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Diploma in Environmental Assessment and Supply Chain SAF

Online postgraduate diploma of 800 hours in SAF environmental assessment and supply chain. 8 modules covering life cycle assessment, SAF carbon intensity, feedstocks, supply chain design, traceability and decision-making, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration6–8 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Apply life cycle assessment methodology to fuels.

02

Calculate the carbon intensity of SAF pathways.

03

Assess environmental impacts beyond carbon.

04

Analyse the availability and sustainability of feedstocks.

05

Design efficient SAF supply chains.

06

Manage fraud and traceability risks.

07

Prepare environmental reports to support investment decisions.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Life cycle analysts moving into sustainable aviation fuels.
  • Aviation sustainability consultants.
  • Fuel procurement managers at airlines and airports.
  • Supply chain analysts in bioenergy and energy logistics.
  • Sustainability scheme auditors.
  • Bioeconomy planners.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to enter the aviation sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • ISO 14040 (life cycle assessment: principles and framework)
  • ISO 14044 (life cycle assessment: requirements and guidelines)
  • Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (Renewable Energy Directive)
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/2405 (ReFuelEU Aviation)
  • CORSIA (ICAO Annex 16, Volume IV)
  • ISO 14067 (carbon footprint of products)
  • Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996 (sustainability and GHG-saving verification rules)
  • SimaPro
  • openLCA
  • GREET
  • Aspen Plus
  • ArcGIS
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1ISO 14040 and 14044 framework
  2. 1.2Functional unit and system boundaries
  3. 1.3Life cycle inventory
  4. 1.4Allocation and system expansion
  5. 1.5Impact assessment
  6. 1.6Interpretation and sensitivity
  7. 1.7Attributional and consequential LCA
  8. 1.8ecoinvent databases
  9. 1.9Critical review
  10. 1.10Practical exercise: inventory of a reference fossil fuel
  1. 2.1CORSIA default values methodology
  2. 2.2Renewable Energy Directive methodology
  3. 2.3Cultivation and collection emissions
  4. 2.4Processing and transport emissions
  5. 2.5Indirect land use change
  6. 2.6Waste credits
  7. 2.7Electricity and e-SAF
  8. 2.8Uncertainty of results
  9. 2.9Comparison of methodologies
  10. 2.10Workshop: carbon intensity calculation with GREET
  1. 3.1Water and water footprint
  2. 3.2Biodiversity
  3. 3.3Air quality and particulate matter
  4. 3.4Non-CO2 climate effects
  5. 3.5Land use and soils
  6. 3.6Waste and by-products
  7. 3.7Social impacts
  8. 3.8Circularity indicators
  9. 3.9Communication of results
  10. 3.10Case study: environmental profile of a HEFA pathway
  1. 4.1Used cooking oils and animal fats
  2. 4.2Agricultural and forestry residues
  3. 4.3Intermediate crops
  4. 4.4Municipal solid waste
  5. 4.5Industrial waste gases
  6. 4.6Captured CO2 and hydrogen
  7. 4.7Availability and competing uses
  8. 4.8Annex IX lists
  9. 4.9Land-use change risk
  10. 4.10Practical exercise: residue availability map
  1. 5.1Collection and pre-processing
  2. 5.2Biorefinery location
  3. 5.3Multimodal transport
  4. 5.4Logistics optimisation models
  5. 5.5Intermediate storage
  6. 5.6Distribution to airports
  7. 5.7Costs and economies of scale
  8. 5.8Supply chain resilience
  9. 5.9Performance indicators
  10. 5.10Lab: location optimisation with GIS
  1. 6.1Chain of custody
  2. 6.2Mass balance
  3. 6.3Fraud in used cooking oils
  4. 6.4Union Database
  5. 6.5Audits and verification
  6. 6.6Traceability technologies
  7. 6.7Supplier due diligence
  8. 6.8Reputational risks
  9. 6.9Lessons from fraud cases
  10. 6.10Case study: traceability audit of a supplier
  1. 7.1Techno-economic analysis
  2. 7.2CO2 abatement cost
  3. 7.32030 and 2050 scenarios
  4. 7.4Policies and mandates
  5. 7.5Offtake contracts
  6. 7.6Sustainable finance
  7. 7.7Corporate sustainability reporting
  8. 7.8Investor communication
  9. 7.9Multi-criteria assessment
  10. 7.10Workshop: multi-criteria assessment of suppliers
  1. 8.1Case definition and scope
  2. 8.2Life cycle inventory
  3. 8.3Impact calculation
  4. 8.4Feedstock analysis
  5. 8.5Supply chain design
  6. 8.6Risk analysis
  7. 8.7Recommendations
  8. 8.8Conclusions
  9. 8.9Report and presentation
  10. 8.10Final project: final review with the tutor
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

Training is 100% online on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is SimaPro, openLCA, GREET, Aspen Plus and ArcGIS, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real procedures for life cycle assessment of SAF pathways, modelling of feedstock supply chains and sustainability risk assessment. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final project.

Standards covered: ISO 14040, ISO 14044, Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2023/2405, CORSIA, ISO 14067, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of ISO 14040, ISO 14044 and Directive (EU) 2018/2001 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:SimaPro, openLCA, GREET, Aspen Plus and ArcGIS, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:An SAF environmental assessment project covering inventory, impacts, feedstocks, supply chain and risks, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Life cycle inventory
Build the life cycle inventory of a SAF pathway against a fossil reference fuel.
Carbon intensity calculation
Calculate the pathway carbon intensity with GREET under CORSIA and RED methodologies.
Feedstock and supply chain
Map residue availability and optimise biorefinery location with GIS.
Traceability and supplier assessment
Audit supplier traceability and rank suppliers with multi-criteria assessment.
Final project
A complete SAF environmental assessment with recommendations, reviewed by your tutor.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Life cycle analystAviation sustainability consultantFuel procurement managerSupply chain analystSustainability scheme auditorBioeconomy planner
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 800 hours over 6–8 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with SimaPro, openLCA, GREET, Aspen Plus and ArcGIS, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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