Swedish firm Aira launches Sheffield 'centre of excellence' to train new heat pump installers from bb8 sweden Watch Video

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A new training academy to develop the heat pump installers of the future has opened in Sheffield.<br/>Swedish clean energy firm Aira, which is seeking to create 8,000 jobs in the UK over the next decade as part of its expansion plans into this country, has established a training facility on the White Rose Business Park in Halfway.<br/><br/>The site is next to home renewable specialist All Seasons Energy, which Aira purchased last year.<br/><br/>It is hoped the Sheffield training facility will become a Northern “centre of excellence” for training dozens of new heat pump specialists in the coming years, with plans to open a similar site in the south of England.<br/><br/>An initial pilot scheme involving four apprentices hired by Aira and in partnership with Rotherham College and North Notts College is starting from the site.<br/><br/>Academy manager Sarah Stevens said two technician apprentices and two electrician apprentices have been hired who will leanr on the job assisted by mentors and also do one day a week at college. Their roles will start from September and it will take around three years to fully qualify.<br/><br/>\