPD certificate will be added to a Hub user profile.

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