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Scheme active from June 2015
This is a Certification scheme for Individuals
This scheme applies to the following regions:
Lombardia Piemonte Emilia e Romagna Veneto Liguria Val d'Aosta, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Toscana, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna, Provincia autonoma di Trento, Provincia autonoma di BolzanoPrimary Contact for the Scheme
Anna Moreno
ENEA
BRICKS Coordinator
Italy – Qualification schema for RES installers
A national decree has established the rules for the qualification of RES installers. In the following we describe the specific situation in the Lombardia Region. The other Italian regions are very similar. These rules are related to the qualification scheme, the course descriptions and the rules for recurring training of the workers. Not all of the 19 Italian Regions and two autonomous provinces have implemented these rules yet.
Links to more information about the scheme
Certification
Certification Bodies
regione.piemonte.it/formazione
regione.veneto.it/web/formazione
regione.liguria.it/argomenti/scuola-formazione-e-lavoro/formazione-professionale.html
formazionelavoro.regione.emilia-romagna.it
regione.toscana.it/enti-e-associazioni/lavoro-e-formazione/formazione-professionale
regione.lazio.it/rl_formazione
regione.campania.it/it/tematiche/formazione-e-orientamento-professionale
Certification Providers
Example Certificates
Technologies covered by the scheme
Click here for more specific information on the regional application of the Italian scheme
| Supported Technology, Size and Possibility of Financial Support |
Are any other qualifications required to practice? | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | Size Min and Max sizes | Necessity of Cert./ Qual. Is the scheme mandatory or voluntary for the technology listed? | Supporting financial schemes? Are there any supporting financial schemes? | Necessity for financial support Is it mandatory to be certified to qualify for the financial incentive? | EQF What level of education according to European Qualifications Framework is the scheme equivalent to? [?] | Plumber Is the supporting qualification as a plumber required? | Electrician Is the supporting qualification as an electrician required? | Parts Is a specializiation in the companents required as a supporting qualification? | Other Other requirement details | Financial Schemes |
| Air Heat Pump | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Biomass | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Ground Heat Pump | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Shallow Geothermal | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Solar Photovoltaic | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Solar Thermal | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Water Heat Pump | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Supported Technology, Size and Possibility of Financial Support |
Are any other qualifications required to practice? | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | Size Min and Max sizes | Necessity of Cert./ Qual. Is the scheme mandatory or voluntary for the technology listed? | Supporting financial schemes? Are there any supporting financial schemes? | Necessity for financial support Is it mandatory to be certified to qualify for the financial incentive? | EQF What level of education according to European Qualifications Framework is the scheme equivalent to? [?] | Plumber Is the supporting qualification as a plumber required? | Electrician Is the supporting qualification as an electrician required? | Parts Is a specializiation in the companents required as a supporting qualification? | Other Other requirement details | Supporting Financial Schemes |
| Air Heat Pump | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Biomass | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Ground Heat Pump | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Shallow Geothermal | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Solar Photovoltaic | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Solar Thermal | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
| Water Heat Pump | Voluntary | EQF L4 | ||||||||
The following competencies are covered by the Certification/Qualification
| Legislation, subsidies and standards | |
| Costs/Benefit analysis (eg. payback period) | |
| Design (appropriate design of system dependent in relation to targeted heating system) | |
| Installation (actual installation process) | |
| Commissioning (ensure effective commissioning of system for optimal performance) | |
| Monitoring (operational or performance monitoring) | |
| Maintenance (understanding of maintenance and warranty based issues) |
Training costs and duration
| Average training cost | €0 - €1,000 |
| Ongoing Costs in order to be Certified/Qualified | Yes
The cost for the examination and the annual fee |
| What is the anticipated duration of training for full certification/ qualification? | less than 3 months |
| Final comments on Competencies | The certification is only based on 'private certification bodies' and is related to people already working in the field. The qualification, in contrast, is under Regional supervision and does not follow the certification scheam defined by natioanl standard. Usually courses last 3-4 years. However currently there are very few courses providing qualifications for RES installers. Therefore the responses provided in the second half of the questionnaire relates to the private certifiation scheam. |
Training Consists of the following elements
| Theory | Mandatory |
| Practical | Mandatory |
| Workplace Learning | Optional |
| Examination | Mandatory |
| Continuing Professional Development (CPD) | |
| Ongoing Quality Control |
Ongoing review of standards
| The Certification is valid for | 3 - 5 years |
| Requalification is required | |
| Inspections of the installers work are carried out | |
| Evaluation of wider standards |
If an installer is not compliant with the standards set out in the certification/qualification the following
penalties may apply
| A financial penalty could apply | |
| Retraining may be required | |
| Suspension from the scheme | |
| Exclusion from the scheme | |
| None |
Customers of a certified/ qualified installer may benefit from the following insurance
| Damage to the renewable energy system | |
| Damage to wider energy infrastructure within end-users’ home | |
| Structural or building damage | |
| Significant degradation in system performance | |
| Poor consumer code of conduct |
The process for recognising the Certifications/ Qualifications issued by another member state (mutual recognition)
| There is an established process for mutual recognition |
| Evidence of certification | |
| Evidence of formal training | |
| Declaration | |
| Evidence of quality |
| An aptitude test | |
| Undergo a period of monitoring | |
| Demonstrate continuous professional development | |
| Evidence of quality of installations |
| Expected to demonstrate language ability | |
| Expected to demonstrate insurance |
National legislation associated with the scheme
Back
Italian decree (Attuazione della direttiva 2009/28/CE sulla promozione dell'uso dell'energia da fonti rinnovabili, recante modifica e successiva abrogazione delle direttive 2001/77/CE e 2003/30/CE. (11G0067))
The scheme requires basic crosscutting training for all installers of 20 hours, followed by 60 hours of course related training of which at least 50% has to be practical trainining.© RES EU Renewable Energy System Schemes of the EU 2017
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