Richard Hammerton in the Carbon Forum team is expanding the delivery of accredited training courses.

In addition to the Level 2 course he has developed for Accord Housing Association in partnership with Walsall College he is now contributing two units to the development of a Level 3 course for the MEARS group (building construction professionals).

Fitters, plumbers, electricians, carpenters and builders from the group are being trained to be energy and climate aware as part of Accord's Fit for the Future project.

As part of a larger programme of training Richard is running four in-depth sessions on energy efficiency and climate change which he has developed for the course. The aim is to provide practically focused but scientifically rigorous knowledge as a means of addressing the knowledge gap around energy in the construction industry.

At the end of the course all successful participants receive nationally recognised Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3 credits.