NOCN
Level 5
QN: 610/0967/2
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NOCN Level 5 Diploma in Retrofit Coordination and Risk Management
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 114 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
NOCN
Syllabus Units
13 Units
Guided Hours
114 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assessing Dwellings for Retrofit
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of assessing the energy performance of dwellings.2.
- Understand methods of assessing the energy efficiency of dwellings.3.
- Understand additional information to be included in an assessment of a dwelling for retrofit.
2
Building Physics – Managing Moisture Risk
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theory of moisture transfer in buildings.2.
- Understand how to control moisture in dwellings.3.
- Understand appropriate moisture analysis methods.
3
Building Physics – Thermal Efficiency
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explain the principles of heat loss in domestic dwellings.2.
- Be able to explain the principles of heat gains from different sources in dwellings.3.
- Be able to describe the factors that affect heat balance in dwellings, and how to calculate them.
4
Improvement Option Evaluation and Medium-term Retrofit Plans
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to assess the case for domestic retrofit by calculating financial returns and assessing carbon emissions savings.2.
- Be able to develop retrofit design plans under pathways A and B.
5
Improving Airtightness and Ventilation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explain the purpose and role of ventilation in retrofit.2.
- Be able to explain the importance of avoiding overheating in retrofitted dwellings.3.
- Be able to detail the key factors affecting the airtightness and internal air quality (IAQ) of domestic buildings.4.
- Be able to explain ventilation system options.
6
Improving the Building Fabric – Floors and Roofs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles, objectives and standards for insulating existing floors and roofs.2.
- Know the range of available insulation materials and products.3.
- Know the risks and consequences of thermal bridging.4.
- Be able to understand best practice and regulations in insulating exposed floors and roofs.
7
Improving the Building Fabric – Walls and Windows
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know best practice in Cavity Wall Insulation (CWI).2.
- Understand key issues associated with insulating solid walls.3.
- Understand best practice in insulating solid walls using Internal Wall Insulation.4.
- Understand best practice in improving windows through secondary glazing and replacement glazing.
8
Improving the Building Services - Heating, Hot Water, Lighting and Power
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to detail the extent of building services and calculate their costs and effectiveness.2.
- Understand the key considerations related to heating with mains gas.3.
- Understand the key issues for heating in areas without mains gas.4.
- Understand potential issues from the supply of hot and cold water in retrofit projects.5.
- Understand potential issues with electric power supply for domestic retrofit projects.
9
Improving the Building Services – Renewable Energy Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explain the role of renewable energy when adopting a fabric first approach in whole ho
- use Retrofit.2.
- Understand the principles of solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation.3.
- Understand the principles of solar thermal heat generation and how it can be integrated with domestic hot water systems.4.
- Understand the principles of wind-power and the limitations for small-scale wind-power for domestic retrofit projects.5.
- Understand the principles of microgeneration certification technology (Air and Ground Source Heat Pumps) and the types of building for which it is suitable.
10
Introduction to retrofit under PAS2035
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the political and technical context of retrofit under PAS2035.2.
- Be able to analyse and explain the pattern of domestic energy use, and how it varies between dwellings.3.
- Be able to explain the benefits of whole ho
- use domestic retrofit.4.
- Understand retrofit standards and processes under PAS2035.5.
- Be able to explain the evaluation of retrofit options.6.
- Understand the key principles of low carbon domestic retrofit.
11
Post Retrofit Testing, Monitoring and Evaluation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explain the importance of monitoring, evaluation and feedback for the improvement of domestic retrofit processes, techniques and risk management.2.
- Be able to define the role of the retrofit coordinator in managing monitoring and evaluation work and providing feedback.3.
- Be able to explain testing and measurement techniques for ventilation.4.
- Be able to explain basic, intermediate and advanced monitoring techniques and their application.5.
- Be able to explain the concept of permanent monitoring through appropriate devices.6.
- Be able to analyse
- assess and present monitoring and evaluation data.
12
Retrofit Quality Assurance and Risk Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to explain the key risks associated with domestic retrofit and the role of the Retrofit Coordinator in risk management and quality assurance.2.
- Be able to explain the role of TrustMark and BEIS retrofit standards in maintaining quality standards in domestic retrofit.3.
- Be able to explain the need for Retrofit Coordinators in assessing dwellings under individual pathways.4.
- Be able to define the role of the Retrofit Coordinator in the design, specification and planning of retrofit projects.5.
- Be able to define the role of the Retrofit Coordinator in the on-site installation process.6.
- Be able to define the role of the Retrofit Coordinator in the commissioning and handover of retrofit projects.
13
Understand the requirements for lodgement of measures to TrustMark
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to understand the requirements for the lodgement of retrofit measures to TrustMark.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/0967/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NOCN
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jul 2022