KIVI Academy
Online courses and training, free or discounted for KIVI members
KIVI-Coaching
A KIVI engineering coach stimulates, reflects, inspires and looks at your specific situation with an independent view. As a confidential sounding board, the coach will hold up a mirror to you and increase insight into your professional and personal qualities. You will not only get a fresh view on your career, but also practical advice on job applications and access to the valuable KIVI network. For international professionals, KIVI engineering coaches are available who can coach in English.
Growth and Talent programme
The Growth and Talent Programme offers professionals the opportunity to develop their skills, leadership and strategic insights. Through personal coaching, workshops and networking events, you will discover your unique strengths and learn to use them to accelerate your career.
- For whom Starting and experienced professionals who want to continue developing their talent.
- What will you get? Inspiring coaching, valuable connections and concrete tools for personal growth.
Chartered Engineer
Chartered Engineering is a quality brand for top engineers.
Chartered and Incorporated Engineer are internationally recognised professional titles Chartered Engineering is a quality brand for top engineers. It also provides a structure for professional development and knowledge exchange between different fields and disciplines of engineers at different stages of their careers.
Learn and grow with KIVI's training partners
KIVI members enjoy exclusive discounts at leading training institutes. From advanced technical courses to innovative management programmes - here you will find the key to personal growth and professional success.
Master classes for engineers
With a modular range of master classes and an Action Learning MBA, engineers get the chance to develop their strategic, entrepreneurial and social skills. Business School Netherlands ' programmes fit seamlessly with the culture of the engineering profession and contribute to sustainable employability, job satisfaction and agility in a rapidly changing world.
The programmes offer guidance and coaching to support engineers in their personal and professional development. The focus is on developing new ways of thinking and acting in line with societal and, indirectly, technological changes.
Through four series of master classes, it focuses on strengthening the required competences according to the E4E Training Suite. This translates into four programmes:
- Leadership of Change
- Strategic Agility
- Digital Transition
- Sustainability
Why these master classes at Business School Netherlands?
- The meetings and course material are in Dutch
- You receive a certificate from an internationally accredited business school
- You work on your own organisational issues
- You get direct results in your own practice
- You learn from experts in the field
- You work together in small groups
Discount for KIVI members
KIVI members receive a 10% discount on the course price.
Stay ahead in technology - Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN)
Upgrade your technical expertise with HAN, the Netherlands' largest provider of part-time hbo and post-hbo courses in engineering.
Why choose HAN?
- Broad offer: from Mechanical Engineering to Sustainable Energy Technology
- Up-to-date knowledge directly applicable in your career
- Flexible part-time courses for working professionals
- Network with hundreds of technical experts
Discount for KIVI members
KIVI members receive up to €100 discount on their membership when attending HAN courses:
- For courses of at least two days: €50 discount on the KIVI membership fee for the current calendar year.
- For courses costing more than €1,300: €100 discount on the KIVI membership fee. This offer is valid until 6 months after completion of the HAN course taken.
In cooperation with Connectr, HAN is organising all kinds of Masterclasses at the Cleantech Park in Arnhem. These are very suitable for KIVI members, check out the offer here: Masterclasses - Connectr
Ready to boost your technical skills?
Our course offering for professionals focuses mainly on energy transition/sustainability. Some examples:
- Sustainable Energy Engineering
- System Integration Charging Infrastructure (designing charging plazas)
- Repurposing and Preserving Buildings
Courses for EngD and PhD students, Postdocs & industrial engineers by ISPT
ISPT is the leading institute for open innovation in the process industry. At the heart of our efforts is the transition towards a CO2-neutral, circular economy in 2050.
In collaboration with the KIVI department NPT three courses are offered to EngD and PhD students, Postdocs & industrial engineers.
Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Critical Raw Materials Course
Date: 15-17 September 2025
Lectors: Derik van der Westhuizen and Dolf Bruinsma
Main Topics: Resources and chemistry, Leaching, Solvent extraction, Ion exchange, Precipitation, Membrane technologies, & Electrowinning and cementation.
Applied Thermodynamics for Sustainable Chemical Engineering Course
Date: 6-8 October 2025
Lecturer: Antoon ten Kate
Main Topics:
- Physical properties & phase behavior of pure components and mixtures.
- Methods and models typically employed in process simulations
- VLE, SLE and LLE.
