Certified Lighting Designer / Certified Lighting Specialist 

DACH-I Certificate 2026

2 x 1-week training to become a professional lighting planner

Certificate Type: Level 3 (Planner Advanced)

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This level 3 course is a sound further education in hands-on technical planning and relevant aspects of modern lighting design. This DACH certificate proves that you can handle and plan demanding lighting projects - for the sake of your company and your customers.

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The Academy's DACH-I Certificate in Lighting Planning qualifies you as a professional lighting expert. The four course modules comprising this certificate are each offered at various locations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as Live-.Webinars.

The focus of this advanced training is the combination of technical, regulatory, economic, and design topics with solid planning expertise, especially in computer-based planning. We cover interior and exterior lighting (including street lighting) with equal emphasis. This ensures that you are confidently prepared for future challenges as a lighting designer. The program consists of four course components, which can be taken in-person or via distance learning:

Basic certificate for indoor lighting

Day 1: Lighting technology, lighting & (O)LED

Day 2: Interior design & standards, DIALUX EVO/Relux

Day 3: DIALUX EVO/Relux Indoor

Advanced certificate interior lighting

Day 4: DIALUX EVO Advanced Indoor

Day 5: DIALUX EVO Advanced, control of lighting systems

Day 6: Lighting design and design techniques

Both interior lighting course blocks can also be completed compactly, i.e. within one week from Monday to Friday (1 week). They are identical in content to the course Certified lighting designer interior lighting .

Basic certificate for outdoor lighting

Day 7: Technology, Standards, LED & Roads

Day 8: Design outdoor lighting, DIALUX EVO Outdoor

Day 9: DIALUX EVO Outdoor

Advanced certificate for outdoor lighting

Day 10: DIALUX EVO Advanced Outdoor

Day 11: DIALUX EVO Advanced Control of Lighting Systems

Day 12: Master plans, facades/squares/greening

Both outdoor lighting course blocks can also be completed compactly, i.e. within one week from Monday to Friday (1 week). They are identical in content to the course Certified lighting designer for outdoor lighting .

In principle, the two outdoor lighting modules can also be visited before the indoor lighting modules.

Ttraining duration:

12 days or 2 x 1 week (Mon-Fri, 80 teaching hours) within a maximum of 18 months. Online preparatory materials for reading and review, including recommended further reading, will also be made available to course participants before the course begins.

Course Dates 2026

Interior lighting module

15.-19.06.2026 Berlin

31.08.-04.09.2026 Düsseldorf

07.-11.09.2026 Köln (engl.)

14.-18.09.2026 Hamburg

28.09.-02.10.2026 Frankfurt

05.-09.10.2026 Wien

26.-30.10.2026 Zürich

02.-06.11.2026 München

also as a live webinar course:

07.-11.09.2026 (English)

02.-06.11.2026 (German)

Weekly Live Webinar Course Series, Basic + Advanced (English)

Schedule: 7 Indoor course sessions, 2 pm – 6.30 pm CEST

Course days: alternating Mondays and Wednesdays

Starting from 01. February 2027

Outdoor lighting module

18.-22.05.2026 München

24.-28.08.2026 Hamburg

05.-09.10.2026 Hamburg (engl.)

16.-18.11.2026 München

also as a live webinar course:

18.-22.05.2026 (German)

24.-28.08.2026 (German)

05.-09.10.2026 (English)

16.-20.11.2026 (German)

Weekly Live Webinar Outdoor Course Series, Basic + Advanced (English)

Schedule: 7 course sessions, 2 pm – 6.30 pm CEST

Course days: alternating Mondays and Wednesdays

Starting from 05. April 2027

Target groups:

future lighting designers, engineers, electrical engineers, architects,

Facility managers with a focus on lighting, employees of lighting companies and energy suppliers.

A B2 level is required to participate in the German course program. 

Diploma:

Certified Lighting Designer / Specialist Planner for Lighting (LPA), see also Certificate structures

To receive the certificate, participants must submit one homework assignment each for indoor and outdoor lighting to the academy (test questions/lighting planning). This demonstrates their level of knowledge and further deepens their lighting knowledge.

Course fee:

12-day course track: 4695.00 EUR (5,400 CHF in Zurich) VAT

including catering, LightBOOSTER 2.0 software, Dialux EVO/Relux, pCON Planner and Sketchbook.

9-day course track: 3895.00 EUR (4,300 CHF in Zurich) VAT

Omission of a basic block: Only possible for people with previous knowledge (LED knowledge lighting technology knowledge, initial planning experience with DIALUX EVO).

See also our pages: ( Lighting specialist planner or Certificate structures )