The Retrofit Assessor’s job is to visit properties and carry out the survey that is required to inform the decision making about what measures should be installed. Working under the supervision of a Retrofit Coordinator, this will involve assessing the condition, occupancy and significance of the building in line with the PAS. 

Who should become a Retrofit Assessor: The role of a Retrofit Assessor is to survey properties and prepare a report in-line with a Retrofit Coordinator’s requirements. The report includes a full EPC, a ventilation and occupancy assessment and a condition survey. Whilst this is not a full structural survey it does however look for any signs of defects that may affect any future energy efficiency improvements, as these would need to be fixed before any improvements are made. 

Learning: Learning may take approximately 76 hours, It is a blended approach, which means the knowledge content is delivered through eLearning and a half day bootcamp, where there will be a specialist tutor on hand to answer any questions. 

There’s also a virtual assessment of a property, followed by the completion of a report based on a Retrofit Academy assessment report template. This is to help prepare you for the end assessment. 

Units cover:

Assessing and Reporting on Dwellings

Assessing the Condition of Dwellings and Recording Defects

Occupancy Assessments

PAS 2035, Retrofit Assessments and Advice

Producing Retrofit Assessment Reports

The Ventilation and Energy Performance Requirements of Dwellings

Entry Requirements: As a regulated qualification, the Level 4 Award in Domestic Retrofit Assessment has some specific eligibility criteria. The minimum requirement for all methods of study is a Level 3 Domestic Energy Assessor qualification.