With a firm focus on increasing sustainability, improving energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and reusing what we have rather than creating new, the construction and built environment industry has fully embraced retrofitting in its building practices; which involves changing its structure, systems and amenities to improve the performance of the building, or make it fit for a new use.
The Level 2 Award in Retrofit is a part-time, three-day City & Guilds qualification that has been developed in collaboration with industry specialists and established construction professionals. It is designed to introduce you to the scope and opportunities offered by retrofit in the construction industry; develop your knowledge of the requirements and responsibilities of retrofit roles; and increase your knowledge of retrofit in practice (PAS 2035) and how it impacts on the installation and preparation for a property retrofit system.
Taught by our industry-expert faculty at our state-of-the-art Nine Elms facility, this course is perfectly suited to those of you who have recently entered into the construction industry, or for established tradespeople (electricians, joiners, plumbers, plasterers, bricklayers etc) who wish to upskill or increase their knowledge of retrofit in the construction industry.
What experience and skills will you gain?
You will develop knowledge and understanding in areas that can include:
- Safe working practices for the retrofit industry
- The benefits of PAS 2035 when working in the retrofit industry
- The impact of PAS 2035 in the retrofit industry
- Health and safety legislation relevant to the retrofit industry
- The consequences of poor standards of health and safety practice relevant to a retrofit upgrade
- The purpose of risk assessment
- Benefits of PAS 2035 in domestic properties relevant to the retrofit industry
- Different approaches in construction
- Examples of upgrades within a property when complying with PAS 2035 standards
- The impact of PAS 2035 on roles and responsibilities within the retrofit industry
- General defects involved in property retrofit
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Campus
This course will be delivered at London South Bank Technical College - Nine elms
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What do you need to apply?
GCSE Maths and English qualifications (or equivalent) at grade D or 3 or above or Equivalent Level 1 vocational qualification or Relevant industry experience
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How will you be assessed?
You will be assessed by a short answer question paper, which will be graded as Pass or Fail.
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Where can this course take you?
On successful completion of the Level 2 Award in Retrofit (City & Guilds), you will receive a recognised award that can be a starting point for career progression into retrofit; where you can further develop (through additional study and qualifications) into professional roles or as installers, assessors, advisors, coordinators, evaluators and designers.
You could also choose to further develop your knowledge and skills by advancing to a higher-level construction qualification with South Bank Colleges.
