Skills Bootcamps in Thermal Wall Insulation Installation

Working with the South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority, our new Skills Bootcamps* in Thermal Wall Insulation Installation with Construction Trades are 4-week programmes, which also cover either Bricklaying, Joinery and Carpentry, Plastering, or Painting and Decorating.

The UK government has recognised the importance of investing in training and education programmes to prepare the workforce for the retrofit sector, which could create around 100,000 new jobs by 2030.

These Level 2 courses provide you with all the necessary skills you will need to work in sustainable construction on an employed or self-employed basis.

The NOCN Awareness of Hybrid Wall Insulation qualification will provide the following outcomes:

• Introduction to hybrid wall insulation, drivers, benefits, risks and health & safety.

• Customer care and internal wall insulation systems

• External wall insulation.

• Interface, post installation checks and handover

You will explore the various techniques and methods within your chosen trade, alongside health, safety and welfare, communication and problem solving in the workplace, and skills for employment.

You also will carry out practical operations, and gain an understanding of carbon awareness and energy management.

* Skills Bootcamps are part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping everyone gain Skills For Life.

Who this course is for

Applicants should be aged 19 and above, have been a resident in the UK for three years or more, and are currently unemployed and claiming benefits.

No previous qualifications are necessary, but learners should have undertaken our Level 1 Introduction to Construction course prior to applying.

These level 2 courses would suit candidates looking to work in a construction trade, such as an on-site or self-employed bricklayer, plaster, painter and decorator or joiner.