The Circular Economy Technological Center (CircularTec) announced that it will teach a course on this same subject free of charge and without prerequisites, with the objective that each attendee develops skills to identify and connect the challenges and opportunities of the circular model.
The course “Introduction to the Circular Economy” is developed from a Latin American and Caribbean look, and for the same reason it already has members from the entire region. The first class will begin on Tuesday, July 9.
The circular economy is positioned as a fundamental alternative to guarantee market sustainability, to the at the same time that it is friendly to the environment.
The old slogan of “take, make and throw away” is relegated to the past, through new sustainable practices, such as reuse, repair and recycling of products and materials.
They will be four modules what this course will have: starting by teaching about the origins of the circular economy, its advances, the challenges, and then the opportunities.
The head of Training and Public Projects at CircularTec, Albina Álvarez, revealed that «There is at least one participant from each Latin American country registered to take the course. Even from Guatemala, Cuba, India and Andorra.”
However, for those who cannot attend this course, In the coming months the organization plans to teach four more courses aimed at public and private organizations (August), journalists and communicators (October), workers in the mining sector (September), and companies (November).
