Voorwaarden
In order to be allowed to provide training for the inspection of air conditioning systems with a nominal cooling capacity of more than 12 kW, the training centre must be recognised.
To be recognised as a training centre for air conditioning energy experts, the training centre must fulfil:
the general recognition conditions ((opent in nieuw venster)) that apply to all recognitions relating to the environment
and the following special conditions:
the training centre must have effective procedures in place for organising the training and further training with the accompanying examination, so that only persons who fulfil the admission criteria are admitted to the training course
the lecturers must be recognised as air conditioning energy experts
the training centre must organise a regulatory examination jury.
You can find additional information on recognition conditions for training centres for air conditioning energy experts ((opent in nieuw venster)) on the website of the Department of Environment and Spatial Development (Dutch: Departement Omgeving).
Procedure
Application
Applications must be submitted to the Territorial Development, Environmental Planning and Projects (Gebiedsontwikkeling, Omgevingsplanning en -projecten/GOP) Division of the Department of Environment and Spatial Development. You can find the application form and guidelines for the examination procedure on the website of the Department of Environment and Spatial Development.
The training centre can submit the application and related documents via the online recognition desk of the Department of Environment and Spatial Development ((opent in nieuw venster)).
Decision: the leading civil servant of the department shall reach a decision on whether or not to recognise the training centre within 90 days of submission of the complete application.
Validity period
Recognition as a training centre is granted for an indefinite period.
A recognised training centre must meet a number of requirements to retain its recognition.
Bedrag
No fee is payable for the recognition application.
Wetgeving
Flemish regulation on environmental recognitions (Dutch: Vlaams reglement inzake erkenningen met betrekking tot het leefmilieu/VLAREL)