Retrofit Advisor Bootcamp Opportunity
The UK Community Renewal Fund is a UK Government programme for 2021/22. It aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It invests in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment. For more information, visit […]
Back to Class!
In early September, we announced a new suite of value-added features and benefits for our Level 5 Diploma in Retrofit Coordination & Risk Management course. As part of this offer, we put classroom training back on the agenda! From October, we now offer you the chance to attend a Retrofit Coordinator Bootcamp in our brand-new […]
Changes to the Level 5 Diploma
The retrofit sector is constantly changing as it grows. The Retrofit Academy has been central to championing this growth and ensuring standards are applied consistently and effectively across the industry. As part of our mission to achieve this we have engaged with professionals, organisations and other stakeholders in the sector and listened to your feedback. […]
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 […]
NEW FUNDING AVAILABLE: Apply Now for our Fast-Track Retrofit Coordinator Programme
Update 22/06: We’ve had a phenomenal response to our campaign and the application window is now closed. The Retrofit Academy CIC has been awarded additional funding under the Green Home Grant (GHG) Skills Training Competition to train an additional 138 Retrofit Coordinators by 30th September 2021. The competition aims to support government schemes such as […]
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 […]
Dr Peter Rickaby Scholarship Awarded
The Retrofit Academy CIC has awarded a Scholarship to Rebecca Hart, a Technical Project Manager in the Energy Team at Nottingham City Homes (NCH). As part of the award, Rebecca will receive a fully-funded place on our Level 5 Retrofit Coordination and Risk Management blended learning course. Rebecca initially started as an electrical apprentice at […]
Opportunities for Retrofit Coordinator under the Green Homes Grant
Friday 25th September 2020 Context and Purpose Chief Executive of The Retrofit Academy, David Pierpoint talks about opportunities for Retrofit Coordinators under the Green Homes Grant scheme.
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 […]
