Product Development
The product development phase develops the training solutions emerging from business support work undertaken by project partners and a separately funded research project. The product development strand:
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Gains direct employer input into the design and suitability of training courses and the process for updating them in the future.
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Identifies appropriate Higher Education, Further Education and private provider partners to work collaboratively to create the training programmes identified.
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Develops and adapts curriculum through collaboration in the supply network, and in conjunction with employers.
A skills solutions fund of approximately £550,000 was available within the project to support the development of new training programmes. This has now been allocated out to providers who are working with the project to develop demand led low carbon related training programmes (higher level learning) as workstreams within the project.
The following new programme development is now underway:
A partnership between Asset Skills, Somerset College of Arts and Technology, Cornwall College and University of West England.
- a level 4, 12 credit, accredited learning programme that will equip home and commercial energy advisors with the skills necessary to provide advice leading to the installation of renewable energy technologies.
A partnership between Asset Skills, Bournemouth University and Somerset College of Arts and Technology
- a level 7, non-accredited CPD module that will update buildings professionals with knowledge of current policy and practice relating to low carbon energy efficiencies.
A partnership between Association of Colleges SW, Hartpury College and RegenSW
- a level 4, accredited programme that will equip staff teaching in the engineering and technologies departments with the knowledge and understanding of microrenewable technologies that is essential to the development and delivery of new L2 and L3 National qualifications within their departments.
From the University of the West of England, 8 new programmes:
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Waste to Energy– to allow companies to identify and build a business case and implement solutions to convert their waste steams to energy
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Developing a Zero Carbon Construction Industry– to allow construction companies to better understand ‘whole life carbon’ and develop a business case for lower carbon buildings
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Lean Process Improvement - to enable companies to implement ‘lean process improvement’ throughout their organisation, with an option for participants to continue on to a programme to gain 180 credits at Masters level
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Low Carbon Commercial Design– to provide an in depth understanding of how to design low carbon commercial buildings
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Low Carbon Retrofit of Historic Buildings – to provide an understanding of policy and fiscal incentives for retrofitting pre-1910 buildings and the practical techniques involved
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Composite Engineering – E-learning plus workshops – to provide a understanding of composite engineering principles, with an option to continue on to a programme to gain 120 credits at graduate level
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Environmental Legal Changes for Marine and Coastal – to provide an understanding of the legal framework associated with the sea for wind and tidal energy developers and others
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Design for Automated Deposition of Composites – to understand how to design composite structures with automated production in mind
From Yeovil College
From the University of Exeter
- The course will be delivered as two complementary modules. The first will cover the theory of low carbon building design and delivery. The second will cover delivery with an emphasis on how modelling can be used in the design process.
- A CPD course for post-graduate engineering and built environment professionals in the performance of low carbon buildings and the integration of low carbon energy systems, with the specific aim of reducing business risk.