Bathroom Academy students lead the way on water efficiency
Bathroom Academy students are leading the way on water efficiency with Dorota Pawlik and Richard Clarke, both of Wilky Bathrooms, being the first two Members of the Bathroom Academy to complete the Water Efficiency Merit.
The Water Efficiency Merit differs from other Merits as it is not linked to a Generic Industry Guide and instead students must conduct guided research using the BMA website at www.bathroom-association.org/watersaving, the BMA fact sheets Let’s Use Water Wisely and Sky To Tap, plus any other useful sources they come across.
To attain this Merit, students must complete a workbook consisting of generic questions covering all aspects of water efficiency in the UK. They must also report about the work of other organisations that promote water efficiency; research into water efficient products that are currently on the market; answer 40 multiple choice questions; and finally, choose a water efficient product which they would recommend to a customer and write a 200-word report explaining why they would recommend the product.
Pawlik, who already holds her Certificate in Bathroom Studies for successfully completing six Merits, plus a further Merit in Bathroom Furniture, was able to attend B&K Expo in May 2007 to collect her Water Efficiency Merit Certificate at the Bathroom Academy’s Training Workshop held on Monday 14 May.
In commenting on her achievement, Pawlik says: “I was very keen to complete the Water Efficiency Merit because it is such an important topic. I thought I knew quite a lot about water efficiency, but there is always something new to learn!
“Now, thanks to the research I conducted for the Merit, I am fully au fait with the water efficient products currently available on the market and I can confidently advise my customers.”
In praising Pawlik, BMA Chief Executive Yvonne Orgill says: “We are extremely proud of the students from Wilky Bathrooms. Dorota and Richard have done extremely well to achieve their Certificate in Bathroom Studies and it is a huge compliment to the Bathroom Academy that they are keen to go beyond that with further studies.”
All study material in the form of Generic Industry Guides is available free of charge from the new virtual Bathroom Academy at www.bathroom-academy.co.uk. The Guides are extremely popular with more than 5,000 downloaded each month.
Written by Industry experts, each Guide offers a consistent voice and follows the same five elements: right choice of product; generic industry design; generic industry installation; FAQ; and, Industry terminology, providing invaluable product knowledge to installers, merchants and retailers.
Students wishing to receive a certificate to authenticate their knowledge can pay a small fee to complete the workbooks and sit the tests, all online at www.bathroom-academy.co.uk.
Pawlik concludes: “I would recommend that all students complete the Certification Programme. There is nothing like receiving the certificates to prove that you have taken the time to become more professional. I am very proud of my Bathroom Academy certificates and the level of knowledge I have attained.”
To find out more about the Bathroom Academy visit www.bathroom-academy.co.uk or contact Training Manager Phil Lumley at phil.lumley@bathroom-association.org.uk
