Scheme active from December 2012
This is a Certification scheme for Individuals
Primary Contact for the Scheme
Karin Keijzer
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
Advisor - Renewable Energy
Netherlands – Accreditatie RES
Links to more information about the scheme
kvinl.nl/algemeen/voorpagina/accrediteren
qbisnl.nl/professional/overzicht
rvo.nl/file/kies-een-vakbekwame-installateur-duurzame-energiepdf
Certification Bodies
All accredited training and examination institutes for RES are listed on de website Qbisnl.nl qbisnl.nl/professional/opleidingen
qbisnl.nl/professional/examens
Certification Providers
Kwaliteit voor Installaties Nederland (KvINL) is appointed as accreditational body for RES accreditation of training and examnination instituteses for certification of installers (persons) . kvinl.nl
| 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 | ... Individual, small scale and collective systems for buildings | Voluntary | ||||||||
| Biomass | ... Small scale | Voluntary | ||||||||
| Ground Heat Pump | ... Individual, small scale and collective systems for buildings | Mandatory | EQF L4 | |||||||
| Shallow Geothermal | ... All geothermal systems of residential and utility buildings | Mandatory | ... Not applicable | |||||||
| Solar Photovoltaic | ... max size: 3x 80A gridconnection | Voluntary | ||||||||
| Solar Thermal | ... Commonly used systems on building | Voluntary | EQF L4 | |||||||
| Water Heat Pump | ... Individual, small scale and collective systems for buildings | Voluntary | ||||||||
| 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 | ... Individual, small scale and collective systems for buildings | Voluntary | ||||||||
| Biomass | ... Small scale | Voluntary | ||||||||
| Ground Heat Pump | ... Individual, small scale and collective systems for buildings | Mandatory | EQF L4 | |||||||
| Shallow Geothermal | ... All geothermal systems of residential and utility buildings | Mandatory | Not applicable | |||||||
| Solar Photovoltaic | ... max size: 3x 80A gridconnection | Voluntary | ||||||||
| Solar Thermal | ... Commonly used systems on building | Voluntary | EQF L4 | |||||||
| Water Heat Pump | ... Individual, small scale and collective systems for buildings | Voluntary | ||||||||
| 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) | |
| Other | Exploitation, Customer communication |
| Average training cost | €3,001 - €5000 Training is not mandatory. Learning from practical experience, e-learning etc. are allowed. Examination (theoretical and practical) are mandatory to obtain a certificate. |
| Ongoing Costs in order to be Certified/Qualified | Yes
Installers have to refresh their knowledge and skills regularly. |
| What is the anticipated duration of training for full certification/ qualification? | 3-6 months |
| Theory | |
| Practical | |
| Workplace Learning | |
| Examination | |
| Continuing Professional Development (CPD) | |
| Ongoing Quality Control | |
| Supplementary Training Information | Training institutes are free to choose their methods. Their learning goals, materials, methods and knowledge and teaching skills are audited in the accreditation process. Examination can be organised separately by examination institutes. |
| The Certification is valid for | 3 - 5 years |
| Requalification is required | |
| Inspections of the installers work are carried out | |
| Evaluation of wider standards |
| A financial penalty could apply | |
| Retraining may be required | |
| Suspension from the scheme | |
| Exclusion from the scheme | |
| None |
| 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 |
| There is an established process for mutual recognition | |
| Details |
Requests for mutual recognition will be addressed to KvINL. KvINl will be asked to compare the certification of the installer to our scheme |
| Evidence of certification | |
| Evidence of formal training | |
| Declaration | |
| Evidence of quality | |
| Other, please detail | Dependent of information we already have about the certification/ qualification from country of origin . |
| An aptitude test | |
| Undergo a period of monitoring | |
| Demonstrate continuous professional development | |
| Evidence of quality of installations | |
| Other needed evidence | We haven’t experienced any applications for mutual recognition. We expect applications for mutual recognition by installers to get confirmation that their certificate is equal to the Dutch certificate or to get the Dutch version of the certificate and registration in the register QbisnL without the examination . |
| Expected to demonstrate language ability | |
| Expected to demonstrate insurance | |
| Supplementary evidence details that are expected | We assume that foreign certificates don’t examine knowledge of Dutch (building) legislation and subsidies. Language abilities could be an issue as well. |
As the schemes are voluntary, there is no legislation for the schemes. The exception is for part of the schemes for shallow geothermal, heat pumps and biomass. Certification of shallow geothermal and heat pump installers is determined by the the Soil Quality Decree (Besluit bodemkwaliteit) and the Soil Quality Regulation (Regeling bodemkwaliteit) and defined in the Energy performance of buildings Decree (BEG -Besluit energieprestatie gebouwen) and Regulation on Energy performance of buildings ( REG- Regeling Energieprestatie Gebouwen).
For biomass installers the certification relates to the Activity Decree on small and middle sized combustion plants (Activiteitenbesluit kleine en middelgrote stookinstallaties).
Numbers of certified installers by technology: qbisnl.nl/professional/personen
Number of RES-accredited training providers by technology training: qbisnl.nl/professional/opleidingen
Number of RES-accredited examination institutes by technology/examination qbisnl.nl/professional/examens
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