National Energy Services
National Energy Centre
Davy Avenue
Milton Keynes
MK5 8NA
tel: 01908 442111
fax: 01908 662296
email: dea@nesltd.co.uk
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If you are looking to become a Domestic Energy Assessor and already have experience of either residential property surveying or domestic energy ratings, we have tailor-made courses for you.
Social Housing Experienced Practitioner
This package of training and assessment is designed for those individuals working in the social housing sector in a technical capacity, for example Building Surveyors, Stock Condition Surveyors, Void Surveyors or Maintenance Managers. You will already have experience of residential property surveying, but not domestic energy ratings.
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What you get for your money:
- Registration with ABBE, the awarding body for the qualification
- Access to our online assessment centre
- An online 'self test' facility that helps you prepare for ABBE’s external exam
- Support, advice and supervision from our expert VRQ Assessors
- Access to the NHER's EPC online software
- Set of comprehensive books: The Construction of Houses (Marshall & Worthing), Domestic Energy Assessor's Handbook (Parnham & Russen)
- Our RDSAP training manual - your guide to undertaking EPCs based on RDSAP
- Five fully assessed EPCs
- Two days of training delivered in small interactive workshops, visiting actual properties to undertake residential surveys. This includes understanding the RDSAP conventions, making recommendations for improvement, and actually completing a real EPC
- One day of practical training on non-standard properties, unusual features, and renewable energy technologies. Delivered in small interactive workshops, this includes an accompanied assessment at a real property
- One day of assessment, to include two accompanied EPCs at two separate local properties
The course consists of three consecutive training days, with candidates returning for a further day of training and assessment. Courses are run regularly - for upcoming dates please download the booking form below.
FREE Accreditation and 35 FREE EPCs
As part of this offer, you will receive free membership of the NHER Accreditation Scheme and pay nothing for your first 35 EPCs - a package worth £500.
