Competent Person Schemes (CPS)
Stroma Certification’s Competent Person Scheme offers you the optimal approved membership scheme…
Stroma Certification CPS is a scheme run for the members’ benefit, for example:
- All members’ details shall be advertised openly to promote their services
- All scheme profit shall be re-invested for the benefit of scheme members
- Scheme annual accounts are provided to all members to ensure transparency
Becoming a member of Stroma Certification’s Competent Person Scheme ensures that operatives can carry out design, installation and issue self certification for compliance with the Building Regulations for the installation of heating and hot water systems, microgeneration and renewable technologies.
Installations carried out by a non-registered person will have no evidence of compliance. As a result a building notice or full plans application must be submitted incurring additional Building Control fees for inspection and approval.
Stroma Certification is licensed by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to run;
Heating and hot water systems (show/hide)
Stroma Certification is licensed by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to run the following Heating and Hot water Competent Person Schemes:
- Connected to a heat producing gas appliance
- Connected to an oil-fired combustion appliance
- Connected to a solid fuel appliance
- Connected a an electric heat source
- Electric heating system in dwellings
- Electric heating system on buildings other than dwellings
Microgeneration and renewable technologies (show/hide)
The UK is committed to meeting EU targets of producing 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020. Achieving our targets could provide £100 billion worth of investment opportunities and up to half a million jobs in the renewable energy sector by 2020.
The UK's renewable energy strategy driven by legislation aims for 12% of the heat/energy supply to come from renewable sources.
Installation of microgeneration and renewables technologies CPS Scheme:
- Absorption cooling
- Micro-CHP
- Ground cooling
- Ground source heat pumps
- Solar PV panels
- Solar thermal panels
- Wind turbines
- Biomass combustion appliances.
Part P Electrical Installations (show/hide)
Stroma Certification delivers training courses for both entry level and experienced electricians.
As a result of changes to Part P of the Building Regulations, local Building Control must now be notified of a significant proportion of electrical works carried out on residential property throughout England and Wales, and a certificate of compliance must be issued to the homeowner.
REGISTERING WITH A COMPETENT PERSONS SCHEME
Once Part P qualified, electrical installers can join a Government approved Part P competent persons scheme. Registration will necessitate an on-site inspection of wiring and testing work to ensure competence. During the inspection, the installer must produce reference manuals, a BPEC Part P full scope certificate and a multi-function electrical tester which is compliant with the requirements of the 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations.
Some schemes also stipulate a current wiring regulations certificate (obtained by completing the City & Guilds 2382 17th Edition Wiring Regulations course)
Competent Person Schemes, within residential and non-residential properties.
Joining Stroma Certification’s CPS is straightforward - Stroma evaluate that applicants hold relevant industry qualifications/standards, and will ensure a series of site audits are carried out to authorise that the correct level of competency to self certify works is demonstrated.
Stroma Certification's CPS Benefits:
- Competitively priced membership fees, warranty and assessment provision
- Straightforward application process
- Free of charge software solutions that streamline and automate the self-certification and archiving process
- Training development and technical research based on a continuing professional development (CPD) principle
- Access to a free of charge technical support helpline, manned by competent experts
- Access to a dedicated members website
- Marketed as an approved competent person demonstrating reliability, high standards and money saving solutions
For further information on Stroma’s Competent Person Schemes, please contact 0845 621 11 11 and discuss the opportunities with one of our advisors, alternatively email info@stroma.com.
All Stroma members are invited to join the Stroma Network free of charge. For more information please follow the link to the right. Alternatively call us on 0845 621 11 11
Competent Person Scheme Frequently Asked Questions
Stroma Certification Ltd is licensed to operate a Competent Person Scheme (CPS) and below is a selection of the most frequently asked questions.
