Empowering Energy Professionals: A Novel Educational and Training Program on Energy Transition Audits and Decarbonization

This paper presents the implementation and impact of an innovative educational and training program, delivered as a postgraduate program at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This program addresses the urgent demand for skilled professionals within companies capable of facing the complexities of decarbonization. A blended learning approach that integrates theoretical instruction with practical applications is applied. The program represents an essential component of a paradigm shift from traditional energy audits to a holistic and comprehensive “Energy Transition Audit” methodology. This novel approach was developed by a consortium of four European countries in the framework of a European-funded project.