POLICY GREEN DEAL
The APEL route
CIBSE Certification’s Approval of Prior Experiential and Learning (APEL) route into the Green Deal for advisers is now live. It certifies both firms to become Green Deal assessor organisations, and individuals to become Green Deal advisers. Each
adviser has to be affiliated with an assessor, which means that, ultimately, a company has got to take responsibility for each report produced. There are two routes of entry into the new CIBSE certification route, outlined below:
Entry route 1
Two years’ experience (A mandatory requirement in order to enter the APEL Scheme for EPCs with CIBSE Certification)
‘Unless they want to improve the value of
their premises or reduce carbon emissions, it’s difficult to see where the market drivers are because, in the end, it’s not going to impact on people’s pockets for some years. It’s hard to generate the business for it – that is a professional design consultant’s view.’ There will be much business to be had for consultants who work for large organisations, such as supermarkets and professional landlords like British Land, says Bellew, but adds: ‘None of our clients are baying for this.’ There are two elements to the Green Deal assessment. The first looks fundamentally at the physical measures that can be carried out to improve a building. The second looks at energy management to find out how regularly meter readings are taken, for example, to determine whether someone is responsible for energy management in that building. Hipkiss adds: ‘That’s an area that needs commitment. But surveys are not having the impact that I think they were intended to have. It’s about getting people to think about energy.’ He believes that, if CIBSE were the champion of the non-domestic Green Deal, it could produce the guidance and documentation that DECC has not provided. Once this is in place he believes it will help businesses realise the importance of creating a post responsible for energy management. However, the picture is not all gloomy;
Hipkiss now has another 60 or so assessments to carry out over the next few weeks, while CIBSE has so far received expressions of interest from 250 EPC assessors keen to be accredited as Green Deal advisers. And, if reports of a severe shortage of advisers are accurate, there is quite a market out there to pursue. CJ
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You must have demonstrated competence in use of the software CIBSE training & Events offer iSBEM training and assessment £300.00 + VAT member rate £350.00 + VAT non-member rate
All those who are not currently registered to produce non- domestic Energy Performance Certifications (EPCs)
PRE - APEL
(A free assessment of the applicant’s 2 years of full-time experience in the last 5 years)
APEL Application To become a non-domestic Energy Assessor to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
£300.00 + VAT assessment fee
CIBSE Low Carbon Energy Assessor (EPC) Annual Registration Fee £300.00 + VAT
Training & assessment CIBSE Training & Events offer EPC training and assessment
£477.75 + VAT member rate £535.50 + VAT non-member rate
£200.00 + VAT exam only
This assessment is also for the LCC register.
There are other training options available
Entry route 2
Two years’ experience (A mandatory requirement inorder to enter the APEL Scheme for Green Deal Advisors with CIBSE)
Any applicants not already on the LCC register would need to pass the assessment to join the LCC register in addition to their EPC registration/qualification
Green Deal Advisers
If applicants are not familar with the software, since January 2013 CIBSE Training & Events offers Green Deal iSBEM training
£300.00 + VAT member rate £350.00 + VAT non member rate
Green Deal Adviser Free registration
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Those who are already registered or qualified to produce non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) with CIBSE Certification or another scheme
Training & assessment CIBSE Training & Events offers a 2-day training course and exam or exam only
£477.75 + VAT member rate £535.50 + VAT non-member rate
£200.00 + VAT exam only
Application to become a non- domestic Green Deal Adviser £300.00 + VAT assessment fee
There are other training options available.
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