Consultant Accreditation
This independent Accreditation Scheme is a Product-based accreditation scheme that provides accreditation for specific groups of Carbon Trust Products. Specific Accreditation Categories have been defined for each group of Products based on various common requirements in respect of knowledge, skills and experience.
The Scheme comprises six accreditatHTMLion categories representing groups of related Carbon Trust products:
- Carbon Opportunity Identification
- Carbon Solution Development
- Low Carbon Design Advice
- Carbon Management
- Carbon Management Energy Efficiency
- Low Carbon Buildings Strategic Design Advice / Data Centre Strategic Design Advice
It is managed on behalf of the Carbon Trust by Gemserv Ltd, which undertakes all accreditation of consultants.
Please note that funding for these services will only apply to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales from 1st April 2011.
The application process
If you are interested in becoming a Carbon Trust accredited consulting partner and therefore eligible to carry out work on the Carbon Trust's behalf please read The Introduction to Carbon Trust Accreditation Scheme
(pdf, 68KB).
Consultant Specific Application Pack
The Consultant Accreditation Scheme has now reopened for all accreditation products; Opportunity Identification, Solution Development and Design Advice. If you have any queries regarding your application or the Consultant Accreditation Scheme please contact the Accreditation Team at Gemserv Ltd on accreditation@gemserv.com or 020 7090 1045.
Application Form (Design Advice)
Part One (doc, 252kb)
Part Two (doc, 219kb)
Application Form (Opportunity Identification and/or Solution Development):
Part One (doc, 303kb)
Part Two (doc, 367kb)
Guidance Notes (pdf, 195kb)
Director's Declaration (doc, 151kb)
Applicant Checklist (doc, 151kb)
Company Specific Accreditation
The company accreditation process is now closed.
Please note that dates for any future rounds of the company accreditation process will be announced on both the Carbon Trust Consultant Portal and the Carbon Trust website.
If you have any queries regarding company accreditation please contact the Accreditation Team at Gemserv Ltd on companyaccreditation@gemserv.com or 020 7090 1045.
Please note that DCSDA accreditation is contingent on the company/consortium holding Endorser status of the European Union Data Centre Code of Conduct. If the company is not already an Endorser please use the details below to contact Paolo Bertoldi of the European Commission Joint Research Centre for more information on how to apply:
Email: paolo.bertoldi@ec.europa.eu
Tel: 0039 0332 78 9299 (secretary 9145)
For any queries regarding the company accreditation process please email companyaccreditation@gemserv.com or call 020 7090 1045.
Accreditation Guidance Notes (pdf, 167KB)
Application Form Part One (doc, 300KB)
Application Form Part Two (doc, 282KB)
Directors Declaration (doc, 165KB)
Applicant Checklist (doc, 72KB)
Consultant Mentoring Scheme
Please note that the Carbon Trust Consultant Mentoring Scheme is currently under review and during this time new applications will not be accepted. Further details will be made available on the Carbon Trust website shortly.