Solar Water Heater Installation and Maintenance Capacity Building in Plumbing and Insurance Industri

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Solar Water Heater Installation and
MaintenanceCapacity Building in Plumbing and
Insurance IndustriesDepartment of Public
EnterprisesEmployment and Skills Development
Agency
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Background

• Government calls for 10000 GWh renewable energy
  contribution by 2014.
• Target of 1 million Solar Water Heater (SWH)
  systems on residential properties by 2014.
• Hot water represents 30-50 of a household's
  electricity consumption (estimated to be
  equivalent to replacing two coal fired power
  stations).
• DPE has an interest in augmenting Eskoms
  rebate programme for SWH installations.
• Following the electricity crisis, research was
  conducted and the following key barriers were
  identified
• Installation and maintenance capacity in the
  plumbing industry
• Lack of bulk procurement / Demand
• PROGRAMME DELIVERABLES
• To accelerate and grow Eskoms Solar Rebate
  Programme
• To ensure capacity through training and
  development of the plumbing industry
• To ensure quality installation, inspection and
  maintenance
• To ensure sustainability through CDM programmes
  and other incentives.

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Players

• PIRB (Plumbing Industry Registration Board)
• Insurance Industry (South African Insurance
  Association and individual insurance companies)
• Other options include the Mining Industry,
  Municipalities and Construction Industry
• Eskom Solar Rebate Programme
• CDM Programmes

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Summary of Projects - Residential

• To date
• Insurance industry
• Santam
• ABSA
• Alexander Forbes
• Central Energy Fund
• Nelson Mandela Bay
• Joburg City
• Santam Internal Project
• Staff Replacements

• 9 million households in South Africa of which
• 1.5 million are high income households
• 2 million are middle income households
• 5.5 million are low income households
• 1 million with hot water systems
• 1 million with no hot water systems and
• 3.5 million with no electricity and no hot
  water systems.

10 of 240,000 insurance replacements
targeted 120,000 through CEF projects 10,000
targeted through Santam emissions offset
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Model to facilitate up-take of SWH Summary

• Demand The SA insurance industry accounts for
  40 of all national geyser installations through
  insurance replacements of faulty electric
  geysers.
• DPE, the PIRB and Eskom requested the Insurance
  Industry to investigate the possibility of
  replacing faulty electric geysers with SWH.
• The industry leader for short term insurance
  started an initiative to encourage clients to
  make this choice on 7 September 2009.

Cost and time of administration of the Eskom
rebate programme will now be managed by the
insurance industry on behalf of their client
The insurance industry is also encouraged to take
part in Carbon Programmes

• The PIRB drives quality control and inspection
  services through a Certificate of Compliance.
• The PIRB is also involved with training
  initiatives to upskill and uplift the industry

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Capacity Building

• DPE is currently working on building capacity in
  the following areas in order to assist and
  enhance current stakeholder projects
• Training and Development of the Plumbing
  industry to include SWH installation.
• Standard setting with the SABS.
• Quality installation and maintenance through
  the PIRB.
• Manufacturing capacity building (monitoring).

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Current Labour Market and Training

• Worldwide, hot water installation is installed
  and maintained by the plumbing industry.
• The SA Plumbing industry consists of an
  estimated 13 000 workers
• 3 000 are qualified workers
• 10 000 are semi-skilled (can do the job but
  have no certificate or formal qualification).
• It is also estimated that 50 of the
  semi-skilled workers are illiterate.

• 95 of the plumbing industry are represented by
  SMME employed mostly by the insurance industry.
  This means that these companies cannot take part
  in SETA activities and receive funding as they
  are not skills levy paying companies.

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Training and Qualification Development

• A new qualification was developed towards the
• end of 2008 to include the solar water heater
• training.

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Entire programme Qualified Plumber (including
solar installations)
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FOUNDATION
(Pre-Apprentice)

• Introduction to plumbing health and safety in
  the work place

• Plumbing principles and code of practices for
  plumbing installations

• Working effectively in the plumbing industry

• Pipe assembly for water reticulation

• Cutting and joining of metals
• Below ground drainage systems part 1

1/3 of the programme Solar Installer Course
INTERMEDIATE

• Introduction to plumbing health and safety in
  the work place

• Cold water reticulation plumbing

• Hot water reticulation plumbing

• Introduction to soil and waste plumbing systems
• Sanitary installation part 1
• Sanitary installation part 2
• Install and maintain of rainwater systems
• Vent pipe flashing
• Trenching excavations and trench support

• Plumbing principles and code of practices for
  plumbing installations

• Working effectively in the plumbing industry

• Pipe assembly for water reticulation

ADVANCE

• Hot water reticulation plumbing

• Basic building work and building of man holes
• Below ground drainage systems part 2
• Sanitary installation part 3
• Plumbing maintenance and repairs
• Box gutters fabrication
• Chimney flashings
• Basic business concepts

• Install and maintain of solar systems

• Install and maintain of solar systems

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Solar Installer Course

• Introduction to plumbing health and safety in
  the work place

• Plumbing principles and code of practices for
  plumbing installations

• Working effectively in the plumbing industry

New lower level qualification was developed to
certify a hot water installer (incl solar)

