UK water treatment manufacturer and magnetic filtration pioneer, ADEY has launched free online training sessions for plumbing and heating installers. The company says that adapting existing in-person training sessions to webinar-based courses was already in progress but the UK-wide lockdown has kicked things up a gear.

Colin Yearp, senior technical trainer (pictured), explains: “It’s a digital age, and while lots of our customers love the in-person training we offer through our 17 training centres, just as many were calling for online courses to help them fit in their professional development. In the interest of safety, we postponed all face-to-face training courses until further notice during the COVID-19 lockdown.

“However, we were keen to continue to support our network of installers and the introduction of online courses delivered through webinars and e-learning has given and installers great flexibility to learn whilst in the home. We’re really proud of our team for being able to bring the launch forward to help at this time.”

The first webinar session went live on Thursday 2 April and within the first two weeks, the company has delivered online training to more than 600 installers.

“We have space for up to 100 people on each of our online sessions,” continues Colin. “We’ve been over-subscribed for nearly every one of them, so we are working hard to put on more slots to help as many installers access the courses as we can. As I’ve been telling our delegates, ‘learning is earning’ and the knowledge gained right now can be a real benefit to their business once they are able to return to work full time.”

The current ADEY online course catalogue consists of:

  • MagnaCleanse training
  • Domestics filters; what to fit, when?
  • Commercial filters and water treatment
  • Water Testing; what, when, why?
  • Chemicals explained

ADEY has also launched a certified e-learning module to help installers advance their knowledge and understanding of water treatment. Each installer who passes the course will receive ADEY certification, enhancing the service they can offer customers and helping to further protect the UK’s heating systems.

For more information and to register for an ADEY webinar, visit www.adey.com/training