Why Circular Upskilling?
The manufacturing industry is rapidly moving towards sustainability and circularity. To remain competitive, organisations need new ways of designing, producing, and delivering products.
This may mean:
- Shifting from traditional ownership to product-as-a-service models.
- Embracing remanufacturing and reuse practices that extend product lifecycles.
- Developing circular business models that cut waste and create long-term value.
Many existing courses are largely lecture-based. But genuine transformation requires a hands-on, practice-oriented, dynamic learning environment that mirrors real industrial challenges. That’s exactly what the Circular Upskilling Arena provides.
What We Offer
The Circular Upskilling Arena is designed to help practitioners learn, apply, and experiment with circular economy practices in a close-to-reality setting.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Practical training in circular design, manufacturing, and management.
- Access to the latest scientific knowledge, delivered in an accessible and actionable format.
- Opportunities to use methods and digital tools in a simulated industrial environment.
- Collaboration with leading international researchers and involvement in active research projects.
- Networking and knowledge-sharing with peers across different roles and sectors.
Our programmes cover a wide spectrum of circular economy themes, including creative design for sustainability, circular business model innovation, lifecycle and systemic design, remanufacturing strategies, and the use of digital tools to support circular manufacturing.
Who Can Join?
The Circular Upskilling Arena is open to professionals from across the (re)manufacturing and wider industrial sectors. It is designed for those involved in design, product development, operations, management, service, sales, sustainability, and innovation. Whether you are creating products, managing processes, or shaping business strategies, the arena will equip you with the skills and insights needed to succeed in a circular economy.
How to Collaborate
We work closely with industry partners to deliver tailored training programmes. These can be offered as customised industry assignments, adapted to the specific needs of your organisation.
