Redcar & Cleveland College has launched a range of Renewable Energy courses to help north east businesses enhance their eco skills using the latest technologies.

Starting this January the college promises local businesses a golden opportunity to upskill their staff in sustainable technologies at their new fully operational eco house.

The eco house, named The Greenhouse, was unveiled last year as a leading light in the design, installation and maintenance of the most commonly used equipment in the sustainable technologies market, including solar panels, heat pump installers, and rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling systems.

The residential property, which is based on the college’s Corporation Road campus, will enable skilled tradespeople who are studying on the new eco courses to see how the latest equipment can be used in domestic situations, and the benefits they bring.

The house is an integral part of the college’s role in the National Skills Academy north east hub for environmental technologies, which is bringing together Narec, Redcar & Cleveland College, Hartlepool College of FE and City of Sunderland College.
Accredited by SummitSkills and The National Skills Academy in Environmental Technologies, the Redcar & Cleveland College is playing a major role in transforming the ability of businesses in the building services engineering and plumbing sectors to access key training skills to Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) standards.

The new Renewable Energy short courses, which range in length between one day and five weeks, include:

• Renewable Energy Awareness

• EAL Accredited Solar Thermal Hot Water System Installation & Maintenance

• Solar Thermal Hot Water System Installation & Maintenance

• Solar Photovoltaic System Installation

• Solar Photovoltaic System Installation & Maintenance

• Heat Pump Installation & Maintenance

• Solar Thermal Systems First Fix Installer

• Solar Photovoltaic System First fix Installer

• BPEC Rainwater & Grey Water Harvesting

College Principal Gary Groom said: “I’m really excited for the eco skills courses to start, we have embraced sustainable living here at the college and by running these courses we hope to train future generations in renewable energy technologies.”

Full details can be obtained by calling 01642 777216.