Training 9
Elmhurst Energy MD, Stephen O’Hara
Elmhurst Energy has launched an ‘Overcoming Quality Assurance Issues’ training course.
A new national forum established to improve renewable heat skills and training has met for the first time to agree actions and priorities.
Daikin has launched a new loyalty scheme for installers of its Altherma A2W heat pumps and other renewable heating products.
Elmhurst
Who are you?
Stephen O’Hara, Managing director of Elmhurst Energy
Steve Pester summarises some of the real fire risks seen on PV installations
Waxman Energy is teaming up with microinverter manufacturer Enphase Energy to offer an installer training event at the Waxman Training Academy, West Yorkshire on May 13 2015.
Daikin UK’s new national training centre is equipped with more heat pumps than other, the manufacturer has claimed.
REI: What have you got planned for 2015?
RS: We have already seen a strong start to 2015 and we are confident that the solar industry will grow still stronger. We are supporting our members to achieve their goals. We do this by strong and positive on-going dialog with the government, organising conferences, networking events, trade missions and other educational platforms to connect them to the customers.
Steve Pester, BRE, appraises the health of the solar sector a year on from the much-heralded publication of the Solar Strategy
Innasol has announced that its BPEC-approved training facility will open to all renewable heating professionals.
NICEIC has welcomed a new report by the NHBC Foundation which calls for more action to boost the number of young women in the construction industry.
40 installers will receive funding towards Green Deal accreditation through the ‘Better Homes Yorkshire’ scheme.
Daikin UK has opened a new £1.1m training and technology centre in Woking, Surrey to address the skills shortage of experienced engineers in the sector.
Plumb & Parts Center supported National Apprenticeship Week which ran from 09-13 March.
Specflue has launched a new website to enable installers to more easily find and book training courses online.
A national forum that will address best practice and quality assurance of renewable heat training is to be launched by SummitSkills.
Exeter teenagers interested in a career in renewable energy will be getting a visit from local installer SunGift solar.
As a CPD Activity Partner of the EnergyCPD Membership Programme, the European Energy Centre if offering REI readers a 10% discount offer on EEC courses held in March.
Daikin UK has opened a new 2,100 sq ft office for the Midlands region in Birmingham Business Park, which is also home to a new 2,000 sq ft training centre.
Self-employed plumber and gas fitter Jamie Graves is being helped to fulfill his football coaching potential after receiving a grant from the BPEC Sport Awards.
The number of installers signing up to Worcester, Bosch Group’s Online Training Academy has eclipsed 2,000, within just four months of its launch.
John Thompson, chief executive of APHC
APHC Training (The Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors) is continuing to offer training grants throughout 2015, which can go towards courses offered by APHC or other providers.
Roderick Pettigrew, former chief executive of B&ES
Roderick Pettigrew has resigned from the position of chief executive of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) with immediate effect.
NAPIT Training is offering installers a 10 percent discount on courses booked throughout January.