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Normally entry to this sector would be as a trainee or apprentice where the employer provides their own in house training program and often employs the services of a college or training centre to undertake their ACS Assessments. With the falling number of apprenticeships and in house training programs many new entrants or candidates looking to change careers have to opt for a managed learning program to cover the essential gas safety elements of their training. What these institutes find hard to deliver is an extended period of on the job training that starts at support level (i.e. making the teas and carrying the tools for the lead engineer).

The candidates progress is monitored by the companies in-house accredited assessors. When the candidate is deemed ready to move to a lead role they are then assessed in a lead role without support to establish their readiness to act on the companies behalf and carry out their work safely and effectively in a solo capacity. When the assessor is satisfied with the trainees abilities to work safely on the full scope of their work areas they are sent to college to complete their Initial ACS Assessments so the company can send them to work.

The company then monitors their aptitude with quality assurance during their early probationary period offering support and further training where required. Unfortunately the majority of training programs unable to offer this leave this vital part of the training in the hands of the trainee, and unless you are already working for a gas registered company the difficulties soon become evident.

Getting a work placement is not easy because it costs the company time and money to give up the time of a lead engineer of auditor to train and assess you. Some companies offer this service with a job waiting at the end, and this is the ideal solution. However these are far and few between as most companies elect to train their own candidates. These are less available now than ever due to the expansion of term contracts where training a candidate to work on a contract that might not even be available is not a viable business option. Instead , work ready candidates with experience and references are more often than not the only means into employment.

Self employment is no different. Without any solo experience or field assessed evidence that you are ready to work in the field without support makes the step from ACS Assessments for new candidates almost impossible.  The majority of our inquiries come from ACS Accredited candidates unable to gain employment

and who are now seeking work experience or evidence of solo competency with an accredited assessor’s field report as supporting evidence.

Due to the vast number of candidates now entering the market without sufficient experience or assessment of solo competency we no longer offer field placements with an engineer. All field training is now carried out by accredited assessors and qualified trainers who are able to offer training which is 100% on the gas areas you are qualifying in. All training sessions include working on all the prime areas of gas work and assessment commences as soon as the candidate demonstrates sufficient ability to identify and action unsafe situations from their training. Our portfolios of evidence demonstrate only work completed from beginning to end by the candidate, and thus demonstrate a true account of solo competency and work readiness. This has been sought more and more by companies whose existing workforce are transferring from other engineering trades to cover gas work, and where the company needs the candidate work ready on their return.

We are now using this same service for all New Entrants who can now benefit from the same level of service and one to one tuition and assessment on the job. Being a gas registered company our trainers, accredited assessors and gas inspectors all work in the field, and have long term experience training and assessing on the job. The result being that the training time in many cases is reduced because all the training and assessment is only on the field of work needed. The candidate is not supporting an engineer or hoping the next job will be on gas and that they may get a turn.

The time to complete the training and assessment program is dependent solely on each individual candidates’ ability to demonstrate confidence, competence, and above all a documented procedure of their thoughts, considerations and actions whilst working in a lead role, and whilst on site. This means that if you have existing experience it is likely that your training period will be much shorter. For candidates without previous experience working in whole house situations this method of training and assessment is essential to build self confidence and evidence of solo competency, vital for self employment on completion of ACS Assessment and to enhance job prospects.

The field training and assessment is by far the most important part of your training and as such reflects this in its cost. All of our trainers as you will discover have experienced prosperous and rewarding careers in gas and they will tell you themselves that this is because they are always in demand. If you ask what the key factor to their success is, you will discover that it is because of their ability to identify real gas safe issues that most engineers missed, and as such have made excellent careers from this. Our trainees will all tell you that more than 80% of the properties they worked in did not meet current safety standards and the wealth of follow on work available in most properties is enough to keep them in work without the need to do anything but gas, and keep advertising costs down.  This same ability makes you invaluable to an employer whose primary purpose for employing you is to help them make their business successful. Unfortunately the current market demonstrates that new engineers often need someone following their work to put right all the mistakes.

Options

We have a number of options to assist you in developing a portfolio of experience and assessed evidence demonstrating your real solo skills. Your options really depend on your current position.

