1. RECP Advanced course Zubeida Zwavel zzwavel@gmail.com
NATIONAL CLEANER PRODUCTION CENTRE
SOUTH AFRICA
RECP Advanced course
Zubeida Zwavel
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@NCPC_SA

2. Background: RECP Advanced course
At the end of August and beginning of September 2 courses was initiated by NCPC.
This was the first RECP advanced course held in Pretoria and Cape Town.
Enstra Paper and Mpact was host plants for this course
Duration is 1 Year course
And focuses on Practical implementation

3. Minimum requirements for the RECP and EnMS expert level courses
Minimum requirements for the RECP expert level courses: Completed the relevant 2-day end user training. 3 year degree in environmental science or any engineering discipline combined with 4 years’ experience as Environmental Manager OR Plant Engineer OR Energy Manager OR Energy Efficiency Practitioner OR Sustainability Manager OR Industrial Efficiency Manager OR Environmental Sustainability/Energy Consultant All CV’s and proof of qualifications must be submitted together with the registration forms for screening purposes. You will be notified in due course whether you have been accepted or not onto the training.

4. Course layout RECP course Practical Webinars presentations
RECP assessment (reports and feedback)
Case study implementation
Theory
RECP Exams

5. Training outcomes 1-2 months 6-8 months 1 month
5 day training at host plant
Gather data do walkthroughs
Submit RECP assessment report
RECP assessment at candidate site
Gather data
Analysis
Reporting
Feedback
Implementation
Submit RECP report
RECP exams
Test theoretical knowledge for application
Case study
1-2 months
6-8 months
1 month

6. SCORING

7. learning
Peer to peer
Host plant
Candidate plant

8. Course content
Provide theory on RECP and its process from ncpetion to implementation
Draw out process flow of plant
- Understand all resources used within plant
Water
Energy
Waste
Raw materials
- Collect 1-2 year data to analyse
- Try to understand the correlations between resources and production

9. Benefits for the host plant
By allowing expert level training at the plant, companies are enabled to identify RECP improvement opportunities. The lead facilitator compiles the report based on the submissions of the trainees. As an added benefit, participating companies also qualify for the enrolment of two delegates in the advanced programme and one in the expert programme at no charge.

10. Pretoria Candidate sites
1 Paper Mill 3 foundries 3 Agroprocessing companies 1 Energy company

11. Implementation at Candidate sites
To date implementation of opportunities are in the millions One company saving R 5,8 Milion for 2 projects implemented Another site saving R 110 K per month on energy savings project Another company saved around R for waste reduction only. One company will be saving millions per month for reduced water and waste opportunities. The savings vary based on the size of the company.

12. Candidate site key benefits are
Capacity building
Training and Awareness
Environmental and economic benefits

13. NATIONAL CLEANER PRODUCTION CENTRE
SOUTH AFRICA
THANK YOU
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