- Visualization of phase behaviour.
- Ideal and non-ideal behaviour, and their consequences on process design.
- Data and regression to obtain parameters, especially the binary interaction parameters (BIP).
- Estimation methods for pure component properties and mixtures.
Advanced Distillation Technologies For Energy Efficient Separations Course
Date: 27-30 October 2025
Lecturer: Tony Kiss (TU Delft)
Main Topics: Heat Pump Assisted Distillation, Dividing Wall Column Distillation, & Reactive Distillation.
Open University
Ready for the next step in your professional development? As an ambitious professional, the Open University (OU) offers you the chance to study flexibly and innovatively at an academic level, perfectly combined with your busy career.
Why choose the Open University?
- Blended learning: ideal mix of online study and live meetings
- Flexible studying alongside your work
- Innovative educational concepts
- Extensive experience in distance learning
- Wide range of academic study programmes
Exclusive KIVI member discounts
- Organising and Changing in Complexity
Your KIVI advantage: €500 discount
Develop your skills to navigate in complex organisations:- Learn to deal with unpredictability in decision-making
- Discover new perspectives on leadership, strategy and innovation
- Apply 'acting into the unknown' directly in your own working environment
- Law analysis and agile law implementation
Your KIVI benefit: 8% discount (Now for €2,395)
Strengthen your expertise in digital law implementation:- Understand the challenges of converting laws to code
- Learn how to ensure legitimacy in digital systems
- Develop skills for agile law execution in the digital era.
- Competency-based development
Every two months, the Open University organises an inspiring Webinar around one of the five core competencies from the KIVI competency framework. These interactive sessions offer participants practical insights and concrete tools for ongoing professional development.
The KIVI competence framework focuses on a system-oriented skillset that is essential to effectively tackle technological and societal challenges. The five competence areas are: Technical knowledge and understanding, Design, innovation and technical implementation, Leadership, responsibility and quality, Communication, stakeholders and team skills, and Professional commitment.
Leadership course for Engineers - TU Delft
Invest in your career now and become the leader the engineering world needs. The 'Advanced Leadership for Engineers' course will teach you to effectively lead autonomous knowledge workers.
Why this course?
- Learn to lead effectively in complex, knowledge-intensive organisations
- Develop essential skills in strategic thinking and decision-making
- Improve your communication and negotiation skills
- Understand the nuances of human resource management and innovation promotion
- Apply your new skills immediately in hands-on projects
Course features:
- Interactive classes with a focus on real-world applications
- International setting for a broad perspective
- Combination of theory and hands-on skill modules
- Personal development and group projects
Discount for KIVI members
KIVI members receive €20 discount on the course price.
Ready to develop essential leadership skills?
Boost your industrial automation skills - RealPars
Become an expert in industrial automation and PLC programming with RealPars, the leading online learning platform. Whether you are a beginner or experienced professional, RealPars will help you progress.
Why choose RealPars?
- Practice-oriented video courses for immediately applicable knowledge
- Broad offer: from PLC and HMI to IIoT and Cybersecurity
- Flexible learning at your own pace, ideal for busy professionals
- Access to an active community for questions and knowledge sharing
- Obtain valuable certificates to validate your expertise
With an annual subscription, you get unlimited access to all courses. Perfect for individual growth or team development.
Discount for KIVI members
KIVI members receive a 20% discount on the annual subscription.
Ready to take your automation skills to the next level?
Explore the course offering or email info@kivi.nl directly for your personal discount code.
International Management Forum (IMF)
Discover the power of data with IMF's top courses in Data Science and Business Intelligence. With 30+ years of experience, IMF offers the perfect blend of technical depth and business relevance.
Why choose IMF?
- Certified courses: become a Certified Data Science Professional
- Practice-oriented teaching by experts in the field
- Flexible learning formats: classroom, online, or customised for your business
- Personalised advice for the best fit with your career goals
- Internationally recognised certifications
Discount for KIVI members
KIVI members enjoy a €150 discount on these courses.
Ready to take your data skills to the next level?
Choose a course from the extensive range of technical and business-oriented programmes, including Certified Cloud Security Professional and Business Intelligence Professional. Or call 040-2460 220 for personalised advice from IMF.
