Training

The IEA has carried out training activities since its creation more than 50 years ago, starting with the Emergency Response Exercises (ERE) for its member countries to prepare them for oil supply disruptions. Over the decades, the scope for training has broadened to include energy statistics, modelling, technology, energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and subjects of similar interest. With the globalisation of energy markets and the global consequences of climate change, the IEA works with an increasing number of countries.

The IEA offers interactive training across a range of topics. It features a variety of formats from group training to individual work placements (secondments). Training is offered both at the IEA headquarters, in Paris, and in participing countries. In either case, the aim is to establish ongoing working relationships with participating countries for continual capacity building, as well as two-way information exchange. The offer includes hands-on training for energy statisticians, analysts and others working on energy policy, as well as webinars and an online training programme for those who cannot attend training in person.

How to participate

IEA training is targeted at central government officials and key national stakeholders, such as executive agencies and private-sector organisations. Some courses are intended for specific experts (e.g. energy statistics), while others are targeted at a diverse audience of managers and policy makers. By learning about IEA approaches and methodologies, which enjoy an international reputation for quality and rigour, participating countries will be better equipped to pursue their national energy aspirations and to align themselves to the global context and trends.

Energy statistics training based on the most complete global datasets

The IEA is the leading international authority for energy statistics. Over the past 40 years, it has developed and introduced methods for gathering, collating and analysing energy-related data, resulting in the most complete global datasets. The IEA sets the standards for monitoring and reporting energy statistics, and the training it offers on methods and tools is the most relevant, comprehensive and internationally recognised.

Energy statistics are the foundation for developing sound national energy policies as they pinpoint where interventions are required and what options are available. The pressures and complexities of international energy markets, combined with the imperatives of global issues such as climate change, oblige countries to understand and conform to international conventions in monitoring and reporting. The job of an energy statistician is more complex than ever and requires the ability to ensure the quality, consistency and compatibility of energy data.

Understanding the methods used to produce accurate data is vital to producing the meaningful energy statistics that help guide energy industry and policy makers. The world-recognized global energy statistics of the IEA are the result of its abundant data resources and a powerful team of experts.

The IEA Energy Data Centre has designed a bi-annual virtual training course to teach the essential definitions, methods and tools for developing and reporting a wide range of comprehensive national energy balances and parameters. Participants will become fully acquainted with the international standards required for energy reporting, learn how to precisely fill out the IEA energy questionnaires that constitute the basis for official IEA statistical publications, and be better able to communicate with their peers internationally.

This course focuses on national energy statistics, and therefore will not cover energy technologies, general statistics, econometrics or forecasting. The course is principally targeted at statisticians and analysts in central government and government agencies, as well as in energy companies, regulatory bodies, fuel suppliers, utilities and trade associations.

For more information and queries contact: IEA.EDCTraining@iea.org

Capacity Development

The IEA is keen to work with interested partners and countries to strengthen energy information systems, such as designing roadmaps based on the IEA framework proposed in this guidebook.

For any queries please contact: DataCapacities@iea.org

In addition to the training weeks, the Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies Programme hosts open access, self-paced online training courses in Energy Efficiency Indicators: Fundamentals of Statistics and Essentials for Policymaking. The Energy Efficiency Indicators online training courses complement the training weeks by sharing methods and best practices in the development of energy efficiency indicators and the use of indicators for implementing more effective policy.