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Bespoke Green Deal Training Packages

Green Deal training courses are very hot at the moment, with many companies starting to introduce offering various types of Green Deal Training.

In the market there seems to be a great variation in terms of Green Deal Training fees. After a thoroughly competitor analysis, it is safe to say that the Green Deal training courses offered by Energy Friend are one of the most competitively priced courses in the market. Furthermore, Energy Friend also offer excellent group packages, at even greater rates with bigger savings.

Bespoke Green Deal Training Packages

These are particularly suited for the likes of Registered Social Landlords and SMEs in any energy related products wishing to join the lucrative Green Deal business. Energy Friend offer group Green Deal Assessor (GDA) & Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) training packages, for groups of up to 12 trainees, at fantastic rates with great savings.

The bespoke training packages are fully flexible to suit your needs and requirements and you can tailor it exactly how you want it, from …

1. The mix of qualifications you require

• Full GDA qualification
• GDA top-up qualification for existing DEAs
• DEA qualification

2. The time & date of the training course to suit your needs

3. Number of trainees you have on the course (up to 12)

Highly competitive rates

All Energy Friend training courses are delivered in house; the NET Park Incubator is home to their head office and contains excellent facilities for training. With have no overhead costs, it means courses can be offered at far better rates and passing the savings on to you.

Energy Friend Green Deal Training Courses

• GDA (Complete with DEA Qualification) - £1,150 (plus VAT)
• GDA (Top up for existing DEAs) - £750 (plus VAT)
• DEA - £750 (plus VAT)

Bespoke Green Deal Training Packages (for up to 12 trainees)

• GDA (Complete with DEA Qualification) - £10,000 (plus VAT) saving £3,800
• GDA (Top up for existing DEAs) - £7,500 (plus VAT) saving £1,500
• DEA - £7,500 (plus VAT) saving £1,500

?The table below gives a brief competitor analysis of training courses offered by others in the market;

GDA Training (Complete with DEA Qualification)

• PPL Training - £2,450 (plus VAT)*
• Green Deal - Central £1,695 (plus VAT)*
• Elite Green Deal Network - £1,499 (plus VAT)*
• EPC Training - £1,245 (plus VAT)*
• Energy Friend - £1,150 (plus VAT)

Not only do Energy Friend offer excellent rates, the training course delivered and the instructors they are delivered by make it the perfect combination to give trainees a successful start as a Green Deal Assessor.

What makes the Energy Friend qualification different?

The GDA and DEA qualification offered Energy Friend are all certified by ABBE. Unlike the City & Guilds GDA & DEA training courses, the ABBE qualification is that of a very practical nature. There are no exams and all assessments are based on practical portfolio work, made up of sample Green Deal Assessments and Energy Performance Certificates. This allows the trainees to develop the practical skills of becoming a GDA and/or DEA.

Instructors with significant experience

The role of a GDA and DEA is that of a very practical nature; therefore it only makes sense to be trained how to do the job practically, as opposed to learning the theory of how to do the job in a classroom.

All Energy Friend training courses are delivered by highly experienced instructors, Colin Robinson & Guy Mason, both who were amongst the first cohort in England and Wales to be trained as Green Deal Assessors.

In fact, it will be rare to find a Green Deal Assessor like Colin, who has solely carried out near to 100 Green Deal Assessments.

While Guy on the other hand, is qualified both as a domestic and commercial Energy Advisor and has carried out over 5,000 EPCs, as well as having qualifications and experience in installing a vast array of energy products.

Both Colin and Guy have significant practical ’boots on the ground’ experience, delivering energy assessments on a daily basis and their many years of industry knowledge and practical experiences are first handly passed onto the trainees.

The training courses thoroughly teach all the practical elements of being a GDA or DEA, giving trainees a better chance to first hand learn of all the pitfalls they may come across on the job and how to avoid/overcome them.

*Prices quotes from company websites on 1st May 2013.

If you are a Housing Association or a SME of any energy related products and are interested in getting involved in the lucrative Green Deal business, talk to us about tailoring a bespoke GDA training package to suit to your business needs and requirements.

Email training@energyfriend.co.uk or call us on 0800 046 1972.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Energy Friend .