IAA (the Set up Assurance Authority) has confirmed its dedication to a brand new Nationwide Power Effectivity Centre (NEEC) by signing a lease for a brand new 17,000 sq. foot premises at Union Park in Leighton Buzzard.  

It says the NEEC might be crucial in serving to to handle the numerous home and non-domestic retrofit abilities scarcity. It would present 17,000 sq. foot of purpose-built coaching house aimed toward delivering a spread {of professional} and sensible abilities throughout the constructing cloth, renewable vitality and low carbon heating sector.  

Nigel Donohue, CEO of The IAA stated: “I’m delighted to make this announcement, which follows on from the dedication I made at our Annual Convention in October 2023. The NEEC will assist to handle the numerous abilities scarcity our trade faces as we try to ship the Internet Zero retrofit agenda. It is going to be focussed upon upskilling the prevailing workforce, offering coaching for brand new entrants, these on the lookout for a profession switch and importantly supporting Colleges and Faculties with the event and supply of content material mapped to The IAA’s lately consulted upon Profession Pathways work. 

“We’ve got already secured some key headline sponsors and, because it presents an incredible alternative to showcase merchandise we’re additionally participating with producers, programs designers and the broader trade to actively help and sponsor the supply of coaching on the new centre. The NEEC will absolutely open in July 2024 following a interval of match out and growth and we’re at the moment seeking to recruit quite a lot of new roles to help the brand new centre’s evolution and development, together with a brand new Head of the NEEC.”