Assessor Area

Steps to become a CIBSE Low Carbon Energy Assessor to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)

Do you have at least two years’ full time experience within the last five years, in a closely related field, eg building services design, energy management, facilities management or building surveying?

If so, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it a completed pre-APEL form and your CV.

This should provide assurance that you are competent to be accredited as an energy assessor without having to sit a NVQ at level 3 or 4.

Once we have carried out the initial screening we will contact you to advise what training, if any, you require to fully meet the provisions of the National Occupational Standard.

To view the National Occupational Standard (NOS) click here (you must fully meet all the competencies in the NOS to be accredited as an energy assessor – for some elements top-up training is permitted, these are marked).

Download the LCEA Regional Flowchart

If you pass the initial screening you will have to complete the following steps to achieve accreditation:

Complete the full Approval of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) form - you may use the information in your pre-APEL form to complete some sections of the full APEL form. A sponsor will need to sign this form to attest to your experience. This sponsor also needs to see the originals of any supporting certificates (Degree certificates, professional membership certificates etc) and to sign the copies you submiit.
Provide an examination certificate to demonstrate your competence in the use of your chosen software (recognised training and examinations are available from a variety of software providers for links to their websites click here). This examination will include the submission of one test EPC.
Provide an examination certificate to demonstrate your understanding of the legislative requirements and of carbon emissions minimisation, this examination is provided by CIBSE Professional Learning, click here to book the training and examination or just the examination if preferred.
Download and sign the Code of Conduct click here (CCMP006)
Complete your Continuing Professional Development record by clicking here (you need to provide two years’ worth of CPD records)
Provide a copy of your company’s Professional Indemnity Insurance.
Provide two test certificates which will be assessed before you can be accredited. One of these test certificates must be for a new building and the other for an existing building. They should be of a scale suitable for the stream for which you are applying, ie, if you are seeking accreditation as a level 5 assessor, the test certificates should be provided for large complex buildings using your preferred DSM software. If you are applying for level 4 which incorporates level 3, the test certificates should be for level 4 type buildings, not just a small building with frequently occurring characteristics. Your sponsor will need to confirm and sign that these certificates are your own work.
Submit all the above documentation to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Hard copy documents do not need to be mailed.

If you are a full member of CIBSE or a similarly ECUK accredited professional body, you will be exempted from completing some aspects of the APEL form. Check this table to see if your professional body is recognised - Download Table of professional bodies and membership grades meeting the professional requirements of Units 1 and 2 of the NOS)

A variety of software can be used to produce EPCs, for an overview of the available software click here.