On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking volunteers to participate on the Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals (HEP) Retrofit Installer (RIT) and Crew Leader (CL) Job Task Analysis (JTA) and Scheme Committee for the continuation of these certification programs. NREL is interested in single-family home performance professionals who have the experience and vision to help define and promote a national certification for the current workforce.
If you are interested in being considered for this effort, please apply online. The deadline is Jan. 26, 2018.
Since 2010, NREL and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) have worked to develop foundational workforce resources through the HEP project to support a high-quality weatherization and home performance industry. NREL has developed the Standard Work Specifications and the advanced HEP Certification schemes for four single-family residential building energy professionals and the required JTAs, in accordance with the International Standards Organization (ISO) 17024 standard for personnel certifications.
The application process is for one committee: Crew Leader. It is assumed that a Crew Leader performs, or is able to perform, all the tasks of a Retrofit Installer in addition to Crew Leader-specific tasks such as tracking inventory and scheduling the work scope. This committee will serve two functions. First, it will review the JTA-validation process and revise the existing RIT and CL JTA’s, developed in 2011. Second, it will maintain the scheme components in the continuing effort to ensure the scheme aligns with current industry best practices specific to the RIT and CL job classification.
If you are interested in being considered for this effort, please apply online. The deadline is Jan. 26, 2018.