Our portfolios meet the requirements of all training bodies, but in some cases you will need to complete the documents you were issued with after training. In this case we will have to confirm that we are able to help you. Where you have not undertaken our own entry certificate you will need to complete a field preparation program with us. This can be completed online without the need to come into centre and is included in the cost of your portfolio. The purpose of this program is to save you time and embarrassment when you arrive for your first few training sessions. When you consider that the outcome of succeessful on and off job training concludes in a professional certificate and registration card that puts you in the class of ‘Professional’ where you are deemed trust worthy enough to endorse passport photographs, the same level of professionalism as a Doctor or Lawyer who have both undergone up to 9 years of on an off job training it soon becomes evident that a few days, or months in college as a new start is far from sufficient to bring about a career as a professorial, and for many of our candidates this has in the past proved too much, leaving them deflated and dumbfounded.

The portfolio has only become a necessary component where the candidate is having to self certify their work abilities and competency in the field because they are not already working for a gas registered company as part of a long term structured training and work preparation program. The role of the college has rightfully been to endorse their training as a third party assessor, but unfortunately this is far from sufficient for today’s employer or contractor who cannot safely train in house due to running term contracts, but who needs to know you have gained solo experience and not just a qualification.

Working with us has its benefits. We consider your existing capabilities when you commence one of our programs, which is tailored to you as you go along. That means if you start off raw but show promise early and improve on this with our help, your training and assessment period can reduce as you go alone, and with it the cost. One thing you should know is that we do not charge any of the customers properties we carry out work in because we want to stay there as long as it takes for our candidates to complete their training and assessments fully. The training is not rushed, and all the work is carried out by YOU. You will be completing job sheets and summary warning notices, carrying out servicing, maintenance, appliance install and commission, gas repairs, and all manner of work related to your chosen field of work. On the down side this does mean that the costs are a little higher than following an engineer around, but these costs balance themselves by removing wasted days that could have been spent on your existing commitments, minimum driving all over the place because finding work properties is very easy when we don’t charge the customer.

Fast Track Your Career By Training as
a Domestic Gas Heating Engineer

There are Vast Rewards to Re-Training as a Gas and
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• High
  Income Potential
• Recognised
  Skills as a Qualified Engineer
• Extensive
  job Opportunities

We provide unique and specialist gas
training packages, and business start up programmes for associated trades
people, newcomers, and individuals looking to quickly and cost effectively
upgrade their skills and qualifications toward Gas
Safe Registration in the Gas and Electrical Heating Installation and
Maintenance Field with minimum disturbance to their existing work commitments. We
run Category 2 and 3 Full Entrants Career Change Programmes and Plumbing Uplift
Packages from £2,300.00 to £11,300.00 inclusive

Frequently Asked
Questions

Entering this field can often be confusing and
misinformed. Detailed below are a few of the most frequently asked questions

What are Category 1,2, and 3 Students ?

Category
1 entrants
are fully qualified and active gas fitters working within the industry and
seeking to renew their certificates. They have sound gas safety knowledge and
have been actively working within the industry where they have been monitored
by Corgi directly or via their employer. Category 1 students are permitted to
re-enter the ACS Accreditation system automatically on production or their
previous certificates. Engineers have to be re-assessed once every 5 years.

Category
2 Students
are perhaps plumbers or refrigeration engineers with Level 2/3 Plumbing Craft
Certificates that have included an element of gas. They may be students who
have been working supervised on gas and have related experience, or who have
perhaps left the industry for a long period or allowed their assessments to
elapse. They will have no formal gas qualifications

Category
3 Students
are new entrants to the industry, with perhaps DIY trade skills with no formal
qualifications or related experience. Plumbers without qualifications or gas
experience.

What is the actual regulated training procedure, and which course will
get me there fastest ?

We are a
training provider for category 2 and 3 students. Candidates in these categories
have to successfully be assessed and prove their experience in the following
areas, obtaining the relevant craft /safety certificates.

