Other Application Routes

Applying via the APEL route 

CIBSE Certification operates the APEL (Approval of Prior Experience & Learning) Route to certification. This is a fast, low cost route that recognises your prior experience and learning as an alternative to taking a specific Energy Assessor qualification and can provide certification to the highest quality via an application process.

The Pre-APEL is a FREE assessment of your 2 years of full time equivalent experience in the last 5 years and counts towards your main APEL form.  You will need to demonstrate that you have a minimum of 2 years of equivalent full time substantial experience in the past 5 years in building services design, energy management, or building surveying and assessments of commercial (non-dwelling) buildings.

Register and submit your EPC Pre-APEL application →  here.

If you pass the initial screening of your Pre-APEL you will then need to complete the full Approval of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) form online. 

Browse LCEA and LCC Scheme Description Document resources → for more information on the Scheme requirements and conditions of Certification.

Transfer route 

CIBSE Certification accepts applications made by applicants who are already certified via the APEL route with another certification scheme for the strand that they are applying for. CIBSE Certification aim to provide applicants with a straight- forward transition to certification as an LCEA/LCC by offering a transfer route.

Applicants will need to demonstrate their competence and submit evidence to CIBSE Certification who will assess the information provided by the applicant to enable the applicant to become certified with the scheme.

Download Transfer Route Application Pack → 

Please email completed applications and supporting documentation to epc@cibsecertification.org or contact a member of the Certification team for further information on 020 8772 3649.

There is NO assessment fee for the Transfer application. The annual registration fee for the LCEA DEC register is £330 + VAT, and calculated on a quarterly pro rata basis if joining part way through the registration year, which runs from September of each year.

Qualification Route 

CIBSE Certification accepts applications made by applicants who hold a specific Energy Assessors Qualification via ABBE, NFOPP or City & Guilds. We aim to provide applicants a certification opportunity through a UKAS accredited certification body that offers recognised certification in the industry and demonstrate their competence further by joining the CIBSE Certification Low Carbon Consultants Register.

Applicants will need to demonstrate their competence and submit evidence to the scheme. The scheme shall assess the information provided by the applicant to enable the applicant to become certified with the scheme.

Download the Qualification Route Application Pack → 

Please email completed applications and supporting documentation to epc@cibsecertification.org or contact a member of the Certification team for further information on 020 8772 3649.

There is NO assessment fee for the Qualification route application. 

The annual registration fee for the LCEA DEC register is £330.00 + VAT, calculated on a quarterly pro rata basis if joining part way through the registration year September to August.

The DEC registration includes entry on to the Low Carbon Consultant (LCC) Building Operation Register.