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Mobile heat pump training centre

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What is a mobile heat pump training centre?

The fully equipped classroom travels to rural and remote areas of Scotland to deliver certified heat pump training. It can provide additional support for colleges and be an upskilling resource for industry.

The centre is managed in partnership with Energy Skills Partnership (ESP), who will administer the booking system. It is a resource to share across colleges in Scotland to deliver heat pump training and when not in use, it is hosted at South Lanarkshire College premises.

The centre is currently only available in Scotland.

Who is delivering the training?

The training is delivered by BPEC qualified heat pump trainers from colleges in Scotland, or by qualified private training providers.

What qualifications can students get?

The vehicle is a BPEC approved training and assessment centre. Students can be trained and certified on either air source or ground source heat pump systems, or in both. They can also gain their water regulations and byelaws, and domestic vented and unvented hot water storage qualifications if required.

These qualifications are essential for achieving MCS certification and for completing the NOS mapped – heat pump systems course.

Who can upskill?

Anyone who has an SVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in any of the following:

SVQ 3 plumbing and heating at SCQF level 7.
SVQ 3/SCQF 6 install, commission and maintain refrigeration systems.
SVQ 3/SCQF 6 install, commission and maintain air conditioning systems.
SVQ3/SCQF 7 service, maintain and commission building engineering services.
SVQ3/SCQF 6 heating and ventilating: industrial and commercial installation.

What kit does the centre have?

The mobile centre has working air and ground source heat pump systems with water tanks, smart controls and all the equipment needed to deliver the training.

Who can hire the centre?

For training

The facility will primarily be used to provide heat pump training to upskill the industry upon request. If you are interested in training for you and your staff, please complete the request form below. We will pass your request to ESP who will arrange a trainer, training dates, and estimated costs with the participating colleges.

Hire and training fees will be subject to individual colleges’ delivery costs. The college delivering the training will book the van directly through their internal booking system once the training has been agreed with the business.

Full name *Of the person in charge of hire request
Email address *Of the person in charge of hire request
Phone number *Of the person in charge of hire request
Company name *
Company address (registered Scottish office) *
Business sector *
Other business sector
Reason for training request *
How many people is the training for? *
Do all participants have an SVQ3 on heating and plumbing? *
Do you require water regulations and byelaws certification? *
Do you require domestic vented and unvented hot water certification? *
Is the company MCS-certified? *
Preferred training dates **Course duration is typically 4 days
Preferred training location *

By filling in this form, you submit your information to Energy Saving Trust, who will use it to communicate with you regarding your booking and pass your details to our partner, Energy Skills Partnership (ESP) who administer the booking system. ESP will share your details with the relevant College in order to deliver the training. Energy Saving Trust also share reporting and statistical data with the Scottish Government as the funders of this service. For further information about how we use your data please see Energy Saving Trust’s privacy policy available at http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/privacy.

For events or other non-training purposes

When not in use for training, other organisations with a legitimate purpose can submit a request to rent the training centre. Requests will be assessed by the Green Heat Installer Engagement Programme team at Energy Saving Trust. Hire fees will be subject to the individual college’s delivery costs.

Full name *Of the person in charge of hire request
Email address *Of the person in charge of hire request
Phone number *Of the person in charge of hire request
Company name *
Company address (registered Scottish office) *
Business sector *
Other business sector
Reason for hire request *
Start date of hire *
*Minimum 4-week notice
End date for hire *
Location of hire *Please state the full address

By filling in this form, you submit your information to Energy Saving Trust, who will use it to communicate with you regarding your booking and pass your details to our partner, Energy Skills Partnership (ESP) who administer the booking system. ESP will share your details with the relevant College to arrange your booking. Energy Saving Trust also share reporting and statistical data with the Scottish Government as the funders of this service. For further information about how we use your data please see Energy Saving Trust’s privacy policy available at http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/privacy.

Last updated: 16 October 2023