In order to be Gas Safe registered or work for a Gas Safe registered company
the following pre-requisites are required;

Actual
Job Abilities and Experience

Once you
are registered working for a Gas Safe registered employer are you
actually going to have acquired the skills to diagnose service and repair a
vast array of gas appliances and systems in the ‘REAL WORLD’. You will have
needed to have undergone training other than gas safety training on real appliances
in real houses, and attained proper foundation knowledge, theory, and
principles, otherwise passing your safety certificates, and getting registered
is not going to create a successful business and will probably not result in
the success you are seeking. As specialists in
this field we are able to offer over 150 to 200 hrs on job one to one appliance
training, and a tutor supported online training Certificate as part of your Gas
Training Programme to aid your success and offer a great self confidence boost.

Proven
Competency Final Stage- Gas Safe Registration

Once you
have your safety Certificates Gas Safe will contact you regarding registration,
and then annually for renewing your registration.

On your
initial assessment visit there will not be a requirement for the
assessor/inspector to accompany you on a job, this occurs after the first few
months of trading. Your local inspector will however have a series of questions
related to assessing your abilities as a gas fitter. As a new entrant Gas Safe will
be seeking to confirm your levels of experience, and it would vastly assist
your application by sharing a portfolio of concrete and verifiable evidence of you’re
on site abilities and completed jobs to date. If seeking direct employment,
your prospective employer will pose these questions and perhaps even sit you
through a short examination. Your prospective employer will certainly be more
likely to consider your application should you be able to share a professional
prepared portfolio of experience and assessment. It is not enough for this
experience to be gained in a training centre environment. It has to be actual
on site experience with a proven auditable trail. At
Gas Training Consultants we help prepare you for a professional career,
preparing and presenting an unrivalled portfolio covering up to 36 separate gas
assessments on up to 100 appliance jobs within this training programme. All
assessments will have been completed around your training by a fully qualified
Gas Safe registered training consultant and assessor.

Assessment
and Accreditation Stage ACS

You have
to have successfully been assessed by an ACS Accredited Assessor in the
following compulsory element CCN1 (Domestic Core Gas Safety) and be in
possession of a Certificate from the relevant Certifying body (i.e. NIC, BPEC,
CITB, LOGIC etc). At the time of certification Gas Safe will be notified and
you will be added to their database of qualified technicians should you wish to
apply for registration directly or via an employer. This allows you to work on
gas pipe work, but not on any gas appliances. In order to legally work on gas
appliances as a Gas Safe registered engineer you will also need to have been
successfully assessed and Certified in any and all relevant appliances that you
will be working on, for example (gas boilers and central heating systems CEN1,
Water Heaters WAT1, Warm air Units WAU1, Cookers and Hobs CKR1) etc. These
certificates last for 5 years, at which time you will re-enter the
accreditation assessment system as a category 1 student wishing to re-new their
certificates. The assessments take place under strict rulings at an accredited
approved training and assessment centre, and take between 3 and 7 days
depending on whether the student requires additional training prior to taking
the exams and practical assessments. Costs in this vary between £1,000.00 and
£2,500.00 on average for CCN1 and all elements. Gas
Training Consultants will manage your training schedule, entering you for your
ACS Safety Certificates only when you are ready to sit them, and following
intensive training and assessment by our own team of registered consultants.
All of this including certification and your ACS elements are included as part
of this training programme.

Pre
Requisite Requirements to enter the ACS Assessments Stage

In order
to apply for and sit these assessments you will have to prove to the training
centre that you have concrete and auditable proven experience of already
working in the domestic gas field, either under the supervision of a registered
company, engineer, or on your own under your own registration (ie for existing
category 1 engineers). If you are entering the system as a Category 2 or 3 applicants
you will have to provide concrete proof with supported evidence of your on job
experience that shows you to be competent in this area. You will also need to
provide the centre with proof of a recognised gas qualification such as City
and Guilds or BPEC Gas Foundation etc. Gas
Training Consultants will provide intensive one on one training supported by
our fully tutored pre-acs, gas entry and appliance online training support
courses coupled with on-site training to raise your entry category and prepare
you for the tasks ahead and entry to the ACS Assessment stage.