Professional Learning & Development Centre (PLD Centre) - University of Twente
Broaden your horizons and strengthen your innovative thinking with the University of Twente's PLD Centre. Its multidisciplinary programmes, from short modules to full master's programmes, are designed to challenge and inspire professionals.
Why choose PLD Centre?
- Flexible part-time education, to combine with a busy job
- Small groups for optimal interaction and personal attention
- Learn from top experts in science and practice
- Direct application of knowledge to your work practice
- Choose from flexible options: from short modules to part-time masters
Ready to boost your career?
Check the offer and register for a programme that supports your ambitions.
Ready to develop new skills or expand your knowledge?
As a member of the KIVI professional association, you have access to a wealth of free online courses and MOOCs from leading knowledge institutions. You can also take advantage of exclusive discounts on training programmes and courses from our training partners.
MOOCs through TU Delft
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are freely accessible short courses with an open licence that can be taken entirely online. TU Delft has reached more than 2.5 million registrations for its MOOCs across a wide range of subject areas. The MOOCs are part of TU Delft's commitment to open education and offer students from all over the world, both undergraduates and lifelong learners, access to TU Delft's knowledge and expertise.
Features of TU Delft's MOOCs:
- Open to all, with no entry requirements.
- Average study load of 4-8 study hours per week.
- 24/7 online access via edX platform and mobile app.
Due to the massive nature of the MOOC, the community plays an important role in the learning experience. Besides traditional course materials such as videos, lectures and assignment sets, these MOOCs offer interactive user forums and peer reviews that facilitate discussions between learners.
TU Delft offers the opportunity to obtain a certificate through edX for a fee. This shows that you have successfully completed a course. You can use this certificate on your CV and LinkedIn profile.
Some examples:
MOOCs through Wageningen University & Research
The world is changing. Populations are growing rapidly and prosperity is increasing in many regions. Around the world, land use for food production is reaching its limits. The climate is visibly changing and fossil fuels are becoming increasingly scarce. Meanwhile, people attach greater importance to healthy, safe and sufficient food.
This changing world is Wageningen University & Research's knowledge domain, focusing on healthy food and living environment.
Our mission is 'To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life'.
With over 40 MOOCs, the university guarantees an innovative digital learning experience with exciting, interactive courses. These are open to all and can be audited for free. Or you can choose to receive a verified certificate for a small fee.
Gain new insights and skills for your personal and professional development. Learn about our society's most pressing challenges. How about the impact of your daily choices on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? And, not least, how we can feed more than 9 billion people while protecting the environment?
Some examples:
MOOCs through TU Eindhoven
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) offers a diverse range of free online courses (MOOCs) through platforms such as Coursera and FutureLearn, focusing on current technological and societal topics. Topics range from statistics and ethics to RF design, co-design and mobility.
These courses are ideal for engineers and technicians who want to deepen or broaden their knowledge at an academic level, but want flexible time and pace of learning. Whether you want to improve your data analysis skills, delve into the ethics of technology, or learn hands-on about RF and millimetre waves, TU/e offers something for everyone.
Most of the courses are suitable for professionals with a technical background and can be taken free of charge in audit mode. Those who want proof of participation can request a certificate for a fee. A valuable opportunity to develop professionally with high-quality content from a leading Dutch university.
Course overview
- Co-design for All: Doing Co-design in Practice
- Ethics, Technology and Engineering
- Improving Your Statistical Questions
- Improving Your Statistical Inferences
- Microwave Engineering & Antennas
- RF & Millimeter-Wave Circuit Design
- Process Mining: Data Science in Action
- MaaS: Adoption and Use
- Sports and Building Aerodynamics
- Process Mining in Healthcare
TU/e also offers other MOOCs together with EIT Digital - check out all the options via the link below. Teachers and deans can also learn through the MOOCs set up together with FutureLearn. Check out these MOOCs here.
MOOCs through University of Twente
Would you like to broaden or deepen your knowledge via a free online course from the University of Twente? Then follow one of the MOOCs via the FutureLearn platform.
MOOCs are a combination of video lectures, self-study, assignments and online interaction to make learning an enjoyable and social experience. For a fee, you can get a certificate as proof of completion of the online course.
You can choose from courses on topics such as human resource management, eHealth, ultrasound imaging, supply chain innovation, philosophy of technology and design, technology entrepreneurship and nanotechnology.
