What’s Next for Retrofit Under a New UK Government? Top highlights from The Retrofit Academy’s Latest Retrofit Professionals’ Forum
On 5th July, approximately 80 members of The Retrofit Academy (TRA) gathered for the latest Retrofit Professionals’ Forum, which focused on the timely topic: “What’s next for retrofit under a new UK government?” The event featured insights from industry experts on the ongoing Fabric First versus Fabric Fifth debate. Find out more about the discussion in […]
New Retrofit Academy Partnerships to Upscale Retrofit Training and Create Local Jobs
The Retrofit Academy CIC is pleased to announce new partnerships across four key regions of the UK. This will see the establishment of Retrofit Academy centres in Devon, Essex, Belfast and East Sussex.
Retrofit Academy and Generation Partner to Change Lives and Change Retrofit Advice
Retrofitting the UK’s c.27m homes on a path to net zero carbon is expected to require the creation of >10,000 new jobs in retrofit coordination, advice and assessment roles by 2025. Businesses across the sector already report capacity challenges and the difficulty in finding people with the right skills and aptitude for these roles. At […]
We’re Hiring: Training Operations Manager
The Retrofit Academy CIC is a national market leader in training relating to domestic retrofitting – the decarbonisation of our homes. We’re training over 2,000 built environment professionals with support from the government and industry. Moreover, we are established as the UK’s Centre of Excellence for the sector. Over the next 12 months we will […]
Professionals into Practice (SHDF and LAD Schemes)
We are delighted to have received funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to train Retrofit Coordinators who will be working on Local Authority Delivery (LAD) and Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Schemes. More complicated projects like LAD and SHDF, which require lots of design input, require Coordinators with a background […]
GHG Skills Training Competition: Level 2 Award in Understanding Domestic Retrofit
PLEASE NOTE: THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED. The Retrofit Academy CIC has been awarded funding under the Green Home Grant (GHG) Skills Training Competition to train 1,000 new and existing energy efficiency installers in understanding domestic retrofit. The competition aims to support the Green Home Grant Voucher Scheme and to support job creation. Funding […]
GHG Skills Training Competition: Retrofit Coordinator Programme
The Retrofit Academy has been awarded funding under the Green Home Grant (GHG) Skills Training Competition to train 120 new Retrofit Coordinators. The competition aims to to support the capacity building required to deliver PAS 2035 projects through the GHG and to support job creation. The Retrofit Academy is working with the West Midlands Combined […]
Professionals into Practice
We are delighted to have received funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to attract chartered professionals into practice as Retrofit Coordinators. As we scale up the national retrofit project, it is crucial that the market is served by a broad range of Retrofit Coordinators. More complicated projects, which require lots […]
PAS into Practice Retrofit Coordinator Support Programme
We are delighted to have received funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to support Retrofit Coordinators into practice. This allows us to provide a support programme bespoke to the needs of individual Retrofit Coordinators. The objective of the programme is to have 75 Retrofit Coordinators qualified, accredited, and mentored into […]
PAS 2035 and the ECO – One Year to Go Summit
1st July 2020 This event was staged to mark exactly one year to go until PAS 2035 becomes the mandatory standard for all retrofit projects delivered under the Energy Company Obligation. It considered how prepared we are as an industry and what has to be done to support the transition. Keynote speaker: Simon Ayers, CEO, […]