Gas
Qualification Stage

At this
stage the candidate will have to undergo some form of gas NVQ or foundation
certification. Courses run between 2 weeks to 2 years depending on age and
prior experience. Costs vary from £1700.00 to £10,000.00 for this element. Gas Training Consultants will enter you onto a gas training
course in conjunction with the training programme your consultant selects for
you. This is included as part of the training programme.

On Job
Gas Experience

As a
trainee or Cat 2,3 entrant it is unlikely that you will have sufficient if any
proven and auditable job experience in this field. Younger entrants will
normally apply for apprenticeships or to work as trainees within a company. It
is highly unlikely that a mature student could qualify in this category. You may
be able to gain work experience with a friend, or approach an on job Gas Safe
registered Training Company who specialises in this. Costs of Training can vary
from £2,000.00 to £20,000.00 and can depend on your entry experience, whether
you are a complete newcomer or part experienced tradesman/plumber. Gas Training will provide all the necessary field training
and assessment to raise your category entry level in order to qualify on this
programme. This is included as part of this training scheme.

What is the Fastest Way To Retrain and Meet all the Above Requirements ?

As a
leading provider of professional gas training, repairs, and quality assurance,
Gas Training Consultants offer an unparalleled service to all our clients and
candidates. We are a small company offering a unique service to a few select
customers. Our Goal is Your Goal and Your Success is our Success.

We
specialise in training Category 2 and 3 Candidates. We provide One to One
training throughout offering our candidates more intense and concise training
in gas ACS, Installation, repairs and servicing. We specialise in entering new
gas fitters via the service and maintenance field, supporting them in
application to gas maintenance companies or supporting their new or expanding
businesses. Many plumbing companies expand into this field.

We
provide thorough training from inception covering all of the above areas. You
will not need to try and do this on your own, or complete a course and find
that it was just one part of the whole procedure, or have to find your own Gas
Safe Registered Fitter, nor have to worry over the paperwork, or finding
someone to complete a thoroughly professional portfolio that will support your
application. Your own Consulting Gas Safe registered engineer will be
appointed, to carry you through all of the training and assessment stages,
providing valuable support and motivation, one on one training. This is
supported via our tutored online appliance fault finding and service courses.

If you
wish to be entered onto this unique and successful programme please contact us
on the number below.

0800 289 654

Note both our gas training schemes
include all certification, assessment, on and off job training needed to apply
for registration and start a successful business or seek employment in this industry.

Current Schedule of Prices &
Scheme Details

We are currently offering multiple
tailored schemes to our clients to meet the individual requirements of all our
trainees.

Managed Programme and Certification Only Providing
access to ACS. Aimed At Employed Entrants or Candidates who have access to a
Gas SAfe Registered Company to provide their on job aspect.

£3,900.00

Entry Course for Candidates undergoing
training and work experience with a company or supervising Corgi Registered Gas
Engineer or Company. This gas entry certificate is a pre-requisite route toward your ACS. Gas Training Consultants
will provide your off job managed gas entry training resulting in certification
and access to your ACS on successful completion. The format of this will be
agreed by your assessor but can be carried out as a combination of distance
learning, on site assessments, and structured one on one training and
assessment. (You will complete an on job portfolio of evidence provided by us
with your employer, or registered engineer). Certification is subject to
successful completion of our On Job Portfolio and successful completion of your
off job managed programme. Note: There is an additional charge of £290.00 for
certification and all relevant workbooks where required.

This is a very popular entry scheme for
people aiming for entry to their ACS. Early Bookings are recommended.

Gas Entry Cert, Portfolio Of Evidence, entry to ACS
- CCN1

Experienced Plumbers / Engineers (With
Qualifications & Experience) – £4,800.00

Up Lift Course for Category 2 entrants (existing
plumbers/refrigeration engineers with related experience, level 2/3 NVQ with
some existing gas experience) including Managed Support, a
Professionally prepared portfolio, one on one on job training and assessment in
domestic gas safety, off job training & Entry to your CCN1. £4,800.00

Note this Course is aimed towards
plumbers with existing experience. Without sufficient on job experience your
application for employment or corgi registration may not be successful.

