Training Qualifications for Energy Efficency Simon Holmes Project

Training & Qualifications for Energy Efficency Simon Holmes - Project Co-ordinator - National Specialist - CITB

Simon Holmes CITB National Specialists (NS) • NS work with specialist sectors to support Training and Qualifications We work with over 100 Federations and Associations to: • Support the development of National Occupational Standards from which qualifications evolve • Ensure training is focused on Industry need • Qualifications reflect the occupational activity • Identify and provide funding support for training delivery and qualification assessment

Qualifications For Insulation Activities NVQ Level 2 Certificate or Diploma in Insulation and Building Treatments (IBT) • Loft insulation • Draught-proofing • Cavity wall insulation

Qualifications For Insulation Activities NVQ Level 2 Certificate or Diploma in Insulation and Building Treatments (IBT) • External Wall Insulation (EWI) Routes: Fixer , Finisher, and Fixer/Finisher • Internal Wall Insulation (IWI) fixer route only • Insulate framed sections existing studs rafters etc

CITB Training Options External Wall Insulation CITB have, in partnership with the Insulated Rendering Contractors Association (INCA) develop : • Specialist Apprenticeships Programme (SAPs) • Specialist Up Skilling Programmes (SUPs) • Full Apprenticeship Frameworks

CITB Training Options Internal Wall Insulation National Specialists worked with the National Insulation Association (NIA) to develop • Specialist Up Skilling Programmes (SUPs)

SAPs and SUPS SAPs • New entrant or novice • 2 year programme of off the job and on the job training • Full programme of occupational activity and general construction awareness • Must achieve Level 2 VQ achievement SUPs • Experience crafts person with transferable occupational skill • Max 1 year duration with min 5 days and max 15 days off the job training • Must achieve level 2 VQ • Both Grant funded by CITB for in-scope employers

Manufacturers Training Courses • Many EWI & IWI Systems Manufacturers have “cross mapped” their training programmes to the NOS and QCF qualifications What does this mean? • Completion of Manufacturer Courses will underpin and support the On Site Assessment of the NVQ. What doesn't this mean? • Attendance on a manufacturers course will not in itself deliver the qualification • You will be accredited to install any type of EWI or IWI System only the specific product to which the training related • They are aligned courses under the PAS 2030

Training & NVQ Assessment Pathways 1. Experienced Installers Funding Support £ 1000 for CS+ & NVQ 2 from DECC/CITB 2. Manufacturer Training As above + possible extra funding for off the Job training needed 3. Specialist Up Skilling Programmes (SUPs) These are one year programmes with X No Off the Job Training Days + NVQ 2 outcome. CITB SUP Grants of: • £ 2625 for courses lasting up to 13 days of OTJ Training • £ 3525 for courses lasting 14 days or more of OTJ Training

DECC CITB- Construction. Skills Solid Wall Insulation • Provided £ 2. 5 Million of Funding Support Sept 2012 to 31 st Oct 2013 • £ 200 to cover the cost of the Customer Care training and Understanding the Green Deal requirements under PAS 2030 • £ 800 to cover the cost of assessment to achieve the Level 2 NVQ/SVQ (QCF) in Insulation & Building Treatments. • Applications running at 1695 installers across 241 Employers (In & Out of Scope to CITB) (some have dropped out due to the slow start to the Green Deal initiative but a high level increase is expected in the coming months) • Additional funding for 2013/14 not currently known

CITB Training Development Energy Efficiency and Retrofit for Traditional Buildings • • Hard to treat traditional buildings Supervisors of retrofit on traditional buildings Working with the Heritage bodies across the UK A new VQ qualification will be developed Industry experts drawing up the specification Will be delivered via SUP format Pilots already being requested and funded in Wales, Cumbria

Available QCF Qualifications For NVQ Assessment Construction Awards Alliance: www. caalliance. co. uk (lists all registered UK assessment centres Awarding Body for the Built Environment www. abbeqa. co. uk National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies www. nsaet. org. uk

Useful Web-Site Addresses Cut the Carbon Campaign www. cutcarbon. info How does the Green Deal Affect You? http: //www. cutcarbon. info/training/the-green-deal-and-you The Green Deal Oversight and Registration Body: http: //www. greendealorb. co. uk/ PAS 2030 http: //shop. bsigroup. com/en/Product. Detail/ Details of GD accredited bodies at: http: //www. greendealorb. co. uk/certification-bodies/certification-body-search