Training via Cisco
Cisco and KIVI are focusing on providing new forms of training to KIVI members in the areas of Internet of Things and Cyber Security. The available courses are in English, with the exception of the course Introduction to Cyber Security.
Based on the vision that engineers increasingly have to deal with IT aspects such as Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in their work, KIVI is committed to being able to make this knowledge and skills available to KIVI members as much as possible free of charge.
As a KIVI member, you have access to these courses from Cisco.
We have highlighted a varied range in our activity calendar. The nice thing is that you can take the courses when it suits you. It is entirely online and at your own pace.
New Energy Academy
The global energy transition is one of the biggest challenges the world faces. To accomplish this massive transformation, we need the best and brightest to contribute.
New Energy Academy provides extracurricular courses and activities from a wide variety of perspectives: business, science, politics, law, society and spatial planning. Open for anyone with an interest in energy: students, (young) professionals, researchers, etc. Join our free programmes and become the energy professional the world needs!
- Starting date: Any date
- Time of study: 10 Energy Learning Activities (1 hour each)
- Enter requirements: An interest in the energy transition
- Costs: Free
- Location: Online + option for offline (Campus Groningen)
Besides the knowledge, you can also obtain multiple certificates! The Energy Academy Certificate can be obtained by anyone who has an interest in the energy transition. It certifies that you have acquired knowledge about the opportunities and challenges faced by different stakeholders involved in the energy transition! If you want to obtain the Energy Academy Certificate you need to participate in (at least) 10 Energy Learning Activities.
JMP - Statistical Discovery from SAS
Statistical thinking is about understanding, controlling and reducing process variation. Learn about process maps, problem-solving tools for defining and scoping your project, and understanding the data you need to solve your problem.
Exploratory Data Analysis
Learn the basics of how to describe data with graphics and statistical summaries. Then, learn how to use interactive visualisations to communicate the story in your data. You'll also learn some core steps in preparing your data for analysis.
Quality Methods
Learn about tools for quantifying, controlling and reducing variation in your product, service or process. Topics include control charts, process capability and measurement systems analysis.
Decision Making With Data
Learn about tools used for drawing inferences from data. In this module you learn about statistical intervals and hypothesis tests. You also learn how to calculate sample size and see the relationship between sample size and power.
Correlation and Regression
Learn how to use scatterplots and correlation to study the linear association between pairs of variables. Then, learn how to fit, evaluate and interpret linear and logistic regression models.
Design of Experiments
In this introduction to statistically designed experiments (DoE), you will learn the language of DOE, and see how to design, conduct and analyse an experiment in JMP.
Predictive Modelling and Text Mining
Learn how to identify possible relationships, build predictive models and derive value from free-form text.
Engineers4Europe Micro-credential courses
The Engineers4Europe (E4E) Erasmus+ Project aims to better equip engineers for the future by offering free courses in entrepreneurial, digital, green and life skills, designed in cooperation with leading universities and institutions (KU Leuven, UPorto, TU Dublin, Newport Group).
each course consists of approximately twelve hours of self-paced learning, divided into various modules.
For the DigiComp and EntreComp courses, a Certificate of Attendance will be obtained after each module. For the LifeComp and GreenComp courses, one Certificate is awarded upon completion of the entire course.
- Digital skills
Ready to take control of the digital world around you? With the DigComp Course, you'll master essential digital skills, making you a powerhouse in data literacy, online collaboration, digital content creation, and cybersecurity. - Green skills
This micro-credential developed using the Green Comp competencies, is suitable for learners of all disciplines and skill levels who want to develop their knowledge and understanding of corporate sustainability and ESG. Through participation in the course, learners will develop awareness, knowledge and skills on how to develop and deliver a corporate sustainability strategy. - Life skills
Stay ahead in your career by mastering essential professional skills with the LifeComp course. Discover your strengths and areas for growth, learn to effectively gather and utilize feedback, and develop strategies to become the engineer you aspire to be. Join our engaging modules and reflective exercises and take the next step in your professional journey! - Entrepreneurial skills
Ready to unlock the entrepreneur inside you? With the Entrepreneurship for Engineering course, you'll gain the skills to turn ideas into action, master creative problem-solving, build innovative projects, and confidently lead in any environment. Start shaping the future today!