Competence, Compliance and Quality Working Group
Building Safety, Skills, and Compliance for a Stronger Industry
Our Mission
The Competence Working Group is focused on ensuring that home improvement professionals have the skills, training, and qualifications required to meet the highest standards in building safety and whole-house retrofit planning.
Installer Competence & Accreditation
Advocating for high standards in training and certification.
Building Safety & Compliance
Working with regulators to align industry practices with new safety legislation.
Workforce Development
Supporting apprenticeships and ongoing professional training to bridge the skills gap.
Our Impact in 2024
📌 Special advisory paper on financial protection and consumer rights.
📌 Collaboration with government & regulators to enhance building safety practices.
📌 Advocating for stronger industry-wide standards in workforce competence.
Looking Ahead
In 2025, we aim to expand skills development initiatives, support NHIC’s Pillars of Impact Summit, and continue influencing policy discussions on building safety.
🔗 Be part of a competent and compliant future. Here are our meeting dates in 2025:
| Friday 29th January 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 26th March 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 4th June 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 10th September 10.00-11.00 |
🔗 Our Financial Protection subgroup meetings in 2025:
| Friday 10th January 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 25th January 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 7th February 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 21st February 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 7th March 10.00-11.00 |
| Friday 21st March 10.00-11.00 |
The NHIC Working Groups are the engine behind the CLC’s RMI Taskforce, leading and delivering its policy and initiatives for the sector.