Growth in education and training provision in green skills and sustainability is ongoing across the Tertiary Education sector. A range of options from short courses targeted at awareness building, upskilling and reskilling programmes to full and part-time academic and vocational programmes. The curricula of many other programmes will also include elements and modules targeted to green skills and sustainability components.
In 2018, the requirement to establish a series of National Skills Specifications and associated delivery of education and training for NZEB was a matter of priority as requested by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. This was to ensure that the Department could address skills requirements to support the move towards nearly zero energy buildings for 2020 and beyond, as mandated by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.
Early in the development process, in considering the accreditation of the awards, City & Guilds was chosen ahead of QQI as it was the best way to provide external authentication through highly regarded international recognition and to enable a quick approval of the award and delivery of training courses.
An NZEB Advisory Group was formed and the first meeting of the NZEB Advisory Group took place in March 2018 with the first delivery of the NZEB Fundamental Awareness course commencing in November 2018. Based on the partnership with City & Guilds, WWETB are positioned to rapidly develop and offer the following courses:
- NZEB Fundamental Awareness
- NZEB for Bricklaying
- NZEB for Plastering
- NZEB for Electrical
- NZEB for Plumbing
- NZEB for Electrical
- NZEB Site Supervisor
- NZEB Retrofit
- NZEB for Construction Workers
The cost for City & Guilds Registration and Digital Badge is €60 per person, with 2021 certification spend to date of €30,000 across WWETB and LOETB.
