Green Deal Supply Chain Breakfast BriefingSkills for a Competent Green Deal Workforce

Wednesday 21st November 2012

Energy Act 2011

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• The Act creates a new financing framework to enable the provision of fixed improvements to the energy efficiency of households and non-domestic properties, funded by a charge on energy bills that avoids the need for consumers to pay upfront costs – The Green Deal

• The Act amends existing powers in the Utilities Act 2000 to create a new Energy Company Obligation (ECO) that will work alongside the Green Deal finance offer by targeting appropriate measures at those households likely to need additional support – in particular those containing vulnerable people on low incomes and in hard-to-treat housing

• Which measures are covered?• What does this mean for the sector?....

Green Deal MeasuresHeating, ventilation and air conditioning •Condensing boilers •Air source heat pumps •Ground source heat pumps •Heating controls •Heat exchanger/recovery systems •Mechanical ventilation (non-domestic) •Flue gas heat recovery devices •Solar PV/Solar ThermalBuilding fabric •Cavity wall insulation •Loft insulation •Flat roof insulation •Internal/External wall insulation •Draught proofing •Floor insulation •Heating system insulation (cylinder, pipes) •Energy efficient glazing and doors

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Lighting •Lighting fittings •Lighting controls Water heating •Water efficient taps and showers

Ultimately any measure which can improve the energy performance of a building and can pay for itself in fuel bill savings will be eligible. Measures subject to change and additions.

Minimum Technical Competence requirements set out in Publicly Available Standard PAS2030:12

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• The Green Deal helps people pay for energy efficiency improvements through savings on their energy bills

• Golden Rule - savings on bills will exceed the cost of the work• Intention to have over 14 million homes improved by 2020• Expected to support up to 60,000 jobs in the insulation sector alone by

2015• £200m Green Deal launch incentives funding• £7m loan to The Green Deal Finance Company to help ensure it is ready to

offer finance to Green Deal Providers in early 2013• October 2012 onwards – first approved assessors, installers and providers

accredited and approved

What is the Green Deal?

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Green Deal Provider

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Green Deal Advisor

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Green Deal Installer

Minimum Technical Competence

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Training & Qualifications

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• City & Guilds Domestic Energy Assessor / Green Deal Advisor• EAL / City & Guilds Awards - Installation & Maintenance of Solar PV, Solar

Thermal, Heat Pumps, Biomass & Rainwater Harvesting systems• Environmental Technologies Systems Awareness (1 day)• NOS Based training – mapped to occupational standards and CPS• Aligned to MCS and PAS:2030• Different routes to competence – includes “experienced worker” requiring

top-up training and assessment only• Power training is future proof – meets existing and FUTURE criteria of MCS

and Competent Person Schemes• National Skills Academy (NSA) Lead Hub – endorsed by industry• Accredited training – evidence of competence – Register of approved

assessors and installers – full Green Deal approval

Green Deal Approval

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Further Information

www.decc.gov.uk/greendeal - Department for Energy & Climate Change

www.greendealorb.co.uk – Oversight & Registration Body0207 090 1031

www.powertrainingcentre.co.uk0845 408 4024vince.glover@carshalton.ac.uk

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