Delivered by NMITE and PureHaus in partnership with the Passivhaus Trust. Funded by DESNZ and Midlands Net Zero Hub
We aim to deliver 200 much needed ERFIT trained practitioners to the sector who will possess the technical knowledge and expert skills to install, advise and troubleshoot existing and new retrofit projects. NMITE is pleased to launch this exciting, and necessary upskilling opportunity to professionals within the sector, and learners looking to take a step forward in their career.
As a learner, you will be recruited and trained from experts in a range of disciplines including, but not exclusively limited to:
Through our ERFIT course, you'll be trained to have a deeper and greater technical understanding of insulation and fabric improvements and how they relate to, and perform, with other energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies.
Are you a new sector learner? NMITE is pleased to provide an additional bolt-on course to early career specialists that will ensure you have the subject knowledge required to progress onto NMITE's Enhanced Retrofit Fabric Improvement Training.
Our progressive programme has been designed to provide a detailed understanding of insulation and building fabric improvements and how they relate to other energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies.
Through this course you'll cover:
Online course dates for 2024 are:
Practical day course dates for 2024 are:
Register your interest now via our form below, or click to view the available dates for our ERFIT programme.
The ERFIT programme is certified through the National Open College Network. Led by the Passivhaus Trust and delivered by NMITE and Pure Haus. This programme is comprised of two separate on-line training days and a third in-person practical and assessment day (held at several locations in England).
ERFIT Disadvantaged Learners Criteria
The PHT, NMITE and PureHaus intend to use the definition of a disadvantaged person/worker (to now be termed ‘Learner’) as defined in Article 2.18 of the Regulation (EC) 800/2008 should be the overarching criteria, namely:
Article 2 Definitions 18.
‘disadvantaged worker’ means any person who:
(a) has not been in regular paid employment for the previous 6 months; or
(b) has not attained an upper secondary educational or vocational qualification (ISCED 3); or
(c) is over the age of 50 years; or
(d) lives as a single adult with one or more dependents; or
(e) works in a sector or profession in a Member State where the gender imbalance is at least 25 % higher than the average gender imbalance across all economic sectors in that Member State, and belongs to that underrepresented gender group; or
(f) is a member of an ethnic minority within a Member State and who requires development of his or her linguistic, vocational training or work experience profile to enhance prospects of gaining access to stable employment.
(g)
