CPD opportunity for members: build your domestic retrofit skills with funded training

Level 4 Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment

As a Retrofit Assessor, you’ll play a key role in the UK’s mission to cut carbon emissions by improving energy efficiency in millions of homes. You’ll conduct thorough property assessments aligning with PAS 2035 standards, guiding decisions for energy-efficient upgrades. From quaint cottages to contemporary townhouses, your expertise will be highly sought after.

This course is designed for existing Domestic Energy Assessors (DEAs), providing all the retrofit knowledge and skills required by British Standard PAS 2035 to conduct in-depth Retrofit Assessments. The course has been specially developed by The Retrofit Academy in conjunction with Professor Richard Fitton, who is leading on the upcoming standard for Retrofit Assessment BS 40104.

This role is essential for helping homeowners, landlords, and residents make choices that reduce their carbon footprints, lower energy costs, and make their homes more sustainable.

Who it is for

This course is only open to existing Domestic Energy Assessors.

What you’ll gain

• Expertise in retrofit assessment aligned with PAS 2035
• Skills to support homeowners and landlords in improving energy performance
• Knowledge of emerging standards, including BS 40104
   

Course details

• Completion deadline: July 2026
• Funding: 80% funded
   

Apply here: Become a certified Retrofit Assessor - Funded Course - Retrofit Academy

RICS learning resources

Foundational level:

• Home Surveys in Practice web class
• Fire Safety Competencies Module
   

Intermediate level:

• Service Charges in Residential Property web class
• Residential Retrofit web class
• Residential Property Defects web class
• Certificate in Fire Safety in the Built Environment
• Certificate in Principal Designer
• Certificate in Residential Valuation Methodology
• Certificate in Residential Real Estate
• Certificate in Building Surveying Practice
   

Advanced level:

• Level 6 External Wall System Assessment Training Programme
   

To connect with your peers and network with industry experts, you are welcome to join our conferences:

• Residential Property Conference - 8 October
• Building Conservation Conference - 24 September
• Fire Safety Conference - 30 September & 01 October
   

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