Degree, diploma and title
If you have successfully completed all five modules and have the necessary module certificates, as well as meeting the requirements for previous education and professional experience, you can sit the final examination (FPE).
The Federal Professional Examination for Energy Consultant for Buildings is held annually, provided that at least five candidates meet the admission requirements after the call for applications. Candidates can choose the language in which they wish to be examined. The three official languages are available: German, French and Italian.
Candidates are notified at least 30 days before the start of the examination. The invitation includes the examination program (including details of the place and time as well as the aids permitted and to be brought along) and the list of experts.
1) Networking work (written, prepared in advance, weighting: 2)
In this part of the examination, candidates are required to write a networking project for a real single-family or multi-family house that is worth renovating.
This documentation in turn consists of two separate documents:
- Specialized documentationThe max. 30-page technical documentation should describe the candidate's deliberations on the renovation proposals. It contains the following elements, among others: Actual state of the building, building envelope and building technology, GEAK on the ACTUAL and TARGET state, refurbishment options, cost-benefit, aspects of sustainability.
- Customer documentationThe 15-page customer documentation builds on the technical documentation. It serves to show the customer both the condition of the building and which energy-related renovation measures would make sense. Of course, the cost-benefit ratio is also set out.
The assessment principles for the documentation are set out in the guidelines.
2) Customer consulting (oral, 60 minutes, weighting: 3)
The second part of the examination comprises a 30-minute customer consultation followed by a 30-minute technical discussion. First, the candidates present their customer documentation to the experts - as they would present it to a customer. In the technical discussion, the candidates' technical competence is tested.
Diploma and title
Successful graduates of the Federal Professional Examination receive a Federal Diploma of Higher Education and are entitled to use the federally recognized and protected title "Energy Consultant for Buildings with Federal Diploma of Higher Education" or "Energy Consultant for Buildings with Federal Diploma of Higher Education".
- In French: "Conseiller énergétique du bâtiment avec brevet fédéral / Conseillère énergétique du bâtiment avec brevet fédéral"
- In Italian: "Consulente energetico della costruzione con attestato professionale federale"
- In English: "Buildings Energy Consultant with Federal Diploma of Professional Education and Training" (Attention: not a protected title. This is merely a recommended translation)
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