Go Green Training Academy, based in Peterlee, County Durham, has opened its doors to deliver qualifications in the installation, servicing and maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs).
Go Green Training is the brainchild of Brian Weir, pictured, and Lee McCann, who have over 40 years of ASHP installation experience between them.
Around 35,000 air source heat pumps are installed in the UK each year but, by 2030, the government has set an annual target of 600,000 as part of its ambitions for the UK to become carbon neutral in 2050. To stimulate this growth, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is launching in April, which will offer up to £5,000 towards the cost of an ASHP.
At the moment, there are simply not enough trained installers to meet predicted ASHP demand, the specialists said.
Brian added: “We are on a mission to upskill installers in the North East with the training they need to take advantage of the expanding renewables sector.
“We want to be at the forefront of training the next generation of air source heat pump engineers across the North of England and Scotland.”
Businesses and individual installers can learn more about the facilities at Go Green Training at their forthcoming open day on Friday 25th March, which can be booked on Eventbrite.