Enrolments can be made at anytime of the year. You can start immediately.

This training is delivered by way of On-Line pre-recorded tutorials using the EIB Learning Management System and authored by our highly skilled and qualified trainer.

During the tutorials, students submit their work progressively for our trainers to assess ensuring that they are on the right track.

During this training you submit assignments that one of our certified trainers will assess and provide you with feedback on your own work.

We have found that we are having more success with the tutorials than face to face training as with the tutorials you can go over them as many times as you want and the personalised feedback from our trainers achieve great results.

With our FirstRate5 course you get to talk to our trainers whilst doing the course. You will get immediate feedback on how you are going which gives you the peace of mind that you are on the right track when going forward with the course. You don’t have to wait till the end of the course to find out if you have passed or not.

Our trainer

Steve Collins is the author of our House Energy rating software training.

Steve is the proprietor of Concept Designs Australia, preparing architectural designs. He mentors students in mentoring program run by ABSA as well as Quality assurance auditing of thermal performance assessments for ABSA and BDAV. Steve has trained in home energy rating software for over ten years and his qualifications include Certificate IV in NatHERS assessment in all the NatHERS software tools (AccuRate Sustainability, BERS Pro & FisrtRate5) as well as Certificate IV in Home Sustainability Assessment and Certificate IV in Training & Assessment.

Steve is considered to be an expert in the field of house energy ratings which allows him to offer training in software that is second to none.

Key modelling includes:
• local climate and weather (including temperature, humidity, wind and sun)
• thermal resistance and capacitance of building materials
• window glazing values
• occupancy patterns (including internal heat loads, typical occupancy times and occupancy behaviour)
• window coverings (which are standardised for all ratings, noting they are likely to change of the life of the building)
• different types of zones in the house and whether they are conditioned/unconditioned
• thermostat settings (temperatures at which artificial heating/cooling is no longer required to achieve thermal comfort, noting this varies depending on climate zone)
• shadowing/overshadowing by adjacent buildings and features
• size of the building being assessed (noting smaller buildings generally have a larger wall surface area than bigger buildings)

Download this enrolment form. Enter all the details and email it to us at [email protected]

Once we have processed your enrolment you will receive a login and password so you can start straight away.

Following the successful completion of the course you will be awarded a Nationally Recognised Statement of Results bearing the unit codes and software tool you were assessed against. Awards are issued by Education In Building as the Registered Training Organisation.

To become accredited as House Energy Rating assessor you need to obtain a Nationally recognised certificate from a Registered Training Organisation.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive this Nationally recognised certificate for 3 Units of Competency in the Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessment (CPP41212):

CPPHSA4020A – Operate computer systems to support NatHERS assessment
CPPHSA4012A – Conduct NatHERS assessment of planned residential buildings
CPPHSA4013A – Conduct NatHERS assessment of existing residential buildings

These are the units required by the NatHERS administrator to become accredited as a House Energy Rater. Don’t get caught by other providers who only offer a Statement of Completion…. check to see if you will be accredited to use the software with the NatHERS administrator.

Once you have completed the FirstRate5 software training through Education In Building you will be able to use the three units of competency gained  as a credit towards the full Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessment CPP41212.

This is the requirement of the NatHERS administrator to become accredited as an Energy rating assessor.

Your next step is to achieve the Certificate IV in NatHERS Assessment.  Find out more. 

In addition you could enrol in our FirstRate5 Leading Edge software training which will take you to the next level. Find out more.