Gas Entry Cert, On Job Intro, On Job Portfolio x 2,
CCN1 & Elements & Maintenance Course

Experienced Plumbers/Engineers (Without Gas
Qualifications or Auditable Experience) – £6,900.00

Incredible Gas
Training Programme for Category 2 entrants (with no
plumbing qualifications, and no gas qualifications or experience)
including Full Managed Support; One to One on and off job training with a fully
qualified Corgi registered Gas Training Instructor; A Professionally Prepared
Gas Portfolio. On Site Supervised Gas Training and Assessment, A Recognised Gas
Qualification, Pre -ACS Training followed by your Assessments and ACS
Accreditation to CCN1,WAT1,CEN1,HTR1,CKR1; This Programme includes some tutored
on site job experience and training on boiler repairs including combination
boilers, wiring controls and Servicing, Landlords Safety Inspections.
Everything You’ll need to apply for Gas Safe Registration or seek successful
Employment.

£6,900.00

All of Above Plus 3 Stage Portfolios to Lead to
Gas Safe Registration

Category 3 New Entrants & Category 2 New
Entrants Recent To Plumbing (Without Gas Qualifications, Auditable Experience,
or Sufficient Job Proficiency) -£8,400.00

This is our most recommended entry for
all candidates seeking a successful career

Incredible Gas
Training Programme for New Entrants including less
experienced related trades people. Including Full
Managed Support; Income whilst you’re training.
One to One on and off job training with a fully qualified Gas Safe registered Gas
Training Instructor; 2 Professionally Prepared Gas Portfolios. On Site
Supervised Gas Training and Assessment, A Recognised Gas Qualification, Pre
-ACS Training followed by your Assessments and ACS Accreditation to
CCN1,WAT1,CEN1,HTR1,CKR1; This Programme includes tutored on-line and on site
job experience and training on boiler repairs including combination boilers,
wiring controls and Servicing, Landlords Safety Inspections. And a full
certificated repairs course. Everything You’ll need to get your existing
plumbing business Gas Safe Registration.

£8,400.00

All of above plus an up and running Business

Category 2 and 3 Entrants (Business Start Up
Programme)

For Category 3
Entrants including Newcomers Changing Career Path, We
provide a unique and complete training and business start up programme. This
scheme is also for category 2 entrants coming from
employment and wishing to start their own Heating Maintenance Business.

This is a complete Career change and
Business start up Programme and is priced at £11,300.00

Plumbing Add On – Category 3 Entrants

For Category 3
Entrants we are able to offer a plumbing short skills course covering pipe
installation, pipe bending, installation. (Note that as part of the Category 3
Courses pipe bending and soldering and maintenance tasks are included in your
one on one on job training. Where additional skills are required this add on
can be taken for £1650.00 . Note this is not a
pre-requisite for your training above but may be helpful. Your consultant will
be able to decide this after your initial assessment.

TEL: 0800 289 654

Senior Field Consultant
Mobile: 07874371533

ACS Gas Safe Courses – A Pre-Cautionary Tale!

 

