Skill Up, Win a Holiday: Ideal Heating’s Expert Academy launches installer prize draw

  Posted by: electime      16th July 2025

Ideal Heating has launched a new incentive for installers taking on heat pump training, with the chance to win a weekend away in Madrid or Naples for completing an Expert Academy heat pump qualification.

The prize draw – Skill Up, Win a Holiday – is open to installers who attend and complete an in-person Heat Pump qualification training course at any Ideal Heating Expert Academy location between 14 July and 30 September 2025. Two lucky winners will each enjoy a weekend for two in a European city, with return flights and accommodation included.

The launch follows the roll-out of Ideal InstallPro, Ideal’s new MCS umbrella scheme powered by dwellow, and forms part of a wider £60m investment in heat pumps, training and UK-based manufacturing.

“Skill Up, Win a Holiday is an incentive we hope will give installers a well-earned reward while building the skills that really matter for the future of our industry,” said Andrew Johnson, Ideal Heating’s Training and Design Services Director.

“We’ve made big moves this year to make the heat pump journey easier – from course subsidies and on-site training to tools like Ideal  InstallPro that cut the admin and unlock grant funding. This is about helping installers build their confidence and their business. That’s ideal.”

Training that fits the real world

Ideal’s heat pump courses give heating engineers the skills, qualifications and real-world knowledge they need to install heat pumps with confidence. The training is recognised by MCS and includes water regulations, heat loss calculations, system design and commissioning support. Options also include F-Gas if required – all delivered by hands-on experts across UK Expert Academy training centres.

Installers who complete the course during the prize draw window will be automatically entered. There’s no extra admin or forms to fill in – just skill up, and you could win a holiday.

The bigger picture

The prize draw comes on the back of Ideal’s major investment in low-carbon heat – including:

• £60m committed to heat pump innovation and manufacturing at their East Yorkshire HQ
• A new Research & Technology Centre dedicated to renewables
• A £5.2m partnership with Government to scale UK heat pump production
• The launch of Ideal InstallPro, – powered by dwellow providing full wraparound MCS support for installers
• A growing network of Expert Academy locations across the UK
• A first-of-its-kind apprenticeship programme equipping the next generation with FGAS certification and low-carbon skills

Together, these initiatives are designed to remove cost, complexity and confusion for installers – helping them grow their business while accelerating the UK’s transition to greener heating.

“Our job is to make heat pumps as easy and familiar as fitting a combi,” added Andrew. “With simple, reliable systems, expert support and tools that cut the faff – we’re helping installers get heat pump ready, without the headache.”

For full T&Cs and to book your place on the Expert Academy course, visit: www.expert-academy.co.uk