Discover more about our mobile heat pump training centre and express your interest in booking a training session.
The fully equipped classroom travels to rural and remote areas of Scotland to deliver certified heat pump training where there are no local heat pump training facilities. Funding is available through the Scottish Government’s Heat Pump Skills Fund, to help cover the cost of training. More information on the Heat Pump Skills Fund is available under the funding section of this page.
The centre is managed by South Lanarkshire College in partnership with the Green Heat Installer Engagement Programme at Energy Saving Trust. The training is delivered by BPEC-certified heat pump instructors at convenient locations for those attending. The centre is currently only available in Scotland.
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.
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.
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 is mainly used to provide heat pump training to upskill the industry. If you’re interested in training, please complete the request form below. We will work with South Lanarkshire College to arrange a trainer and training dates that work for you. Bookings will be made directly with the college with full payment required in advance.
For events or other non-training purposes
When not in use for training, other organisations with a legitimate purpose can submit a request to hire 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 South Lanarkshire college delivery costs.
Funding
Participants can access subsidised training at a cost of £250 per person through the Scottish Government’s Heat Pump Skills Fund. This funding is available until 31 March 2027.
If you would like to register your interest in a funded session near you, please contact us via the form below.
Express your interest
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 who administers the booking system. Energy Skills Partnership will share your details with the relevant college to arrange your booking. Energy Saving Trust also shares 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 our privacy policy.
Last updated: 12 May 2026
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