This forum aims to support regional retrofit skills development, part of its push is to support green skills in the district and region, specifically relating to Retrofit Skills.
Bolsover District Council will be the lead partner on behalf of councils, colleges, universities, independent training providers and retrofit and associated employers from across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
The forums will ensure that business needs are fully represented which includes identifying key challenges, gaps and pinch points for the retrofit and energy efficiency sectors.
Overview
Agenda:
- Registration, light breakfast and networking
- Welcome from Chair and reintroduction to the Retrofit Green Skills Employer Forum
– Update from the Retrofit Green Skills - Training Provider Forum and how they will work alongside the Employer Forum –Richard Bull, Deputy Dean School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University
- D2N2 Local Area Retrofit Accelerator (LARA), Andrew Rice, Programme Manager, MCS Foundation - LARA is a collaborative process to develop a Local Retrofit Strategy for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, designed to accelerate retrofit activity, we will hear about the progress of the pilot.
- Retrofit opportunities - update on the £100m value retrofit energy efficiency services work package being procured by Nottingham City Council on behalf of the Midlands Net Zero Hub – Rachel Wood, Midlands Net Zero Hub
- Discussion of future topics, locations – including a focus on lobbying for consistent pipeline of work, including how SMEs/Micro businesses can engage in the retrofit agenda
- Close
Outcome
The Employer Forum will aim to:
- Explore and identify challenges for developing retrofit installation supply chain capacity
- Identify areas of best practice already being undertaken
- Provide supporting evidence and insights
- Support future funding bids
Additional Information
Suitable for representation from:
Business community:
Installers
Installers/training providers
Manufacturers
Architects o Energy providers
Surveyors o Estate agencies
Built environment trade associations and representation bodies e.g. CITB, CIOB, RIBA, FMB
