Overview
Through the FCP Core Module and product-specific modules, employees across the supply chain, including manufacturers, importers, distributors, consultants and operators, will be empowered with the confidence and knowledge to assess and address key sustainability issues in a professional capacity.
FCP provides delegates with science-based knowledge to initiate discussions on climate change with clients and colleagues, challenge misconceptions about its causes and impacts, and confidently discuss carbon reduction in the context of the foodservice equipment sector.
FCP is a blended learning programme delivered through the FEA Academy, FEA’s learning management system. It features a mix of presentations, recorded audio, virtual tutorials, reading materials, multiple choice and short answer questions, and working group discussions.
Who this course is for
FCP is open to anyone who wishes to become accredited. It is particularly relevant for:
- Manufacturers, importers and distributors of foodservice equipment
- Consultants and designers working in the foodservice sector
- Operators seeking to improve the sustainability credentials of their operations
- Sales and technical professionals who need to speak confidently about carbon and energy efficiency
- Anyone in the foodservice supply chain looking to develop their sustainability expertise
Why FEA recommends this course
Benefits to the employer
FCP empowers employees with the ability to align theory with real-life situations, and demonstrates how an understanding of carbon and sustainability can improve business credibility with customers and partners.
Benefits to the employee
Delegates will be able to discuss carbon reduction in the context of the foodservice equipment sector and relate their knowledge directly to the types of equipment in their sales or technical portfolio.
Benefits to the environment
The knowledge acquired of the overarching implications of climate change for the foodservice supply chain will have a positive effect far beyond the sector itself.
Course structure
FCP delegates are required to complete the Core Module before taking an elective product-specific module. The elective modules are Refrigeration, Cooking and Warming, and Warewashing.
Core Module
Section 1: Climate and Carbon – The Global Big Picture
- Climate and environmental challenges
- What are greenhouse gases
- What is carbon and its relationship to energy supply
- Impacts and implications from not acting on carbon and climate
Section 2: Measurement, Reporting and Legislation
- Carbon measurement
- Net Zero carbon and carbon neutrality
- Offsetting
- Guidance for carbon reporting
- Legislative framework
- Water, waste and FOG
Section 3: Carbon Reduction in the Foodservice Sector
- Carbon reduction context within the sector
- Equipment categories and their carbon emissions
- Associated energy reduction strategies
- Understanding asset value
- Supply chain integrity and energy reduction projects
- Life cycle assessment
Section 4: Practical Application
- Open-ended discussion on real-life, practical issues and challenges
- Comparing theory to real-life situations and how understanding carbon and sustainability can improve business credibility
Refrigeration Module
- Scope and application: key professional foodservice refrigeration products, applications and selection criteria
- How it works: key principles and components of refrigeration systems
- Refrigerants: properties, environmental legislation, types, carbon impact calculation and energy efficiency
- Legislation and regulation: Ecodesign, energy labelling, F-gas regulations and other environmental legislation
- Lifetime emissions: embodied carbon, design for low carbon, transport, maintenance, fugitive emissions, innovation and end of life
Cooking and Warming Module
- Scope and application: key professional cooking and warming products, applications and selection criteria
- How it works: key principles and components of cooking and warming systems
- Legislation and regulation: ventilation, gas, water and electrical regulations, and other environmental legislation
- Lifetime emissions: embodied carbon, design for low carbon, transport, maintenance, innovation and end of life
Warewashing Module
- Scope and application: key professional warewashing products, applications and selection criteria
- How it works: main components, principles of sanitation, chemicals and environmentally conscious decision-making
- Legislation and regulation: energy technology list, Ecodesign, electricity, data regulations, grease management, sanitation and water regulations
- Lifetime emissions: manufacturing, design and selection, use phase, chemical emissions, maintenance, research and innovation, end of life
How to access FCP
Registered users can access Foodservice Carbon Professional via the FEA Academy login portal.
New users
- Select which modules you wish to subscribe to via the course sign-up form
- Once payment has been received, go to the FEA Academy and create a new account
- You will receive an email acknowledging your registration, followed by a second email confirming your account is active
For any issues with registration or login, contact [email protected]
“A very informative program with some great content and well presented, thank you to all those who contributed in putting this course together. My sustainability journey has begun, and this was a great place to start.”
Graham Kille CFSP Rational
FAQs
You’ll build a grounding in the science behind climate change and greenhouse gases, how the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals relate to foodservice, and the measurement, reporting and legislation shaping carbon in the sector – before moving into practical carbon reduction strategies specific to foodservice.
No. FCP is designed to be accessible whatever your starting point, from new entrants to senior engineers – you don’t need prior sustainability expertise to follow it, just an interest in understanding the carbon challenges facing the industry.
FCP is currently a members-only course, unlike some of our other qualifications which offer a non-member rate. If you’re not yet an FEA or FCSI member, joining is the only route to enrol.