Question reference: S6W-21576
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 September 2023
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Current status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 5 October 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received training through the Mobile Heat Pump Training Centre to date.
Answer
The Mobile Heat Pump Training Van was launched on 2 August 2023, is accessible to any college in Scotland and is capable of delivering on site training across Scotland, including rural areas.
The facility was at Energy Skills Partnership (ESP) offices in Stirling twice in August to show Colleges from across Scotland the apparatus within the van and explain the booking process. On 28 August South Lanarkshire College delivered the first training in the van to eight heating tradespeople from the plumbing and gas sector who wanted to upskill on heat pumps. At the end of September the training centre was used by the heat pump manufacturer NIBE to provide training to 13 trainers from Scotland’s Colleges to increase the capacity to deliver training.
Throughout September the vehicle has also been made available at events to allow stakeholders to visit the facility and have a demonstration of its heat pump technologies.
Energy Saving Trust is preparing a marketing campaign to promote the training available through the van.