National Administration System (NAS)

Training SystemOverview

Barbara BarrettDeirdre Flood

14 March 2008

Agenda

• Introduction to NAS

• The Welcome Email for NAS

• Pre submission information – Important fields in

DEAP

• How to log on to NAS

• How to lodge a BER assessment

• Other features

• Questions

What is the National Administration System?

• The National Administration System (NAS) is a system for lodging BERs to the National “BER Register” as defined by Section 19(3) of S.I. No. 666 of 2006.

• Other functions of NAS• Automatic administrative and technical checks on BER

assessments• Keeps an account of BERs submitted by each assessor and

automatically charges assessors a fee of €25+ VAT for each assessment published

• Reporting function that supports the QA auditing process

Differences between Production NAS and Training NAS

• The Training NAS is duplicate of the Production system with following differences:• Different URL http://bertraining.sei.ie• No certificates generated• “Training” appears at the top of each screen• Assessments are not lodged to the National BER

Register

Welcome Email received when account is set up on NAS

Dear Assessor TrainerCongratulations on your successful registration as a Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessor

for new dwellings. The information contained in this email is required to submit BER assessments on the BER National Administration System (NAS) and for official correspondence with SEI. It is recommended that you save this email for future reference.

Your Personal BER Assessor Details:BER Assessor Name: Training 1Registered Email Address: training1@gmail.com BER Assessor Number: 500010NAS User Name: 500010NAS Password*: g7TWu/@(2_#H3yAssessor Company Number: 500010*Note: It is recommended that you change your password the first time you login to the NAS.

Your password will need to be at least 6 characters long and include at least one symbolLogin to NAS:Your user name and password above are required to login to the NAS: https://ber.sei.ie.

Assessor details(include in DEAP assessment)

Welcome Email received when account is set up on NAS

Dear Assessor TrainerCongratulations on your successful registration as a Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessor

for new dwellings. The information contained in this email is required to submit BER assessments on the BER National Administration System (NAS) and for official correspondence with SEI. It is recommended that you save this email for future reference.

Your Personal BER Assessor Details:BER Assessor Name: Training 1Registered Email Address: training1@gmail.com BER Assessor Number: 500010NAS User Name: 500010NAS Password*: g7TWu/@(2_#H3yAssessor Company Number: 500010*Note: It is recommended that you change your password the first time you login to the NAS.

Your password will need to be at least 6 characters long and include at least one symbolLogin to NAS:Your user name and password above are required to login to the NAS: https://ber.sei.ie.

NAS log in details

Welcome Email received when account is set up on NAS

Dear Assessor TrainerCongratulations on your successful registration as a Building Energy Rating (BER) Assessor

for new dwellings. The information contained in this email is required to submit BER assessments on the BER National Administration System (NAS) and for official correspondence with SEI. It is recommended that you save this email for future reference.

Your Personal BER Assessor Details:BER Assessor Name: Training 1Registered Email Address: training1@gmail.com BER Assessor Number: 500010NAS User Name: 500010NAS Password*: g7TWu/@(2_#H3yAssessor Company Number: 500010*Note: It is recommended that you change your password the first time you login to the NAS.

Your password will need to be at least 6 characters long and include at least one symbolLogin to NAS:Your user name and password above are required to login to the NAS: https://ber.sei.ie.

The training system URL is differentThis is the correct URL: http://bertraining.sei.ie

Pre-submission information

Pre-submission information

A

B

C

D

F

E

If required, this

information must be

correct to submit an

assessment

Useful field for identifying which student

lodged an assessment

Logging on to Training NAS

Problems with submissions

• Three common problems encountered with logging on to Training NAS and lodging assessments:

• The log on URL is: http://bertraining.sei.ie/

• The password entered incorrect; recommended you copy and paste it

• The BER assessor and company number are not entered correctly into DEAP assessment, or the file name is changed

Home Page

Using Training NAS for first time

• Change Your Password-6 characters, one must be a symbol e.g.: “£$%^&*()

• Turn off the email option (not recommended for Production NAS)

Click here to change options

How to Lodge an Assessment

Click either

“Rating Upload

”

Upload Rating

Upload Rating

Click “Browse” to select file

Copy of email you will receive if upload accepted

Upload details on NAS

Publishing a BER

Click “Publish

Now”

Publish a BER

Publish a BER

Click “Publish” to confirm above

information

Publish Rating Information

• On publishing:• BER becomes a legal document• BER may be viewed on National BER Register• Assessors are charged €25+ VAT

• Therefore you are asked to reconfirm publishing

Click “OK” if you want to publish

BER example viewable on National BER Register

Searching NAS ratings

Search ratings using

any/all fields

NAS ratings returned from Search

Printing BER Cert

Option to print Published BERs only

Printing BER Cert

Click “Open” to view BER Cert

View Rating details

Click BER Number to view details

View Rating details

Click Errors/Notices to view Notices details

Notice details

Not Yet Published (NYP)

Click “NYP” to view all your NYP records

Rejects

Click “Rejects” to view all your Reject records

Rejects

Click Errors/Notices to view reason for Reject

Error and Notice details

Click here for more information on Errors/Notices

Repair

Click “Repairable” to view all your Repairable records

Repair

Reason why Rating is classified as in Repair

Other Features

• Home Page• Public• MPRN facility

Home Page

• Notice Board• Links• FAQs

Home Page -Training Demo

Home Page – Notice Board

Home Page - Links

Home Page - Links

Advisory Report Tool

Home Page - Links

Home Page - Links

Notices & Errors

Home Page - Links

Home Page - Links

Home Page - Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ Tool

Public

Click here to view your BERs that are viewable on Public National BER Register

MPRN

Record of questions and answers asked at this presentation

Q: Where are all BER training presentations posted?A: All BER training presentations are posted on www.sei.ie/ber , click on Training

Provider, listed under Training Resources, SEI Presentations

Q: Is it possible to set a password to protect “Personal Settings” on the training NAS?

A: No, this is not possible, with the exception of the differences already indicated in this presentation, training system is designed to be a duplicate of the Production NAS.

Q: Do assessors get an invoice for assessment they publish on NAS?A: If an assessor publishes one or more BERs on NAS in any month, a VAT invoice

and statement detailing the number of BERs published will be issued by email to that assessor on the first working day of the following month and a direct debit will be made on the 20th of the month or the nearest working day thereafter.

Q: What would happen if I tried to lodge an assessment to NAS where the file name had been changed from the default file name?

A: The assessment will be rejected by NAS.

Thank you