• Pipe assembly for water reticulation

• Hot water reticulation plumbing

• Install and maintain of solar systems

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Training intervention 1
Equally important to the opportunities that this
campaign may offer to job creation and economic
growth, is upskilling of current qualified staff
in the plumbing field to do solar installations.
These resources will form the foundation of
training, mentoring and coaching for all other
resources that will be undergoing training in
this field. Currently qualified plumbers will
only have to do a five day course in solar
installations since they have already passed
trade test certification on hot water
installations.
Solar elective module
5 days
R3000 00 per person
Qualified Plumber
A training intervention whereby qualified
plumbers upskilled on the 5-day SWH installation
course is proposed. Part of this intervention
will be to register all qualified workers with
PIRB. R6m is needed to upskill all currently
qualified plumbers.
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Training intervention 2
A large number of current skills in the plumbing
industry have at least 5 years experience in the
field. In order to ensure quality, it is
important to encourage these resources to undergo
an assessment and gap training as well as
complete a trade test.
Plumber Trade Test
Assessment
Gap training
R8000 00 per person
1 day
20 days
10 days
Semi skilled worker with at least 5 years
experience
This is the priority intervention as it will
certify semi skilled workers as hot water
installers, including SWH. Part of this
intervention will be to register all qualified
workers at the PIRB. The lower level
qualification was specifically developed for this
intervention as 50 of the semi-skilled workers
are illiterate and the this qualification
requires a practical test only.
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Training intervention 3
The third intervention is targeted at new
entrants in the plumbing market. These students
will complete a full three year apprenticeship.
SWH Orientation
Awareness/Voluntary Work
Appreticeship registration
Employment
SWH Skills Programme and metre reading
Toolbox
1 day
12 weeks
36 weeks
As an employment incentive to industry - even
though this is a 3 year learnership, the SWH
training prior to employment will enable the
learner to enter as a junior SWH installer with
immediate effect.
Part of this intervention will be to register all
learners with the PIRB. Learners also needs to
be equipped with a toolbag.
R29000 00 per person
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Training Budget

• Funds for training were secured from the
  following sources
• CETA - 160 learners - R4.5m
• DBSA - 250 learners R2m
• Eskom 100 learners R800000
• Together with the PIRB and accredited providers,
  the programme will be able to implement training
  for close to 1,000 learners with current funds.

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Current Manufacturing Market

• Current manufacturers of solar solutions are
  currently installing up to 10,000 units per
  annum. These manufacturers are typically small
  enterprises - experienced a 300 increase in
  sales since the energy emergency in January 2008.
• Major manufacturers service up to 600,000
  geyser installations per annum in South Africa -
  communicated sufficient capacity as the sector
  has only experienced a 7 increase in SWH system
  sales. Capacity is currently running at 30 due
  to lack of demand.
• DPE research and communication confirmed that
  local manufacturing capacity is sufficient for
  currently planned projects as well as national
  targets set.
• NOTE A number of retro-fit systems have been
  developed. These are SABS approved and are
  registered with the Eskom rebate system.
  Retro-fits are also encouraged.

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Plumbing Industry Registration Board - PIRB

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Plumbing Industry Registration Board - PIRB

• The PIRB is an initiative that was started by
  the Plumbing Industry through the body of the
  Institute of Plumbing of South Africa so as to
  promote safe, healthy and sustainable plumbing
  outcomes for all South Africans.
• The PIRB work proactively to promote plumbing
  practices that protect the health and safety of
  the community and the integrity of water supply
  and wastewater systems.
• This is done through the process of registering
  the person involved in the plumbing industry by
  monitoring the performance of plumbers, through
  the issuing of Plumbing Certificate of
  Compliance.
• Registration
• Annual Registration
• Fee R250 00
• Categories of registration
• Learner Plumber
• Plumber Hand (Level 2)
• Probationary Plumber
• Solar (Qualified) Installer
• Solar Assistance Installer
• PIRB Plumbing Inspector
• Plumbing Training Assessor
• Licensed Plumber
• Qualified Plumber

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PIRB Certificate of Compliance

• Process to monitor the performance of plumbing
  installations.
• (i.e. Standards and Workmanship)
• Process for a plumber to self-certify.
• Only Licensed Plumbers may purchase and issue
  Plumbing COC
• After the plumber has registered as a Licensed
  Plumber
• they may purchase and issue PIRB Plumbing
  Certificates of Compliance (COC).
• All certificates are logged against the
  registered individual and are tracked.
• 5 of all jobs are inspected by the PIRB
  inspector
• ESKOMS REBATE SYSTEM NOW REQUIRES A PIRB CoC
• Categories for Certification
• 01 Installation, Replacement and/or Repair Hot
  Water System and/or Components
• 02 Installation, Replacement and/or Repair Cold
  Water System and/or Components
• 03 Installation, Replacement and/or Repair of
  Sanitary-ware and Sanitary-fittings
• Jobs that require a plumbing COC
• Total value of the work is greater than R1500

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PIRB CoC Cost Breakdown R75
Printing of COC R8.00
Training R10.00
Administration/Marketing R10.00
10.6
13.3
Reseller R7.00
13.3
9.3
13.3
Software/ Hardware R10.00
40.2
Inspections R30.00
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Ways to accelerate and enhance the up-take

• While increased electricity tariffs will
  result in a far greater demand for SWH, a
  submission has been delivered to Eskom and tabled
  with NERSA to double the current Eskom rebate.
• Acceleration of project implementation through
  CEF and Municipal projects.
• Change the National Building Regulations to
  make SWH installation in buildings mandatory.
• MARKETING to consumers!

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