Who is eligible for this heat pump training grant?

The Heat Training Grant is not available to everyone – you need to be eligible for it. Provided below is a summary of the eligibility requirements for the Heat Training Grant:

• All applicants for the OFTEC21-504A qualification must meet all the pre-requisites as specified by OFTEC which includes holding a nationally recognised qualification and/or registration in a trade associated with heating and plumbing (or provide written evidence of ‘on the job’ heating installation/maintenance experience for not less than least two years).
• Applicants must also hold both the WRAS and HWSS (unvented) qualifications (please note, no funding is available under this scheme for either of these two pre-requisite courses).
• The OFT21-504A training and assessment must be delivered in England to be eligible for this funding.
• The applicant must work for a business of 250 employees or less, or be a sole trader, or is unemployed.
• The applicant, or the business they work for, must be certified by a competent persons scheme (e.g. APHC, BESCA, Blue Flame Certification, Gas Safe Register, Certsure/NICEIC, HETAS, NAPIT, OFTEC or Stroma).
• The applicant, or the business they work for, must not have received more than £315,000 in government subsidies over the past 3 years.
• The applicant must not have received the Heat Training Grant funding for any other heat pump course (an installer is only entitled to be funded for one heat pump course under this current scheme).
• The applicant must demonstrate competence in the sizing and selection of low temperature systems, by holding one of the following qualifications: OFT21-504D Design of Heat Pump Systems; or LCL Level 3 award in Low Temperature Heating & Hot Water Systems in Dwellings; or BPEC Low Temperature Hot Water Heating Systems (BPEC-LT). Please note, there is no funding available for any of these design qualifications under the Heat Training Grant Scheme.

If you are unsure whether you meet the criteria, our Training Team will be happy to help. Get in touch to find out whether you are eligible.

How to apply for a Heat Training Grant

• Ensure you fulfil all the eligibility criteria as outlined above
• Contact the Grant UK Training Academy via 01380 736920 or email training@grantuk.com

To read more about the OFTEC OFT21-504A: Installation, commissioning and servicing of Air Source Heat Pumps Qualification Course, please follow the link here. Funded spaces are limited so these are available on a first come, first served basis.