Green Deal Advisor Training (Also known as Green Deal Energy Assessor)

What is a Green Deal Advisor?

Green Deal Advisors (GDAs) will provide information and support to householders to help them improve their energy efficiency, thereby reducing their fuel bills and carbon emissions.

As part of the Home Energy Savings (HES) programme to move the UK towards becoming a low carbon economy, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) have jointly published a consultation on 'Heat and Energy Saving Strategy'. This document sets out the Government's vision up to 2020 and beyond, with the Green Deal at the heart of this vision.

The Green Deal will allow individuals and businesses to make energy efficiency improvements to their buildings at no upfront cost. Central to the Green Deal is a finance mechanism that will allow access to the finance needed (up to £10,000 per property) for the improvements, with repayment being made in installments linked to utility bills based on the cost-savings that the installed measures achieve - effectively meaning that consumers will pay-as-they-save.

In order to establish how energy efficient a property is and to make recommendations for the installation of measures (such as insulation, boilers, lighting or renewable energy), two new roles will be created:

• Domestic Green Deal Advisors (also known as Green Deal Energy Assessor (GDEA))
• Commercial Green Deal Energy Advisors

The domestic Green Deal Advisor (GDA) role more specifically will be to identify and promote how individual householders can reduce their energy usage through changes to their property (e.g. getting cavity wall insulation or renewable energy technologies installed) and changes to their energy consumption behaviour (e.g. not leaving the TV or other equipment on standby).

Only qualified Green Deal Advisors will be able to undertake this work and provide customers with access to this funding.

Not only will the Green Deal can be a great offer for customers; it is also a great opportunity for firms to compete in a new market. The DECC has indicated that the Green Deal will drive billions of pounds of investment in energy efficiency measures over the next decade and will be open to firms of all sizes.

Call 01925 633233 to register your interest in our forthcoming Green Deal Advisor training course.

Who is the Green Deal Advisor (Green Deal Energy Assessor) training courses suitable for?

This course is ideal for anyone looking to get involved in the Green Deal, both new entrants and existing energy professionals (such as DEAs), and especially businesses that will also be able to install the recommended improvements (such as those involved in the renewable energy, plumbing, insulation, and electrical industries).

Fast-track training courses available for qualified DEAs Subject to approval by asset skills and the ABBE, it is likely that a fast-track GDA training course will be available for those who currently hold the Domestic Energy Assessor qualification (because the same units included in this qualification make up approximately 50% of the new Green Deal Advisor course). Not already DEA qualified? Book onto this course now and give yourself a head start and ensure your business is ready for the laucnh of the Green Deal.

What will the Green Deal Advisor training cover?

The requirement for the new Green Deal Advisor training / qualification and the specific work opportunities are currently under final consultation. However, Green Qual plans to begin this training in early 2012 (subject to the qualification award being finalised and available from the ABBE). It is anticipated that the Green Deal Advisor training course will include 3 days of classroom based training. A fast-track Green Deal Advisor training course will also be made available for qualified Domestic Energy Assessors and Home Inspectors.

The latest version of the draft National Occupational Standards for the domestic Green Deal Qualifications can be viewed on the Asset Skills website (in pdf format).

Green Deal Advisor training course summary

Cost per delegate: TBC
Training period: 3 days (plus distance learning and support)
Qualification: ABBE Green Deal Advisor (GDA) Level 4 Diploma
Location: UK wide. Distance learning courses will also be available.

Call or email now to register your interest in the forthcoming Green Deal Advisor training courses. Pre-book courses and be kept up-to-date with all the latest developments.

 

 

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Previous proposals for Community Energy Adviser Training

Candidates interested in Green Deal Advisor / Green Deal Energy Assessor training, (also known as Green Deal Energy Assessor) may also wish to learn more about the previous proposals for Community Energy Advisors, which was proposed to be a more extensive role offering energy advice at a community level (as opposed to the individual home level). Although this role is no longer part of the current Green Deal Plans, it demonstrates how this energy advisor role could progress.

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