This 3 day course helps energy professionals to:- become familiar with the concept of public acceptance and its implications on the energy sector;- acquire knowledge of the factors influencing public acceptance;- develop skills in analysing and understanding public acceptance at all stages of programme development and implementation, and integrate relevant knowledge in planning and decision making processes;- gain a broad overview of previous experiences and best practices with regard to public acceptance and engagement,  enriched with insights from academic and practical perspectives;- gain a better understanding of the positions of various stakeholders involved in energy-related projects and services (regulators, consumers, energy producers) and be able to link that to public acceptance and engagement.