Renewable Energy
The UK’s National Agency ECOTEC has awarded Embrace with one of the European Commission’s flagship Transfer of Innovation projects. The project has been developed over the years to address the need for qualified and well-trained people working in the renewable energy sector. The project will be a platform to share the regional/ national differences in vocational education and training (VET) within the renewable energy sector. This 2-year project started in October 2009 and we will work with UK crafts colleges, industry partners and organisations already delivering training in renewable energy across Europe.
- To prepare country specific briefing sheets, a snapshot of current developments and challenges in the renewable energy sector in the UK and in each of the partner countries (Austria and Germany).
- To translate and adapt training resources developed under the Solarteur® brand, a well-established training since 1995.
- Using the translated and adapted resources, the project will then train, test, qualify, and accredit 10 VET teacher trainers, crafts professionals with relevant vocational experience. The second pilot group of 10 IVT students/ people in the labour market will be trained by some of the newly qualified teachers/ trainers.
- Disseminate and mainstream the project’s outcomes within the sector on a local, national and international level
We will work together with organisations that support our push for training in renewable energy needs working with appropriately qualified and trained educators using state of the art equipment and teaching resources. Should the outcomes of this project be as forecasted we will make the Solarteur® training commercially available in the UK, benefiting from an already established Solarteur® school network across Europe.
Here a short update to our Renewable Energy Specialists Project
From the 06.04 - 24.04 Embrace sent 11 vocational professionals to Germany to take part in "Train the Trainers" programme.
The programme was based on the Solarteur training scheme and focused on gaining insider knowledge of how the Solarteur training is done in Europe. The Solarteur is a hands-on training for vocational professionals (plumbers, electricians, heating & ventilation engineers etc.) which encompasses theoretical training and practical focusing on Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Biomass, Heat Pumps. The 11 trainers/ vocational professionals took part in this training experience how the Solarteur is being taught to students with the view of testing its suitability for the UK market as well as analysing its teaching resources/ materials. To see what the participants have done in the 3 weeks please check our blog: here
Become a Renewable Energy Specialist
We are looking for trained and qualified vocational professionals from the following industries: plumbing, electrical, heating and ventilation, roofing, other relevant professions possible to get trained during a 3 to 4 weeks training course in Germany. The training is fully financed by the European Commission's Life Long Learning Programme (Leonardo da Vinci). The training package is worth 5.000 EUR (includes preparation in the UK, flights, accommodation, subsistence, local travel).
Register now to secure one of 10 places for 3-4 weeks training course November 2010.
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