Gas Training
Gas Training
All plumbing operatives and heating engineers who install, commission and repair domestic gas appliances must both undertake the necessary training and hold the relevant qualifications for the areas of work that they carry out.
Currently operatives are required to obtain qualifications under the Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS). The certification scheme is regulated by the United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS). ACS certificates need to be renewed every five years.
CITB have developed a series of gas training materials that meet the requirements of the ACS scheme. Their manuals are up to date on recent technological and regulatory changes, and are presented in a user-friendly format.
In order to achieve an ACS certificate, the operative needs to pass assessments at an assessment centre approved by an accredited Certification Body such as CITB Construction Skills. The operative is not required to undertake a training course prior to sitting the assessment, though the training course will be very helpful in preparing for the assessments.
Nationally Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS)
DOMESTIC TRAINING/ASSESSMENTS NOW AVAILABLE
CCN 1 - Core Natural Gas Safety
CEN 1 - Central Heating/Hot Water Boilers
CKR 1 - Gas Cooking Appliances
HTR 1 - Gas Fires & Water Heaters
WAT 1 - Instantaneous Water Heating Appliances
MET 1 - Domestic Gas Meters
DAH 1 - Domestic Warm Heaters
CPA 1 - Combustion Performance Analysis
LPG - Conversion
CITB Domestic Gas Training /Assessment Courses
Category 1, 2 and 3 Application Conditions
Evidence required for people wishing to undertake an ACS assessment
Note: All applicants must provide one of the following forms of evidence prior to being eligible for assessment.
Category 1
Applicants in this category are regarded as experienced gas fitting operatives; they will need to provide evidence to the Assessment Centre prior to taking ACS assessments that they possess a gas fitting qualification or certificate(s) of gas safety competence issued either within or outside of the UK. The date of issue of their qualification/gas safety certificate may be greater than the normal five year validity period.
Applicants in this category who only hold limited scope certificates of gas safety competence in ACS which do not require connection to a live gas supply e.g. ICAE 1LS or ICPN 1LS, or who are not required to enter a property e.g. CMA 2LS with MET 3LS will if they intend to extend their range of gas work, present evidence of that additional gas work experience to the Assessment Centre prior to taking assessment. See evidence requirements detailed in Category 2.
Limited scope operatives holding NVQ ‘Appliance Pathway Certificates’ in metering awards 6012-12 & 6012-13 will if they intend to extend their range of gas work to include appliances, need to undertake CCN1 & appropriate appliance assessments.
*6012-12 & 6012-13 are only now equivalent to CMA1. & replaced 6012-22 & 6012-32 from August 2007
Category 2
Applicants in this category are regarded as holding a nationally recognised qualification e.g. NVQ or City & Guilds craft certificate in a trade associated with gas work, e.g. plumbing. Application conditions for this category requires that the applicant provides to the Assessment Centre evidence of their qualification and written evidence confirming that they have undertaken ‘On the Job’ gas installation and/or maintenance training and have experience of gas work that has been carried out under the direct supervision of a competent operative(s) employed by a GAS SAFE registered business. The Assessment Centre will need to be satisfied that the applicant has a sufficiency and range of gas work experience relating to the application, in accordance with the requirements below.
The Assessment Centre should ensure that a competent member of staff evaluates all evidence presented by the candidate and makes a professional judgement on its content and suitability against the areas of assessment the candidate intends to undertake.
Applicants need to provide to the Assessment Centre evidence of this Off the Job training and On the Job experience. The evidence must consist as a minimum the following:
• Name, address and the GAS SAFE registration number of the business(s) providing the
training.
• The start and end dates of the Off the Job training programme.
• The start and end dates of the On the Job training programme.
• The types and sufficiency of gas work undertaken (not plumbing or other related work
activities).
• The name(s) of the competent operative(s) of the business that has provided the On the
Job training.
Category 3
Applicants in this category are regarded as new to the gas industry, which are not holding any national qualifications nor have any gas work experience. Application conditions for this category require that the Category 3 applicant may as an alternative to achieving a Gas Services N/SVQ either;
• Obtain employment with a GAS SAFE registered business which is willing to provide an
auditable extended ‘in house’ gas training programme incorporating both On and Off the
Job components with organisational support prior to the applicant taking ACS assessment.
• Undertakes a training programme which is planned, managed and organised by a training
provider. This training programme will incorporate both On and Off the Job training and
experience with organisational support prior to the applicant taking ACS assessment. The
On the Job training component will be carried out by a GAS SAFE registered business in
accordance with a training plan and programme designed by the training provider.
Evidence of the contents of the programme detailing the Off the Job training and On the Job experience must be presented to the Assessment Centre as described in Category 2 previously.
Select a course from the list below which is shown together with the next available date. Other dates may be available, see each individual course page for details:
- Miscellaneous. dates Combustion Performance Analysis (CPA1)
- Miscellaneous. dates ACS DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS CONVERSION TO LPG
- Miscellaneous. dates ACS Domestic Natural Gas Appliance Assessment Modules
- Miscellaneous. dates Domestic Natural Gas Safety Training for Category 3 Candidates
- Miscellaneous. dates ACS Domestic Natural Gas Safety for CAT 1 Refresher
- Miscellaneous. dates ACS Domestic Natural Gas Safety for CAT 1 Initial Assessment & CAT 2 Candidates
- Miscellaneous. dates CITB Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating
- Miscellaneous. dates Domestic Natural Gas Safety - ACS Training and Assessment