Construction work begins on national green energy training centre

Construction work is beginning this week on one of the UK’s first national training centres to offer recognised qualifications in installing green energy microgeneration technologies.

Courses at the Green Energy Training Centre (GETC), based on Wirral International Business Park, Merseyside, are due to begin in November when the £280,000 centre opens.

The GETC is a partnership between the Skills Funding Agency, Wirral based Stiebel Eltron, the German owned renewable energy product manufacturer, and Scientiam the Merseyside based training provider.

The GETC is the first centre in the region to offer building industry qualifications on the latest microgeneration technologies such as heat pumps, solar photovoltaic and solar panels.

The GETC courses are being targeted at installers such as engineers, electrical contractors, plumbing contractors and heating and ventilation specialists wanting to improve their skills in green energy.