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|  | EU-CERT - Latest NewsOct. 13, 2005 - The partners met in Harnosand, Sweden during June and an update of the project is as follows - EU-CERT-HP (EU Certified Heat Pump Installer) is a project part funded by the European Commission and involving partners from Austria, Germany, Italy, Ireland, UK, Sweden, France, Czech Republic and Slovenia. The aims of the project are to have a common training methodology for heat pump installers, to ensure that quality is maintained and that the qualification is recognised in all EU countries. The partners met in Harnosand - Sweden during June and an update of the project is as follows - - A new partner has joined - ARE Liguria from Italy. They are a regional energy agency with particular interests in certification, educational systems, energy saving policies and renewable energies. They are represented by Chiara Tavella & Adriano Pessina
- The training manual was reviewed at the meeting and progress has been good. The proposed timetable is to have the final draft of the English language version completed by the middle of October. The translation of the manual into the partners national language is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2005
- Pilot courses are due to be held early in 2006; running in parallel to this activity is the need to ‘train the trainer'. Germany, France, U K, Sweden, Ireland and Slovenia have identified the training institutes that will run these pilot courses. To support the trainers, a specification, trainer's handbook and other documentation is being prepared.
- The Certification Scheme was discussed with the proposal being that it should be modelled on EN 17024. Arsenal research are familiar with this model. The partners are charged with evaluating this scheme and checking the market requirements in their own countries. At the November meeting the scheme will be discussed further.
- Further discussions involved the basis of the theoretical examinations, the practical tests and the potential of e-learning. The partners agreed on the basis of both the theoretical and the practical examinations.
- FIZ have updated the EU-CERT web-site and have installed AVISMA for content management of the restricted partner area. The website has a new address and new homepage. The address is as follows - http://eucert.fiz-karlsruhe.de
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