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April 22, 2013 at 12:08 pm #1233
Norman Smith
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Hi All, We have the good news – there have been initiatives in this training and accreditation space with methodologies trialled which can readily tweaked to provide the platform for a programme in 2013. I can speak most informatively about the one I was contracted by EECA to develop and deliver in partnership with Environment Canterbury, and BRANZ. I have the manuals and associated teaching resources; some content will be modestly out of date but apparently the first law of thermodynamics is still holding up well to scrutiny. Here’s a summary; obviously a high end model but I could see a cut down version without the accreditation aligning with what Chris Freear et al are doing in Dunedin.
Cheers, Norman
“WARM HOMES ENERGY CHECK (WHEC): TRAINING and ACCREDITATION FOR ASSESSORS
This will be achieved by a five stage process, as follows;

1.      A three day training course, during which participants will be introduced to the principles and practice of the WHEC scheme and energy efficiency.
2.      Continuous assessment and an open book examination; provisional accreditation as an assessor.
3.      Hands-on experience over five weeks, during which time participants will each carry out five WHEC checks and provide copies of their documentation and star-ratings for evaluation by Norman Smith and Lynda Amitrano
4.      A follow-up half-day review workshop, late March, where participants with Norman and Lynda and others will review their work practices.
5.      At the end of this workshop participants will receive full accreditation. “