QEEO certification programme

EU Regulations Are Increasing Demand for EPD Data. Is Your Team Ready to Manage It?

The Qualified ECO EPD Officer programme from ECO Platform gives you the full technical and organisational expertise to own your company’s EPD process. From fundamentals to advanced supervision. Three levels. Certified.

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The regulation is here. The question is how prepared you are.

The EU’s Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is increasing requirements for standardized environmental product data, such as those underlying Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). At the same time, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is pushing Member States to introduce building‑level life‑cycle assessments and progressively set life‑cycle carbon benchmarks and limit values.

What this means for manufacturers: EPDs are no longer a differentiator. They’re a condition for market access.
And as EPD demand scales, so does the complexity: more products, more data, more scrutiny from verifiers and clients alike.

If your company doesn’t have someone who truly understands the process, you’re exposed.

Does any of this sound familiar?

You’re the person responsible for EPDs in your company, or you’re about to be. That means making real decisions: which consultant to hire, which software to buy, which programme operator to work with, how much budget to allocate, and why certain methodology choices seem to take weeks to resolve.

The problem is that most of this knowledge you’ve had to build yourself. From reading, from asking around, from learning on the job. The topic is evolving constantly and there’s no established training pathway, so everyone in your position has gaps they often can’t see.

You know a lot. But you’ve probably also made a decision or two and wondered, afterwards, whether you’d had the full picture.

That’s not a personal failing. It’s a structural problem with how EPD knowledge gets built. The QEEO programme from the ECO Platform is designed specifically to fix it.

Three things are making EPD competence non-optional

Getting EPDs wrong has always been costly. Right now, the margin for error is shrinking on three fronts.

Regulation is getting more complex and confusing.

The mandatory and voluntary requirements are intertwined, sector-specific standards contradict each other, and the official guidelines leave so much room for interpretation that two competent professionals can reach different conclusions. Knowing what actually applies to you requires more than reading the rules.

The market is moving fast. With or without you.

Clients, procurement processes, and project partners are increasingly asking for EPDs. For manufacturers who get this right, it’s a competitive advantage and a lever for smarter product decisions. For those who don’t, it’s a growing liability. The question is no longer whether EPDs matter for market access. It’s whether your team is equipped to handle them competently.

The knowledge gap is invisible until it costs you something.

Because there’s no official EPD education pathway, most people in EPD management roles have pieced together their knowledge over time. They know a lot — but they also have blind spots they can’t see. And in a field where the wrong methodology call, the wrong consultant choice, or a misread regulation can mean delays, rework, or non-compliance, those blind spots are expensive.

Become a qualified ECO EPD Officer

ECO Platform, together with us, has developed a three-level certification pathway that builds genuine, working expertise in EPD production and management.

Not theoretical. Not surface-level. The kind of knowledge that lets you run a complex EPD workflow, evaluate your consultants’ work, and make the right methodological calls. Based on knowledge, not on expensive guesswork.

Who Should Attend
  • Sustainability managers
  • Product managers
  • Technical experts
  • LCA practitioners (junior to intermediate)
  • Consultants
  • Verifier-facing staff
  • Anyone becoming their company’s EPD Manager

No prior knowledge is required!

What You Will Learn

Across Levels 1–3, participants build competence in:

  • EPD and LCA fundamentals
  • Step-by-step creation of EPDs
  • Data collection, supplier engagement and background data quality
  • Scenario modelling and methodological decisions
  • Selection and management of tools, consultants, verifiers and programme operators
    Supervising complex EPD workflows
  • Ensuring compliance and avoiding common errors
  • Managing verification and long-term updates
Format & Delivery
  • Nine half-day online sessions (three per level)
  • Includes Q&A, exercises, case examples and practical guidance
  • Final exam after each level
  • Certificate: Qualified ECO EPD Officer (after completing all three levels)

Levels cannot be booked separately; the programme is delivered as one full curriculum.

Pricing

ECO Platform Members: 2,675 EUR + VAT
Non-Members: 4,025 EUR + VAT

Included are: training materials, expert guidance, exams and certification.

Level 1

Fundamentals
  • EPD & LCA basics
  • Steps in producing an EPD
  • Basics of data collection
  • Understanding EPD types and programme differences

By the end of Level 1 you understand the landscape clearly: what EPDs actually are, what they require, and what the key decision points are.

Level 2

Implementation
  • Detailed data collection methods
  • Supplier data, background data and databases
  • Scenario modelling (A4–C4, Module D)
  • Methodology choices and tool selection
  • Tendering for EPD services

By the end of Level 2, you can assess the quality of work being done on your behalf and ask the right questions.

Level 3

Advanced Supervision
  • Selecting consultants, verifiers and tools
  • Building and organising internal teams
  • Allocation methods & advanced modelling
  • Energy modelling (market-based vs. location-based)
  • Supervising complex EPD workflows and ensuring compliance

By the end of Level 3 you can own the EPD function in your organisation, manage individual projects, as well as build and maintain a process that scales.

Program start dates and booking

The programme runs three times a year. Join at whichever Level 1 date works for you. Levels 2 and 3 follow on separate blocks, so pick a start date you can commit to fully.

February 2-4, 2026 (booked out)
June 8–10, 2026
September 28–30, 2026
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Common questions

Have a question that isn’t answered here?
We’ll be happy to assist and answer any questions you might have – just get in touch via info@improving-sustainability.com
Who is the QEEO for? The person who produces EPDs, or the person who manages the process?
The QEEO is designed for the person managing the process: budget, decisions, consultant and software selection, oversight, and compliance. In many companies (especially smaller ones), that’s the same person who also produces the EPDs.

In that case, the programme gives you both dimensions. If you’re purely a technical LCA practitioner looking for practitioner-level training, there are other ECO Platform programmes (QEEP, QEEC) that may be more relevant.

Get in touch with us, and we will help you figure out the right fit.

Do I need prior EPD or LCA knowledge to start?
No. Level 1 starts from the fundamentals and is designed to be accessible to anyone coming to the topic seriously for the first time.
Can I book a single level?
The programme is designed as a complete curriculum and levels cannot be booked separately.
I already know quite a bit about EPDs. Is this still worth my time?
Quite possibly yes. If you’re uncertain, contact us, and we’ll give you an honest answer.