This three-day course is designed for people who wish to gain or further their knowledge of domestic energy efficiency and in particular is aimed at those who are in a position to provide face-to-face energy advice.
It can lead to the City and Guilds 6176 qualification for those participants who choose to sit the final four-part examination. NEA has trained more than 14,000 people to the City and Guilds standard throughout the UK. Course participants come from a range of organisations including local authorities, major voluntary organisations, fuel utilities, and housing associations.
The 6176 is a qualification recognised by the Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency Advice and also meets the knowledge requirements of specific units of NVQ Level 3 Provide Energy Efficiency Services.
The course prepares participants to deal with a variety of advice situations and to:
- identify a range of heating and hot water systems and appliances found in homes
- identify the type and function of controls on heating and hot water systems
- advise clients on the efficient and safe use of heating and hot water systems and appliances
- interpret domestic fuel cost data using reference materials
- advise clients on how to record gas and electricity consumption and work out costs
- inform clients of ways of paying for gas and electricity
- identify the potential to improve the energy efficiency in a range of dwellings
- state the grant aid available for domestic energy efficiency measures
- advise clients on how to avoid condensation and how to take remedial action where condensation dampness exists.
Participants must have basic literacy and numeracy skills, be able to use a calculator and be able to extract and interpret data from given tables.
The next courses will held at the following locations:
Location | Dates 2008 | Provisional Exam date | Tutor |
| London - FULL | 9, 16, 23 October | 30 October | Richard Macphail |
| Gloucester - FULL | 13, 14, 21 October | 28 October | Sarah Giff |
| Bristol | 12, 13, 19 November | 26 November | Anna Watts |
| *Plymouth | 17, 18, 24 November | 3 December | Sarah Giff |
| Newcastle | 18, 19, 25 November | 3/4 December | Anwar Ul Haq |
| Manchester | 18, 19, 26 November | 3/4 December | Julia Green |
| London | 25 November, 2, 9 December | 16 December | Richard Macphail |
| Cardiff | 2, 3, 9 December | TBC | Jane Edgington |
| Birmingham | 2, 3, 9 December | 16/17 December | Ian Hutchinson |
* Special one off discount on course fees for Plymouth course, for further details please contact: Lynsey Thompson on 0191 261 5677 / lynsey.thompson@nea.org.uk
Fees (per person - open access)
Course Fees - £520 non members* / £390* NEA members
Exam Fees - £234* for commercial/profit making organisations / £113* charity/not for profit organisations
Certificate Fees - £31.10* each
*All costs are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be applicable. Fees are correct at time of issue but may be subject to change.
(Please note that exams and certification are organised and charged separately, in addition to training fees by the appropriate exam centre/awarding body).
To download a booking form for this course, please click here . Course fees were correct at time of posting. Please contact Lynsey Thompson for updates.
In-house courses
This course can also be run in-house for those organisations who have a number of staff to attend. Please contact Lynsey Thompson for further details.