Training and examination institutions
As of 2015, new and inactive reporters who want to act as reporters must, among other things, follow training at a VEKA-recognised training institution and pass an examination.
Do you want to become a training institution?
Taking the basic reporter training and passing the subsequent examination are two recognition requirements (in Dutch) to start as a reporter.
If you wish to act as a reporter training institution (and examination body), you can apply for recognition.
In this case, be sure to also check out the following pages:
- Which degree must a prospective reporter possess to act as a reporter? (in Dutch)
Check the degree requirement. Before a prospective reporter registers for basic training and/or an examination, it is important to check whether they meet the degree requirement. Without the right degree one can work as an employee in a reporter’s office but they cannot act as a reporter under their own responsibility.
- Basic reporter training (in Dutch)
- Reporter examination (in Dutch)
Applying for recognition
Training institutions may submit an application to be recognised to provide training to qualify as a reporter. A training institution may also undertake to organise reporter examinations.
Development of a training course
The training institution should develop a training course that complies with the Ministerial Order of 28 December 2018. Where the institution is also looking to organise examinations, these examinations must also comply with the conditions set out in the Ministerial Order.
Delivery
The training institution should deliver the ‘application for recognition as a training institution (and examination body)’ (in Dutch)(Word file opens in new window) by registered post, against receipt, to the Energy and Climate Agency of Flanders (VEKA), at the address below. You should always use the form in the above link.
Vlaams Energie- en Klimaatagentschap Erkenningsaanvraag Opleiding EPB
Graaf de Ferrarisgebouw - 7de verdieping Koning Albert II-laan 20 bus 17,
1000 Brussel
Submission
The training institution should submit the complete application file by e-mail to veka@vlaanderen.be, with ‘Erkenningsaanvraag opleiding EPB’ (EPB training recognition application) as subject line, to enable the Energy and Climate Agency of Flanders to process the application.
Notification of examination participants
After completion of the EPB reporter examination, a recognised examination body must provide the details of all participants to the Energy and Climate Agency of Flanders: personal data (name, national registration number), basic training attended.
How?
- As soon as possible after completion of the examination, the recognised examination body must upload the completed Excel template (in Dutch)(Excel file opens in new window) with the participants to the energy performance database.
- You can read how to do this in the guide (PDF) (in Dutch)(PDF file opens in new window), which contains a completed Excel template for specific situations as illustration (in Dutch)(Excel file opens in new window).
Privacy
As this involves an exchange of personal data, you must comply with the provisions of the privacywet’ and the WRR’ (in Dutch):
- the Act of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy in relation to the processing of personal data
- the Act of 8 August 1983 regulating a State register of natural persons
Legislation
The basic training and examination must meet the requirements set out in the Ministerieel order of 28 december 2018 (in Dutch)(opens in new window). An examination body must, for example, also open the examination to participants who followed the training at another institution, provided they have a valid certificate.