Heat Training Grant: discounted heat network training
In context
This call is open to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This DESNZ scheme offers individuals working in heat networks up to £500 towards the cost of heat network training. It supports building the skilled workforce needed to deploy and operate low-carbon heat networks.
About this grant
The Heat Training Grant provides funding towards the cost of training for people working in heat networks. Eligible participants can receive a grant of up to £500 towards eligible courses in areas including heat network feasibility and design, heat network construction, heat network operation and maintenance, metering, billing and data collection, and training for local authorities and developers. Courses offered under the scheme cost up to £600, so the grant covers all or most of the course cost. Each person may receive one grant. The grant is administered by the Midlands Net Zero Hub on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Applications are made through approved training providers, who apply for the grant on the applicant's behalf. The scheme was first published in September 2023 and has been updated several times since, including the addition of training providers and the inclusion of Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme training from the BESA Academy.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be based in England. Some courses may carry additional requirements set by the individual training provider. Applicants must apply through an approved training provider listed by the Midlands Net Zero Hub; each person may receive only one grant.
Key requirements
- ✓Applicant must work in the heat networks sector
- ✓Funding is a discount of up to £500 towards the cost of heat network training
- ✓Deadline and detailed eligibility criteria not stated in listing; check the funder's page
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero offer?
- Heat Training Grant: discounted heat network training offers £500.
- Who can apply for Heat Training Grant: discounted heat network training?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; individual, sme, large-company. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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About this sector
Heating and cooling funding supports heat pumps, district heating, thermal networks, efficient cooling and the removal of fossil boilers. It arrives through national support schemes, local authority programmes and procurement for heat networks. Applicants typically need heat demand assessments, a connection plan and an operator for the system.
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