NATIONAL RETROFIT HUB
Are you engaged in creating regional skills plans? Do you want to develop a regional skills taskforce that helps strengthen connections between retrofit delivery and economic development programmes? This checklist has been developed to assist Policy Officers, Delivery Officers, Home Energy Leads, or similar positions, working within Net Zero Hubs, Combined Authorities, and County Councils. As a living document, we remain committed to ongoing collaboration to ensure its relevance and effectiveness. Your input is invaluable, so please don’t hesitate to share any suggestions or feedback with us.
REGIONAL RETROFIT SKILLS TASKFORCE CHECKLIST REGIONAL RETROFIT SKILLS TASKFORCE CHECKLIST TOPIC
TASK OVERVIEW
WHO TO INVOLVE
Social landlord retrofit and asset maintenance programmes (inc. SHDF)
Identify short/medium term demand by retrofit and trades occupations for your area through these schemes
Councils and housing associations
Other funded schemes including ECO and Sustainable Warmth
Identify short/medium term demand by retrofit and trades occupations for your area through these schemes
Councils and ECO providers
Private sector (owner occupier and private rental) retrofit projections
Understand local property archetypes (including heritage), renovation rates and skills needed
Property data mapping organisations, planners
Manufacturers and building merchants
How are local builders merchants engaged in retrofit? What systems/products do they supply?
Builders merchants, energy efficiency and renewables manufacturers
Existing public-procured supply chain
How is funded retrofit work being delivered locally - who are the employers and sub-contractors?
Procurement organisations, tier 1 contractors, housing associations
Local SMEs including builders and heating engineers
Map of local builders, heating engineers, builders merchants, architects
FMB, Checkatrade, trade associations
Current training provision
Map college and private training provision of retrofit and related courses including construction
FE Colleges, private training providers and informal training eg provided by community groups
Linking retrofit employers to training providers
Link colleges and employers, to show demand, train the trainer, identify work and apprenticeships opportunities
FE Colleges, private training providers, installers, housing associations, councils
Regional centre of expertise
Could a regional centre of expertise be set up to coordinate and optimise provision and training, including rigs?
FE Colleges, private training providers, manufacturers
Funding options to boost retrofit teaching provision
What are the funding options such as shared prosperity funding (SPF) to fund a dedicated member of retrofit teaching staff per college, managing links to employers and manufacturers
FE Colleges, private training providers, Employer Representative Bodies, councils
Create collaborative (sub)-regional procurement schemes, supported by highly
Council and housing association
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