The purpose of the visit was to get firsthand experience of the OFTEC heat pump training course and hear directly from the centre’s administration team, trainers, assessors and heat pump technicians taking the course.
Anglia Heating Training have been offering the OFTEC heat pump course for some time and have tapped into the Government funding (available in England only) via OFTEC, which provides technicians with £500 towards the cost of the course.
Feedback
Lorraine Trim and Laura Bidewell gave feedback to the officials on how administering the funding scheme was going and where improvements could be made. David Knipe, OFTEC’s technical and training manager, explained to DESNZ and MNZH how the funding scheme was being received by centres, and trainers Mykal Trim and David Phillips described how heating technicians had embraced the course, found the opportunity to access funding valuable, and taken the first step to diversify their installation businesses.
A tour of the centre and facilities, including seeing live equipment in training rooms, was undertaken, giving the DESNZ and MNZH officials confidence that the Government funding was being put to good use, with quality training resulting in a personal certificate being issued to technicians following a successful assessment.
To find out more about the OFTEC heat pump courses, please check the training area of the OFTEC website.
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