New Entrant Gas Training Course

Traditionally, it has been almost impossible for anyone wishing to enter the lucrative Gas industry, become qualified and become ‘CORGI’ or ‘Gas Safe Registered. At best it used to typically take at least 2 years.

But now Access Training has a bespoke training and qualification programme specifically designed for new entrants and those with no experience with the ambition to change their career and become a qualified Gas Engineer. This is an in depth Gas course covering all aspects of domestic gas safety as laid down by the ACS scheme; it is also recognised by Gas Safe Register as a managed learning programme.

There is no need to gain a level 3 plumbing qualification as this course assumes you have little or no experience as all of the gas training we provide is designed to assist the candidate to achieve the required standard to work within the Gas Industry.

The course itself is a combination of practical workshop and classroom theory and study. The class sizes are small and your tutor checks on your progress regularly to make sure your work and your understanding is at the correct level. The work you produce during these phases is recorded in your portfolio as evidence of your completion of each element which is then recorded and retained for Accreditation Bodies to verify the results. These strict control methods safeguard all candidates and assessors and ensure that accurate, quality Gas training is being delivered at all times.

This process and course is recognised by Gas Safe Register and is the recommended route for anyone looking to undertake gas courses and gas training to work in the industry.

This course is delivered in 4 stages:
Stage 1) NICEIC Elementary Gas Certificate
Stage 2) Gas Portfolio Completion and Work based Competence
Stage 3) ACS Assessment (CCN1 – Core Domestic Gas Safety + 4 Appliances)
Stage 4) Apply to Gas Safe for Registration This is a 4 week course that provides the underpinning knowledge and practical training for candidates to be able understand fully basic principles of gas, gas appliance functions, pipework skills, gas flues and the principles of combustion. This knowledge then allows the candidate to progress onto the next areas of training that cover more in depth areas for the remainder of the course. This includes current legislation and how it is applied, tightness testing, technical pipe work requirements, gas safety principles, ventilation and unsafe situations. After completing your 4 weeks of training within the training centre, you will then progress onto a work placement that will see you working alongside a qualified Gas Engineer. The training you have received has proven you competent to complete your portfolio. The Gas Engineer, who will be Gas Safe Registered will act as your verifier, signing off against the work that you have produced. The engineer will be helping you to build and complete your portfolio that forms the primary evidence needed to prove your complete competency when working with gas.

Before you set out on your placement you will be provided with an NICEIC portfolio that gives instruction and guidance and how to gather your evidence. In addition it this guidance Access Training’s gas assessment staff are available to offer support and help if you come across any problems or have queries whilst you are working through your portfolio.

Access Training has a large network of Gas Safe registered companies and engineers who will be only too willing to take you out onsite in order to complete your portfolio. Once this stage has been successfully completed, you will receive your NICEIC Elementary Gas Certificate and be ready to move onto stage 3 an complete your assessments for Gas Safe Registration. Once your portfolio has been completed to the standards required by our Gas Assessors, candidates will then move onto CCN1 plus appliances and you will then be eligible for Gas Safe Register registration. All operatives and engineers involved in the installation, maintenance and servicing of domestic gas appliances will do this to conform to the ACS scheme. It is designed with the purpose of ensuring that every operative has the correct level of skill and understanding relating directly to British standards, which must be complied with at all times for the safety purposes of the customer and the engineer.

The assessment for CCN1 consists of 5 days and includes the following elements:

1. Gas Safety Regulations, British Standards and Manufacturers' Instructions.
2. Emergency Procedures, Labels and Warning Notices.
3. Unsafe Situations, and Related Documentation.
4. Combustion, Gas Rates, Burner/Installation Pressures.
5. Testing for Tightness, Purging and Relighting Appliances.
6. Pipework and Fittings.
7. Operation of Appliance Gas Safety Devices and Controls.
8. Ventilation.
9. Flueing Standards, Installation and Testing.

You will then be assessed upon one of the following appliances:
1. CEN1 – Central Heating Boilers
2. CKR1 – Domestic Cookers
3. HTR1 – Gas Fires & Wall Heaters
4. WAT1 – Water Heaters

Please take a look at our Assessment and Reassessment pages for full details of all training and assessment regarding other Gas Appliances. By this stage you will have completed your ACS qualification and are now ready to either work for an existing Gas company or organisation, or apply for Gas Safe Registration in your own right. These 4 stages can take less than 4 months to complete in total but this depends upon many factors. We would advise that you contact one of our experience course and careers advisors to find out more. At Access Training we believe in providing the flexibility to all our customers as every individual’s lifestyles are different. Therefore we offer part-time as well as full-time courses where you can complete your training at a pace that suits you. Either as a fulltime intensive program or part-time attended over a longer period. Leave your details or call one of our course advisors and they’ll pass on further details.