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The PROSPECT Academy is a capacity building programme designed to help local and regional authorities strengthen their ability to finance and implement sustainable energy and climate projects by leveraging the use of private capital using innovative financing schemes and enabling structures. The CBP is structured on three levels, allowing participants to progress according to their needs, experience and project maturity:

 

 

Level 1 - The PROSPECT Community

Level 1 is open to all and provides open access to a variety of learning tools and resources. Participants can explore introductory materials such as interactive videos, handbooks and a library of best practices (called the PROSPECT stories) on innovative financing schemes, enabling structures and sustainable energy investments. Participants will be able to learn at their own pace and test their knowledge thanks to interactive quizzes and self-assessment tools.

 

Level 2 - The PROSPECT peer-learning programme

Level 2 is the core of the PROSPECT capacity building programme, where peer learning becomes practical, hands-on and project-driven. Following the online classes open to all, participants from eligible LRAs or their agencies can apply for joining a peer-to-peer learning group with one dedicated mentor and focusing on one innovative financing scheme or enabler*. In this deeper learning programme, mentees and their mentor work together both in online meetings and activities, and during a 1.5-day study visit to the mentor’s location.

Applications for joining the PROSPECT peer-learning programme are now open.

 

Level 3 – The PROSPECT advanced mentoring programme

After completing level 2, participants wishing to go further can access individual mentoring sessions with experts to support the development and implementation of their projects.

 

What you can learn?

Participants join a learning group focused on a specific financing scheme or enabling mechanism, such as:

🌿Energy Performance Contracting
🌿Citizen financing for renewable energy communities
🌿Soft loan schemes for building renovation
🌿Development of One-Stop-Shops
🌿Local incentives for sustainable mobility
🌿Setting up or strengthening energy agencies
🌿Community renovation funding schemes
🌿Preparing large-scale financing applications

 

Timeline

PROSPECT will launch 4 calls for applications calls to engage mentees in its 4 learning cycles. Each learning cycle lasts approximately 6 months, depending on the work plan and time plan of each group. Each call for applications will be launched 2 months before the learning cycles begin.

 

EU groups and local groups

Τhe PROSPECT Peer-learning Programme is organised into small learning groups operating at two different levels: EU level and local level.

• EU-level groups gather up to 5 mentees from different European countries.
• Local-level groups gather up to 7 mentees operating within the same regulatory framework

 

 

Language: The PROSPECT Capacity-Building Programme is offered in English and in 6 (+2) local languages (Czech/Slovak, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Slovenian/Croatian).

Fees: Participation in the PROSPECT Capacity-Building Programme and all related activities is free of charge and travel and accommodation costs related to the physical visit will be reimbursed.