Energy Education Programs

The University of Houston’s Division of Energy and Innovation strives to provide unmatched educational offerings for students and industry. This is accomplished through UH’s carefully crafted modules that can be applied at all walks of life, whether an aspiring energy professional or someone in the midst of addressing societal challenges. Energy-related educational programs are directly connected to the education of 40 percent of the students at UH. The education programs at UH span from undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs, undergraduate minors, graduate certificates, and continuing education programs for executives.

Why Enroll in Micro-Credentialing Programs at UH Energy?

Enrolling in micro-credentialing programs offers a unique opportunity to gain specialized knowledge and practical skills relevant to today’s fast-evolving job market. These programs are designed to enhance your foundational expertise, making it easier to pivot or advance in your career with targeted skills employers value. With the added flexibility of completing coursework around existing commitments, UH Energy’s micro-credentialing programs offer a practical pathway to continuing education, equipping students with applied, industry and career-focused knowledge that can be immediately utilized in the workplace.

As evidenced in a recent study on Reskilling and Upskilling for Decarbonization: Analyzing Micro-credential Programs for Energy Workforce Development , assessing the role of energy companies in supporting reskilling and upskilling opportunities for their workforce and the potential of micro-credentialing programs for addressing interdisciplinary and continued education, results indicate that UH Energy micro-credentialing programs were successful in supporting continued education by offering new areas of knowledge and meeting students’ expectations of increased foundational knowledge and skills –many students were able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills to their jobs while still enrolled in the programs.

Program Name	Description
Hydrogen Pipelines: Facts, Opportunities & Solutions	Hydrogen pipelines play a crucial role in the global shift towards cleaner energy, and this all-encompassing course prepares current and aspiring workforce for a successful career in emerging fuel pipeline integrity.
AI & Robotics for Energy Integrity	This course provides a powerful insight into the latest trends of a growing robotics and AI sector within the energy industry, preparing the workforce with practical knowledge to tackle real-world scenarios.
Elastomers: Behavior and Failure in Critical Environments	As polymers play a crucial role in numerous energy applications, this course provides a keen understanding of their performance and effectiveness in extreme conditions.
Upstream Energy Data Analytics Program	Aims to address the skill gap regarding data sciences as applied to the upstream energy industry. This curriculum equips participants with essential concepts that can be applied to real-world challenges.
CCUS Executive Education Program	Through world-class instruction from globally-recognized energy experts, this course provides an essential roadmap of the constantly-evolving carbon capture, utilization and storage landscape, the role of CCUS in the energy transition, and impact of broad commercial deployment.
Data Analytics for the Process Industries Program	Addresses the challenges of applying data sciences to the growing demands of providing sustainable industry solutions in process industries. The course provides deeper insights and upskilling that can be applied for more efficient, productive and competitive operations.
Sustainable Energy Development Program	Designed with the present and future workforce in mind, this course is founded upon needs identified by key leaders in energy that will give participants the needed dynamic skills to deliver environmentally responsible energy solutions that are affordable, accessible and reliable.
The Hydrogen Economy Program	This interactive, online educational program is a deep dive into all things hydrogen, which continues to emerge as a lead fuel source of the future. The course provides rising professionals with an agile, cutting-edge toolbox to successfully thrive in the hydrogen sector.
ESG in Energy Program	Mindful of the future workforce’s demand for evolving ESG practices, industry leaders and top faculty from UH deliver needed skills and real-world case studies to help companies develop and enhance your ESG framework, stakeholder management practices, and successful ESG integration into management practices.
No Code Analytics and Machine Learning in Energy	Equips energy-career focused seniors and current professionals with a practical grasp of data analytics applications without requiring extensive programming skills.
Robotics in Energy	Addresses the gap between workforce readiness and technological evolution as it relates to the growing demand and integration of robotics in energy, whether in the offshore or onshore sector.

Ensuring that our students are leaders in areas of energy need will require strategic and continuous engagement opportunities in industry. Through our Energy Careers and Leadership Series, our students receive essential exposure to industry and the challenges it currently faces, preparing Coogs to make a significant impact in the energy marketplace.

Leadership Webinars

Learn more about our Texas Industrial Energy Efficiency Program (TIEEP) and Texas Industrial Energy Efficiency Network (TIEEN), which work to help Texas maintain its world-leading energy position through industry cross-collaboration, reduced environmental impact and enhanced social and economic development. Both programs were established by the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO).

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