The Retrofit Academy talks: Ventilation
We’re closing yet another year: having navigated working from home, open windows, minding our distance, sanitising stations, and the nuisance of mask on/ mask off. COVID-19 has fixed the spotlight not only to the quality of the air we’re getting, but also, the energy efficiency of our homes. Ventilation is a hot topic as it […]
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. […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
Why businesses should become TrustMark Accredited
Wednesday 18th November 2020 Becoming TrustMark registered can open opportunities for a business, providing access to Green Homes Grant and the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) markets. With the Conservatives pledging £9.2 billion towards improving the energy efficiency of homes, schools, and hospitals in their 2019 manifesto, this is an attractive space. Here we have written a list of benefits of becoming TrustMark Accredited. Endorses Quality […]
PAS 2035
What is it and what does it mean for you? In May 2019, the British Standards Institute (BSI) published a document called BSI Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2035. You will not have heard about this on the national news. However, if you work in the energy efficiency sector, it will have a huge impact upon […]
