Green Deal Advisor and Energy Assessor Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) Units Survey

Asset Skills has been commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to develop National Occupational Standards (NOS) relevant to the functions carried out by the Green Deal Adviser, including remote advice, and to enhance the NOS relating to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and the new Energy Performance Certificate. These NOS are now completed and QCF units have been developed from them which we are now consulting on. We would be grateful if you would complete the questionnaire to enable us to finalise the QCF units which will then form the basis of new and revised QCF qualifications.

There are three discrete sets of QCF units:

Green Deal Advisors covering: the principles, financing and operation of the Green Deal; carrying out Occupancy Assessments; preparing and explaining Domestic and Non-Domestic Green Deal Advice Reports; determining an Operational Profile; and providing advice on energy efficiency measures and reducing energy consumption.

Green Deal Remote Advisors covering: providing information to customers on the principles, financing and operation of the Green Deal; explaining the Domestic and Non-Domestic Green Deal process via the remote advice service including Energy Performance Certificates; and providing remote advice on energy efficiency and sustainability measures.

Domestic and Non Domestic Energy Assessors covering: conducting energy assessments of domestic property and non-dwellings using the Simplified Building Energy and the Dynamic Simulation Models; producing Energy Performance Certificates and Display Energy Certificates; and producing Operational Ratings and Advisory reports.

Please click here to view the full suite of QCF Units (pdf format). Or if you would prefer to download individual word documents for each unit, click on the relevant title below:

Please click here to start questionnaire.

May we thank you for your time and expertise in completing the questionnaire.

Please respond by no later than Friday 6th January 2012.

If you would like any further information please email dbell@assetskills.org.

The following information is referred to in the questionnaire, so you may wish to refer back to this page while you are completing your answers.

There are three discrete sets of QCF units:

Green Deal Advisors

ASTGDA1: Provide information to customers on the principles, financing and operation of the Green Deal

ASTGDA 2: Undertake home visits to carry out Occupancy Assessments and give advice

ASTGDA 3: Prepare and issue Domestic Green Deal Advice Reports

ASTGDA 4: Explain the Green Deal Advice report to the domestic customer

ASTGDA 5: Carry out non-domestic energy inspections to determine an Operational Profile and give advice

ASTGDA6: Prepare and issue Non-domestic Green Deal Advice Reports

ASTGDA 7: Explain the Green Deal Advice report to the non-domestic customer

Green Deal Remote Advisors

ASTGDA1: Provide information to customers on the principles, financing and operation of the Green Deal

ASTGDA8: Understand how to provide information to customers on the Domestic Green Deal process via the remote advice serviceASTGDA9: Understand how to provide information to customers on the Non-Domestic Green Deal process via the remote advice service

ASTGDA10: Understand how to provide information to customers on the process of producing a Domestic Energy Performance Certificate via the remote advice service

ASTGDA11: Understand how to provide information to customers on the process of producing a Non-Domestic Energy Performance Certificate via the remote advice service

ASTGDA 12: Provide remote advice on energy efficiency and sustainability measures

Domestic and Non Domestic Energy Assessors (EPBD)

ASTACEA1: Conduct energy assessment in a safe, effective and professional manner

ASTDEA2: Prepare for energy assessments of domestic property

ASTDEA3: Identify representative properties for sampling and multiple certification

ASTDEA4 Undertake energy inspections

ASTDEA5: Produce and explain Energy Performance Certificates relating to domestic property

ASTNDEA2: Prepare for energy assessments of non-dwellings to fulfil regulatory requirements for Asset Ratings

ASTNDEA3: Assess the energy performance of new build non-dwellings prior to first occupancy using the simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM)New Build -information awaited so no new unit developed

ASTNDEA4: Assess the energy performance of new build non-dwellings prior to first occupancy using the Dynamic Simulation Model (DSM) New Build -information awaited so no new unit developed

ASTNDEA5: Undertake energy inspections of existing Level 3 non-dwellings using the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM)

ASTNDEA6:Undertake energy inspections of existing Level 4 non-dwellings using the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM

ASTNDEA7: Undertake energy inspections of existing Level 5 non-dwellings using the Dynamic Simulation Model (DSM)

ASTNDEA8: Report on the energy assessment of new and existing non-dwellings using the Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM)

ASTNDEA9: Report on the energy assessment of new and existing non-dwellings using the Dynamic Simulation Model (DSM)

ASTOR2: Prepare for energy assessments to produce Display Energy Certificates and Advisory Reports for non-dwellings

ASTOR3: Conduct inspections of buildings for energy assessment Operational Ratings and associated Advisory reports

ASTOR4: Determine Operational Ratings and issue Display Energy Certificates for non-dwellings

ASTOR5: Produce Advisory Reports

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