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Confederación Nacional de Instaladores (CNI), the REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE National Lead for Spain, has approved the first three Spanish Training Centres for the assessment and certification of technicians under this blended learning programme. The three training centres, DON BOSCO in Errenteria, SENFOASTUR in Oviedo and TIERRA de BARROS in Badajoz, are now ready to start offering REAL Alternatives courses. In order to gain approval the trainers at these centres had undergo six hours of training and pass a theoretical and practical assessment about R744 and flammables in line with Spanish National legislation.If you are interested in offering REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE courses, please contact your national training provider.
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