RGE-approved training courses (Reconnu Garant de l'Environnement)
Mandatory in this niche: for courses to count towards a company's RGE quality mark, they must be delivered within an approved framework.
Issued by: RGE qualification bodies (Qualibat, Qualit'EnR, Qualifelec…), which approve training organisations and platforms
Building and renewable-energy training providers preparing the technical referents of companies applying for RGE.
What this scheme covers
- C.1RGE, the quality mark for energy-renovation contractors, conditions their clients' access to public subsidies (MaPrimeRénov', CEE, eco-loan).
- C.2RGE qualification notably requires a trained technical referent; the corresponding courses, including the FEEBAT scheme, are delivered by approved organisations or platforms.
- C.3Courses concluded by an assessment (generally a final questionnaire) attesting the referent's skills.
The link with Qualiopi
Approval by a qualification body makes the courses valid for RGE; Qualiopi is still required to have them financed by public or pooled funds.
The process, summarised
- 1.Identify the RGE qualifications targeted by trainees (Qualibat, Qualit'EnR, Qualifelec…).
- 2.Have the courses, trainers and, where relevant, technical facilities approved by the relevant qualification body.
- 3.Deliver the courses and assessments in line with the approved frameworks.
FAQ — RGE training
+Can a training provider itself be 'RGE'?
No: the RGE mark qualifies works contractors. The training provider is 'approved' by the qualification bodies to deliver the courses enabling companies to obtain RGE.
+What is FEEBAT?
A national training scheme on energy savings in buildings, whose modules are notably used to train the technical referents required for RGE.
+Why combine RGE approval and Qualiopi?
Approval makes the courses valid for companies' RGE qualification; Qualiopi allows them to be funded (notably by OPCOs). Without Qualiopi the course remains valid but at the company's expense.
- RGE: Qualification or Certification? The Two Routes Explained7 min
- Becoming an RGE Contractor: the Real Process, Step by Step7 min
- RGE renewal: how long the technical referent's training stays valid7 min
- The RGE technical referent: role, mandatory training and appointment7 min
- The RGE QCM: pass mark, how it works and how to prepare for it6 min
- FEEBAT RENOPERF: content, duration and funding of the RGE training7 min
- Getting your RGE courses approved: Qualibat, Qualit'EnR, Qualifelec8 min
- QualibatVoluntary
- QualifelecVoluntary
- Qualit'EnRVoluntary
- OPQIBIVoluntary
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