We emphasise that workforce expansion in retrofit and clean heat must go hand-in-hand with high and verifiable standards of competence. Written evidence criticised aspects of the existing skills and competence system in retrofit and related sectors, calling for tighter and more rigorous training standards, improved accreditation and the raising of quality where some courses were described as being of ‘dubious value’. Other submissions advocated expanding mandatory certification and restrictin...

We emphasise that workforce expansion in retrofit and clean heat must go hand-in-hand with high and verifiable standards of competence. Written evidence criticised aspects of the existing skills and competence system in retrofit and related sectors, calling for tighter and more rigorous training standards, improved accreditation and the raising of quality where some courses were described as being of ‘dubious value’. Other submissions advocated expanding mandatory certification and restricting grants to certified contractors as a way to protect consumers and ensure high- quality works. The Government’s workforce strategy should therefore link Type: conclusion | Number: 26 | Response status: no_published_response Government response: The government agrees with this recommendation. In January 2025, as part of the Warm Homes Plan, the government announced it would review the system of standards, oversight and protections for energy efficiency and microgeneration installations (such as h