West Midlands Region
Funded Retrofit Training

What are skills bootcamps?

Skills Bootcamps offer funded flexible courses up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and launch their career in energy efficiency and retrofit roles. They are designed to ensure adults are able to retrain and upskill whatever their starting point, providing clear line of site to a new role, opportunity or contract.

As long as you live or work in areas offering Bootcamps you will be eligible to apply. This includes unemployed, employed and self-employed individuals. The bootcamps are flexible and will involve online guided learning designed to work around your schedule, workshops and assignments.

*Self-employed and unemployed candidates who pass the eligibility criteria required receive full funding towards their course.

Level 3 Award in Domestic Retrofit Advice

A Retrofit Advisor has a customer service focussed role, they can give independent advice to homeowners or residents, with a view to help them understand retrofit and the impact it will have on their property.

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Who’s this for:

Ideally, you will have experience or interest in the built-environment or housing sector. Customer service experience is also desirable.

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Learning:

6 Week Fast Track program: Blended Learning supported by tutor-led sessions, mentor support and our state of the art E-Learning platform.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED

Level 3 Award in Domestic Energy Assessment & Level 4 Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment

A Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) is a professional who conducts energy assessments, producing Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for residential properties. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to assess the energy efficiency of a home and provide recommendations for improving its energy performance, including full accreditation on graduation.

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Who’s this for:

Ideally, you will have experience or interest in the built-environment and housing sector, or are looking to make a career change into retrofit.

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Learning:

12 Week Fast Track program: Blended Learning supported by tutor-led sessions, mentor support and our state of the art E-Learning platform.
2 weeks will be dedicated to the Level 3 DEA course, and the following 10 weeks dedicated to the Level 4 Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED

Level 4 Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment

The role of a Retrofit Assessor is to survey properties and prepare a report in-line with a Retrofit Coordinator’s requirements. Learners will be provided with full training and support on how to conduct a detailed retrofit assessment.

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Who’s this for:

Existing Domestic Energy Assessor’s wanting to take the next step in their careers, working on retrofit projects and carrying out essential retrofit assessments.

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Learning:

10 week Fast Track program: Blended Learning supported by tutor-led sessions, mentor support and our state of the art E-Learning platform

APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED

Level 5 Diploma in Retrofit Coordination & Risk Management

Retrofit Coordinators manage the PAS 2035 process throughout a project. Crucially, the Retrofit Coordinator ensures compliance with the procurement, specification, and delivery of measures in all domestic retrofit projects.

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Who’s this for:

Built environment professionals looking to upskill in retrofit and to gain the qualification necessary manage retrofit projects, ensuring that they are PAS 2035 compliant.

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Learning:

13 week Fast Track program: Blended Learning supported by tutor-led sessions, mentor support and our state of the art E-Learning platform

Why Retrofit Career Development?

The Retrofit Academy is an industry-leading not-for-profit organisation, central to delivering training and support to the next generation of retrofit professionals in the UK.

Our vision is a world where every home is warm, healthy and low carbon. To create the efficient homes required to meet the UK’s emissions goals, the country needs an army of retrofitters in professional, technical and skilled craft roles. And that’s where we come in!

The Retrofit Academy is working together with the West Midlands Combined Authority to deliver multiple Retrofit career development opportunities across the West Midlands. The new programme of courses is funded by the UK Government and is here to deliver leading-edge retrofit training and qualifications to help both teams and individuals prepare as demand for energy efficiency in residences increases.

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