Gain green skills at Trafford Park

A collaboration between Resideo and the Green Skills Academy, based in Trafford Park, means installers in the North of England can benefit from training that focuses on energy efficient and low carbon technology.

“Most tradespeople feel confident with the practical side of the job, but often come unstuck when it comes to things like administration, tax, marketing and even getting paid,” says Logic4training MD Mark Krull. “That’s why we have focused to ensure that not only do our candidates thrive in the learning environment, but they also have a successful career.”

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Product donation has sticking power

Geocel is offering support to All Mastic Ltd’s training and NVQ assessment programme by providing some of its products and equipment free of charge for trainee use.

Based in Portishead, Somerset, All Mastic is a mastic sealant application company and works in association with CITB and the Association of Sealant Applicators.

A one-day course is available for contractors who are looking to upskill, while a three-day course offers experienced applicators the opportunity to gain an NVQ Level 2 qualification in sealant application. All Mastic also acts as the UK provider for the CITB SAP apprenticeship course, providing a location for other sealant application contractors to send their apprentices on day release for a period of 18 months to learn about all aspects of the industry.

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Electric heating CPD course

ThermoSphere has introduced a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course named Specifying Electric Heating & Achieving Compliance, which offers an hourlong online or face-to-face session to construction professionals who specify, install, or use electric heating.

Resideo has contributed to one of the key elements of the Green Skills Academy – a full-sized, low-energy model house that demonstrates how energy efficient products work in a real-world environment. Its Honeywell Home evohome thermostat is installed alongside a heat recovery and cooling system to show how a full system should be fitted to achieve optimal results.

In addition, the Resideo Academy is working with Green Skills to provide industry training for installers. Resideo has provided equipment and products to kit out the training booths with the latest in energy efficient heating control technology, smart products, CO and smoke alarms, and security kits.

Darren Cooke from Resideo says: “We hope installers, apprentices - and those with an interest in expanding their green skills - will make use of this unique learning facility.”

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The course aims to cover the latest changes in the construction industry, such as the addition of Primary Energy Ratings in SAP calculations, the evolving Part L Building Regulations, and their impact on specifying electric heating for residential and commercial projects. The CPD explores not only SAP 10 and Part L, but also specifying floor heating, reducing water and energy waste in water heating, and the future of electric heating.

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