Training update

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www.elmhurstenergy.co.uk

Mitesh Nathwani, Training Manager

Hello and welcome to 2022. It feels really weird writing that considering we are already in March. How fast have the first couple of months flown by? We ended last year on a real high and there were many reasons for this. We won and completed the Green Homes Grant project, where we helped people who were out of work to gain qualifications within our industry and then find work.

In addition, there seems like there is no letting up this year either, with courses sold out weeks and sometimes months in advance. Clearly, this shows that the energy industry is growing and demands for the services of our members are still on the up. Not only is this great news for you, but also for anyone who is looking at a career change or joining the industry and making an impact on helping deliver the government’s plan for zero carbon properties.

Online learning

Our online courses have been a real asset for us and for all the assessors out there who needed to top up their CPD hours, get a new qualification or competency, or just keep their knowledge and understanding up to date. Before COVID-19, we had never envisaged that the online courses would have taken off the way they did. Just last year alone we trained over 1000 Retrofit Assessors on our fantastic new online portal, which enabled the learners to do the course in their own time and at their own pace.

Obviously, the introduction of the online learning platforms have allowed us to reach further afield with our offerings and provide a new way of learning mirroring the new hybrid way of working that seems to have taken the working world by storm. That said, we have increased the number of classroom based

courses month on month. With the government recently lifting COVID-19 restrictions, there has been a want to move back to normality, to meet up and network with likeminded people and thus the demand for classroom-based training has increased.

Recruiting trainers

With the demand being so high, we have taken on more trainers to deliver our catalogue of courses and are always on the lookout for assessors who have training experience to join us as a freelance trainer. If you or anyone you know are interested in working with us please contact me directly at mitesh.nathwani@ elmhurstenergy.co.uk The relaunch of our Roadshows

We are also planning to restart our famous roadshows around the UK in the near future. This will give us all a chance to meet again and for us to pass on vital new information as well as deliver our regular qualification courses like our popular DEA course or Retrofit Assessor course as well as our CPD courses.

Delivering bespoke courses

This year has already started to be extremely busy for us. We have had so many external companies as well as colleges and universities approach us for inhouse and bespoke courses. We have recently carried out training for Dorset Council, Neath Port Talbot Colleges as well as many private companies around the country.

To help with the growing demand we are moving all of our qualification courses over to the OneFile online portfolio. Our OCDEA team have made this migration already and it has enabled us to streamline our processes, mark work quicker and obviously print a lot less materials.

Finaly, I would like to thank you all for making 2021 an amazing year. It’s difficult to look forward to what 2022 has to offer, considering all that’s going on in the world currently. I hope this is also the last article that I have to mention COVID-19. Please stay safe and I look forward to meeting you all at some point in the near future.

With the government recently lifting COVID-19 restrictions, there has been a want to move back to normality, to meet up and network with likeminded people and thus the demand for classroom-based training has increased.