Workshop 14: Certification of Junior LCA Professionals

Main Presenter: Tobias Viere, René Itten

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Workshop Format: Short input by selected speakers; Break-out groups

The global demand for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) skills is growing rapidly, yet no recognized standard exists for assessing the competencies of junior LCA professionals. This gap creates real inefficiencies: companies retrain otherwise qualified graduates, universities develop curricula without shared benchmarks, and students have no recognized way to validate what they have learned.

The FSLCI is developing a global Life Cycle Skills Certification Program to address this challenge. Central to this initiative is a Life Cycle Competency Framework — but a critical question remains: where exactly should the certification bar be set?

Using the FSLCI’s existing competency framework as a shared reference, this workshop invites participants to engage directly with that question through structured group discussions. Should the bar reflect foundational LCA literacy, or demonstrated ability to independently conduct a basic study? How should regional educational contexts and job market realities factor in?

Input from this session will directly inform the ongoing development of the certification program. The workshop is relevant for educators, industry practitioners, and anyone with a stake in how the next generation of LCA talent is evaluated.

Come prepared to debate, deliberate, and help draw the line

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