So you’re keen to get qualified as a Gas Safe Engineer are you? Well here are a few words of very good advice.Whether you are entering the field as a new entrant, or an experienced plumber with a level 3 heating and plumbing craft certificate, the single most important part of your training is always the part that is also the most difficult to get. Your ‘ON THE JOB’ gas training. Without sufficient suitable, auditable evidence of ‘you’ working supervised on gas you will not be able to undertake your ACS Assessments needed for Gas Safe Registration. More importantly if your work experience has not been with a company who have been ‘Training’ you on the job, you will be expected to find work with a company on completion of your course who will for a period, 2 years being a good example, continue to train you in the industry in order to build your experience to a level where you can safely go solo. And you thought building the portfolio was difficult! We are a national employer and we wouldn’t employ a new engineer who does not possess sufficient skills, confidence and know how to undertake gas appliance servicing, maintenance, repairs and installation. We are hardly going to pay someone to cost us money. This makes for quite a difficult prospect for many mature students with essential life skills.The next best thing to a work placement is finding a local gas engineer, who will take you out and sign off your portfolio. If you have ever tried that you will know how hard it is. More importantly you are with an engineer who is earning a living, and will hardly stop on a job for several hours just to train you. However, if you are so lucky and can afford to take an extended period of time off work without any income, it is absolutely essential that you are able to find a company who are able and qualified to provide you with the essential field ‘Training’ relevant to the type of ‘Gas Work’ you intend to undertake. The extended period of time required is likely to reflect the fact that you will not necessarily be undertaking much gas work, and that you are relying on what you have learned during your centre training rather than the gas engineer you are out with to implement these skills. Unfortunately it is a true report that indeed a considerable number of field engineers are in as much need of training themselves as those entering the industry. This is our personal experience and that of our trainees.Especially for engineers whose goal is to undertake gas work on a solo basis, running their own business on completion of the course it is essential that you are able to gain references to your abilities or undertake field assessment by a suitably qualified field Assessor, such as a Gas safe inspector.It must also be noted that there is a vast difference in applying your newly learned skills in a training centre than in the field. Especially important is your ability to identify all manner of unsafe situations, and we can assure you that these are extensive and in wide array. Unfortunately we have found that work placements with a registered engineer not only need to be extensive and thorough but that in many cases very little ‘Gas Work’ is achieved and the trainees’ solo abilities are not improved. Most engineers qualifying on training courses in centre at best only retain 30% of what they have studied to a sufficient enough standard to apply these skills without any training in the field. It is our own experience that work placements offer trainees a wealth of experience in corner cutting, bad practice and little if no training. To Sum up this cautionary note: If you are wanting to enter this lucrative industry to enjoy a great income, truly rewarding job, and retirement potential, skimping on this ‘Essential’ part of your training is not going to lead you to the goal you are probably seeking. We know because we are picking up the phone to hundreds of people every month who have already invested all their funds ‘Up Front’ without reading the small print. Since this is the Most Important part of your training, hiring a Qualified Field Trainer/Assessor becomes a natural part of the course, and you will be pleased to know that we undertake professional training in every stage, centre, field, ACS Assessment. You don’t have to take our word for it, If you don’t believe us we are happy to furnish you with the actual contact details of the people we have successfully trained in the field and helped build successful portfolios. Ask our competitors to do this, we dare you ! To date Gas Training Consultants are the single leading provider of the most essential part of your training. You’re Field Training. “Quite frankly anyone can take qualifications in this industry, but most certainly not anyone can do this job proficiently. In order to impress your prospective employer or successfully go it alone you will need to know this business inside out”. That’s what Gas Training are about. Training you, in centre, on line, in the field, to undertake safely and efficiently all the necessary tasks for your new career. Gas Training then takes you through your ACS Assessments, Part P, Energy Efficiency, LPG, Commercial, or any direction you chose to undertake to make your business a success. And you won’t be doing this alone. That’s why we are here to advise you every step of the way. More importantly every part of your centre, and field training and paid for in stages so that you can judge for yourself whether you are getting value for money! We even take you onto the Gas Safe Register helping you transfer your skills as a trainee into an income generating engineer. (The Best Come and work for us!). It’s a very small price to pay Considering you are looking to enter an industry where you are intending to earn between 30K and 60K upwards as a professional engineer (the type who can sign passport photos) and you are about to talk to a company who intend to make sure you get there the cost of your field training and assessment of between £2200 and £3900 inclusive, payable in easy to manage instalments of £500, is a low cost essential. These costs are reserved for our clients and include our field training lessons and a few centre days at one of our national training outlets, but form the most important part of your whole training and get to work experience. These even include our successful breakdown and repair modules to ensure you are ready for work when you complete. Urgent Note: Our Portfolio packages are designed to run with our own Managed Learning Programme, and entry to ACS at an existing or different training provider will invariably have a different cost factor. Please feel free to contact us for a quote, or to complete your field training, ACS, and get to work programme with Gas Training. Your training can all be transferred. Please feel free to contact us on 0800 289 654 We are always quite booked in advance, but do have cancellations. If you are keen to get started we highly recommend early booking onto the field training course so that you can start your preparation (including online lessons) for the field days.