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January 21st, 2010 | Posted by Vincent Carragher

Due to significant demand limited places are available. Interested trades people can now enrol for more information please click here. 

 Aim of The Project

The Trainenergy project aims to produce a training programme about the EU Energy Performance of Building Directives 2002 and Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services 2006 for tradesmen in the construction industry.

The project will:

  • Produce training materials for tradesmen consisting of common European core modules with country specific modules for each of the countries involved. 
  • Produce training resources  in the languages of the project: English, German, Danish, French and Spanish.
  • Train teachers to teach these modules. 
  • Promote the issues of energy efficiency and sustainable energy amongst the trades people in the construction sector.

During the project 24 teachers and 300 tradespeople will be trained from the participant countries of Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Denmark.

Duration

The project will run for 30 months from November 2009 to April 2012, with the first tradespersons being trained in Winter 2010

Funding

Train Energy is supported by the Intelligent Energy for Europe program

Partners

  • Stephenson College
  • SDE College
  • IT Power
  • Cork Institute of Technology
  • Tipperary Energy Agency
  • The Gem. Berufsförderungswerk GmbH (BFW)
  • CENERGIA
  • AIDICO, Technological Institute of Construction

To Get Involved

Please email Vincent Carragher in the TEA and include contact details and your trade if applicable.

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