New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit
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 WMCA’s successful bid for new Government […]
Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East
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 the workforce required to retrofit 13.9 million households across the region’s […]
Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing
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 Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) to make energy efficiency […]
Pioneering Essex County Council Partnership Sets the Standard for Residential Retrofit at Scale
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 such local authority, Essex County Council, seized the initiative in order to upgrade […]
Maths Teacher Retrains for Rewarding Career as Retrofit Coordinator
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 Gentile, recently undertook a complete career change after 12 […]
Five key labour-force challenges facing large-scale retrofit programmes
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 them. As the Government […]
TRA enrols 5,000th learner as retrofit workforce builds
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 will help accomplish the UK Government’s target of reaching net zero in 2050 by leading […]
Fully-Funded PAS 2030 Certification & Accreditation
Start the process to be PAS 2030 Certified via a fully funded programme with full-funded support from The Retrofit Academy.
A new generation of retrofit professionals
In 2021, The Retrofit Academy CIC teamed up with Generation – a global non-profit which has trained over 40,000 learners facing barriers to employment across 14 countries – to create a new green jobs training programme. The aim: to support and drive a green recovery that builds back better and helps to reduce carbon emissions and improve […]
Retrofitting Done Right!
A Retrofit Coordinator case study with Martin Hobbs. The Retrofit Coordinator plays a pivotal role in delivering the UK’s net zero ambition. Central to PAS 2035, the role protects homeowners and clients by managing projects in compliance with the Standard. Without Retrofit Coordinators, there is no assurance that the high standards required and vast volume […]