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This course is designed to prepare students for the Passive House Institute Certified European PassivHaus Designer’s (CEPH) exam. It is appropriate for construction industry professionals such as Architects, Building Services Engineers and Construction Contractors. Skills Focus funding available towards course fees for eligible employers to up skill staff or for self employed students. Please ask for further details.
Passivhaus Designer course fee is £850* and exam fee is £350, total cost £1,200.
*Department for Economy Skills Focus funding is available towards the £850 course fee for eligible employers.
This will reduce the course fee to £143 plus £350 exam fee, plus PHPP software cost.
If you are eligible for Skills Focus funding the £1,200 course and exam fee is fully reduced to £0. The only additional cost for the student is the Passivhaus Planning Package costs. Please contact Linda to confirm eligibility.
Contact Linda to confirm your eligibility linda.clarke@swc.ac.uk
Using our Passive House building, Air Tightness, MVHR units and accredited materials, students will gain practical experience in the Passive House discipline. This will be coupled with knowledge of Accredited Materials, Products, SketchUP and PassivHaus Planning Package* software.
NOTE *each student must have access to the PHPP software before enrolling for the Designer exam. Approximate cost is 270 euro. Contact Linda for more details linda.clarke@swc.ac.uk
The course is delivered over a period of 3 calendar weeks, various delivery time slots mostly evening slots, attendance at all sessions is recommended are in a blended model either from our Enniskillen or Dungannon campus or on-line in a Microsoft Teams classroom. The delivery schedule will be available prior to the course start date so that you can confirm that the dates, times and venue are convenient before enrolling onto the next available course. Note - the dates of delivery listed below may change prior to the course start date. Please complete your on-line application at this stage and we will keep in contact with you to confirm these details.
A degree in a construction related discipline. Mature candidates will be assessed on an individual basis.
This course culminates in a 3 hour PHI externally set exam, which leads to Certified Designer/Consultant.
The Chartered Professional can become a PH Designer, those with industry experience can achieve PH Consultant.
The course is delivered by qualified Passive House Designers and Trainers who have a range of construction industry experience. We have a wide range of facilities such as demonstration models of airtightness and MVHR units to demonstrate the practical aspects of the course and accredited materials and products for familiarization. We have licensed PHPP software and the SketchUp Designer plugin from the Passive House Institute for use during the course in the PHPP unit.
P4043DP10A
Session Code
1 Year(s)
Duration
Higher Education
Mode of Study
30
Hours per Week
2
Number of Weeks
Interview Required
25/26
Academic Year
29/09/2025
Start Date
16:00-21:00
Time
Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday|Thursday|Friday
Day/s
Linda.Clarke@swc.ac.uk
Coordinator(s)
Total Annual Fee £1,200.00
Total Concessionary Fee N/A
Fees Payable Each Year
**Am I eligible for concessionary fees?
P4043DP10B
01/12/2025
Total Annual Fee £0.00
P4043DP10C
02/03/2026
P4043DP10D
11/05/2026
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