Heat training grant: Heat networks

The Hub is working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to launch a competition for courses relating to heat networks. 

Heat networks are critical technologies for decarbonising heat and the number of networks in England is steadily growing. The 2020 Heat Network Skills Review found that the sector already faced a skills gap which would be exacerbated as the industry grows.

The approved training providers (listed below) can offer trainees a grant of up to £500 towards eligible heat network courses.

Eligibility

You’re eligible for the grant if all of the following are true:

– you’re a heating engineer or work in the heat networks area

– you’re based in England

– you, or the business you work for, have received less than £315,000 in government subsidies over the last 3 years

There may be additional requirements for some of the courses.

How to apply

  1. Choose a course with a training provider from the list below
  2. Confirm eligibility with the training provider and any entry requirements
  3. Book your course directly with the training provider


The training provider will apply for the grant on your behalf.

Approved providers

BESA Academy

Areas of training:

– Heat Network Foundation Course

Heat Network 1 Installation and Maintenance Course

CIBSE

Areas of training:

– Heat Networks Code of Practice (CP1) full course

– Introduction to Heat Networks and Code of Practice and CP1

Sycous Limited

Areas of training:

– Heat Metering and Data Collection Equipment

H erts Energy Academy

Areas of training:

– Installation, Servicing, Commissioning and Maintenance of Heat Interface Units and connected systems

Chirpy Heat

Areas of training:

– Heat network operation and maintenance (housing associations, local authorities, ALMOs)

– Heat network operation and maintenance (supply chain (M&E contractors, heating contractors, building services engineers)

– Strategic approaches to heat networks (housing providers and developers

– Advanced strategic approaches to heat networks (housing providers and developers)

Fair Heat Limited

Areas of training:

– Improving the performance of your existing heat networks

– Setting heat tariffs on heat networks

– HIU servicing for maintenance engineers

– Heat Network feasibility studies: how to get it right

– Effective quality assurance for new heat networks

– Heat network construction – guide for contractors

– Heat network construction – guide for local authorities and developers

GTEC Training Limited

Areas of training:

– Heat Networks –Principles of Operation

– Heat Network Feasibility and Design

– Heat Network Construction

– Heat Network Operation and Maintenance

– Heat Network Metering and Billing & Data Collection

Guru Systems Limited

Areas of training:

– Using Energy Performance Data to Optimise Heat Networks

– Developing a Heat Network Metering Strategy

– How to Meter Ambient Loop Heat Networks

CPV Limited

Areas of training:

– Jointing options of pre-insulated polymer pipe solutions

– Pipe surveillance systems

SAV Systems

Areas of training:

-Advanced service engineer course