Author: Emily Moody

New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

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The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy with the aim of fast-tracking the careers of 230 local retrofitters as the region looks to ramp up the number of homes is it making more energy efficient.  The new partnership follows the...

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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East

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A breakthrough partnership that will accelerate the development of green skills, and improve social housing infrastructure in the South East, has been announced.   The Retrofit Academy and the Greater South East Net Zero Hub (GSENZH) are set to support the training and development of...

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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing

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Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate the development of the green workforce and infrastructure needed to upgrade social housing in the region, at scale. This skills boost for the city follows the receipt of £24.8m from the government’s...

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Pioneering Essex County Council Partnership Sets the Standard for Residential Retrofit at Scale

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The government’s pressing energy and decarbonisation targets mean that social housing providers around the country are being tasked with the energy efficient upgrade of their residential building stock as they look to contribute to these climate goals while minimising fuel poverty.   One...

case study, Retrofit

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Maths Teacher Retrains for Rewarding Career as Retrofit Coordinator

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With more than 400,000 new qualified and competent retrofitters needed to achieve our 2050 carbon-saving targets, opportunity knocks for ambitious individuals wanting to make a real difference to the efficiency of our homes and the benefits this brings to the environment. Taking up the chance, Sofia...

case study, PAS 2035, Retrofit, retrofit coordinator, TRAawards2023

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Challenges Teamwork Retrofit

Five key labour-force challenges facing large-scale retrofit programmes

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Skills are central to the retrofit challenge and will be a key topic of discussion ahead of HOUSING 23. In the run up to the show later this month, David Pierpoint, CEO of The Retrofit Academy, explores the five main labour challenges facing the retrofit sector and potential solutions to overcome...

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Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

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The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry panel discussion at Innovation Zero 2023 has concluded.  The panel, entitled Retrofitting the Built Environment and moderated by David Pierpoint, CEO of The Retrofit Academy, discussed the...

Careers, InnovationZero, Retrofit, Workforce

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New Careers Hub Gives Retrofit Clients and Contractors Access to Fresh Talent

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With over a billion pounds in funding now available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, housing associations, social housing providers, local authorities and contractors can now access the best in retrofitting talent following the launch of our a new careers hub! We have recently...

Careers, Clients, Contractors, LocalAuthorities, Retrofit, RetrofitCareersHub, SocialHousing, SocialHousingDecarbonisationFund, VirtualEvents, Workforce

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TRA enrols 5,000th learner as retrofit workforce builds

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Here at The Retrofit Academy we are excited to announce that we have successfully enrolled over 5,000 learners to across our range of retrofit qualifications and training courses.    Trained as Retrofit Advisors, Assessors and Coordinators, the newly qualified retrofitting experts...

Retrofit, RetrofitAssessor, RetrofitCoordinator, retrofitting, skills, Training

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The Retrofit Academy 2023 Award Winners Announced at Futurebuild!

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Celebrating excellence in retrofit, David Pierpoint, CEO of The Retrofit Academy (TRA) along with category sponsors AIM and EON revealed the winners of the 2023 Retrofit Awards at Futurebuild, one of the biggest events of the year for professionals working in the built environment. The highly...

Event, Futurebuild, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Contractor, retrofit coordinator, Retrofit Designer, TRAawards2023

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Retrofit Academy Awards Shortlist: Retrofit Assessor of the Year

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The quality of retrofit assessments is widely seen as a problematic area for a sector trying to industrialise quality. But, judging by the shortlist for Retrofit Assessor of the Year, industrialising good is exactly what some Assessors are doing – quite exceptionally! Only a handful of marks...

Event, Futurebuild, Retrofit Assessor, retrofit coordinator, TRAawards2023

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Retrofit Academy Awards Shortlist: Retrofit Coordinator of the Year

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The Retrofit Academy has been training Retrofit Coordinators since 2016, having been part of the small group of retrofitters that invented the term more than a decade ago. Since then, we’ve trained over 2500 of them! So, we take enormous pride in the fact that the shortlisted entries for the...

Event, Futurebuild, Retrofit Assessor, retrofit coordinator, TRAawards2023

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Retrofit continues to expand at Futurebuild 2023!

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The Retrofit Academy will be returning to Futurebuild 2023, 7th – 9th March, curating the Retrofit Seminar Programme, and at the heart of the thriving Retrofit Section. The first day will also culminate in the prestigious Retrofit Academy Awards, which will take place on the Main Stage at 6:30...

Event, Futurebuild, TRAawards2023

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The Retrofit Academy Awards Seek Excellence in Retrofit!

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Entries for The Retrofit Academy Awards are now open! Following the success of 2022, the Retrofit Academy awards aim to recognise and showcase the importance of high-quality retrofit projects across the UK, with winners being announced at Futurebuild 2023, one of the biggest events of the year...

Event, Futurebuild, Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Contractor, retrofit coordinator, Retrofit Designer, TRAawards2023

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The Retrofit Academy brings fully-funded Courses to the West Midlands to help build a skilled Retrofitting Workforce

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The Retrofit Academy (TRA) is working with Open College Network West Midlands and West Midlands Combined Authority to provide the Government with fully-funded Level 4 and 5 retrofitting courses, saving learners up to £3,000 in course fees. These qualifications are essential for providers to take...

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