Next cohort starts 10th July 2026. Places are limited to 6 — once they’re gone, they’re gone.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Sound familiar?
The training gets you to the certificate.
Nobody tells you what happens next.
If any of these sound like you, the Launchpad was built with you in mind.
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I’ve passed my DEA qualification but I have no idea where to find my first clients.
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I’m worried about pricing — I don’t want to undersell myself, but I’m scared of charging too much.
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I want to approach local agents and landlords but I don’t know how to do it professionally.
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I’m doing it all alone. I need someone who’s actually done this to point me in the right direction.
WHAT WE COVER
Four weeks. Four turning points.
Each DEA mentoring programme session is 60 minutes live online,
Designed to give you the clarity and tools to move forward immediately — not eventually.
Week 1 — From qualified to ready
Mindset, professional setup, and what good looks like. You’ll leave week one knowing exactly what a credible DEA business looks like from the outside — and how to build one from the inside.
Week 2 — Finding your first clients
The routes that actually work: estate agents, letting agents, landlords, and direct channels. Practical, honest, and based on what experienced DEAs do — not what looks good in a webinar.
Week 3 — Pricing and communicating your value
How to price your work with confidence, how to explain your value clearly, and how to avoid the race to the bottom that traps too many new assessors.
Week 4 — Building momentum
Sustainable habits, repeat business, and how to avoid the feast-or-famine cycle. This is the session that turns a good start into a real business.
EVERYTHING INCLUDED
More than just four sessions
Every element of the DEA mentoring programme is designed to support you between sessions, not just during them.
About your mentor
Taught by someone who’s done it — and still does.
John Allen has been a practising Domestic Energy Assessor since 2013 and has run Bluewire Hub since 2014. He has been delivering training and mentoring to DEAs and retrofit assessors since 2023.
But the experience behind the Launchpad goes back further than that.
Before Bluewire Hub, John spent several years in senior operational and compliance roles in the energy and retrofit sector. As ECO Project Manager, he led delivery of a £6.5 million ECO programme — taking audit compliance results from 40% to 90% within two months, implementing quality control processes, and chairing stakeholder reporting meetings. Before that, as Operations and Compliance Manager, he led multi-discipline teams delivering renewable technologies and energy efficiency measures for housing associations, local authorities, and commercial clients, maintaining PAS 2030 and MCS certification throughout.
He also spent time in the wider commercial world, managing a £5 million programme of new product development for one of the countries largest builders merchants producing board-level briefing documents and applying structured project management methodology to demanding timelines and budgets.
The Launchpad draws on all of it — the technical sector knowledge, the compliance and audit experience, and the commercial discipline. What you get isn’t generic business coaching dressed up in DEA language. It’s mentoring from someone who has operated at every level of this industry, and who understands precisely what it takes to build a professional, sustainable practice.
If you have any questions why not book a free 30-minute consultation.
“I just wanted to say a massive thank you — I’m absolutely certain I would have given up in the summer had I not found you and taken up your mentoring service. A massive thank you for your patience and support.”
The whole process was a positive experience to take part in, it vastly improved my knowledge over a short period of time.
This Service has been a god send as a new assessor. Got peace of mind with my first lodged EPC for Audit, discussed others that I was unsure of and saved some of the service offered for my first out of the ordinary, gigantic, complicated old house. Definitely feeling more confident moving forward that I did when first qualifying. Big thanks to John! And highly recommend to new Assessors!
Straightforward pricing. No hidden extras.
The July cohort is offered at a discount price due to late availability.
DEA mentoring programme questions?
DEA mentoring programme book your place
Complete the form below to enrol on the July cohort. Payment of £250 is taken securely at the point of booking via Stripe. Once you’ve submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email with everything you need. Full joining instructions and your video call link will follow before the first session on Friday 10 July.
Places are limited to 6 — once the cohort is full this form will be replaced with a waiting list.