Gas Diploma

Course introduction

Our Nine Week Gas Managed Learning Programme (MLP) provides the first steps in qualifying as a Gas Safe registered engineer. Becoming a Gas Safe registered Engineer will require:

• Training - Undertake comprehensive training, with us at Kiwa Energy Training centre
• Portfolio - Complete a portfolio of related gas works in real working environments under supervision of a Gas Safe registered Engineer
• ACS Exams - Undertake ACS gas assessments

Please contact the Kiwa Energy Training Team on +44 (0)1242 662121 to find out the next course dates.

Who is the course for?

The Kiwa Energy MLP has been designed specifically for those of you with industry experience and will cover all the theory and practical knowledge that you will need to move you through the process of becoming Gas Safe registered. The MLP is certified by Cert-ain certification body and approved by IGEM.

The duration for this training aspect is dependent on your experience and knowledge, which will be assessed by way of a short assessment and exam.

The syllabus includes

• Safety, legislation and standards
• Gas emergency actions and procedures
• Products and characteristics of combustion
• Ventilation for domestic gas burning appliances
• Installation of pipework and fittings (including copper bending and jointing)
• Tightness testing and purging
• Checking and setting appliance burner pressures and gas rates
• Checking and/or setting meter regulators
• Re-establish existing gas supply and re-light appliances
• Operation and positioning of emergency isolation controls and valves
• Operation and checking of appliance gas safety devices and controls
• Chimney standards, installation, inspection and testing
• Unsafe situations, emergency notices and warning labels
• Cutting and measuring copper tube accurately
• Pipe-work preparation and Soldering techniques
• X and Z dimension calculations
• How to assemble compression fittings / compression fitting assessments
• Jointing steel pipe
• Heating Controls – theory
• Different types of heating systems, controls and their functions
• Gas rates / Heat inputs
• Gas safety controls
• Combustion Performance Analysis
• Flueing
• Appliance installation and servicing

What will delegates take away?

There will be written exams and practical assessments throughout the training period. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be provided with a Kiwa Energy Cert-ain - Candidate Workbook (Portfolio) and guidance for completion.

Please note the cost does not include VAT.

What's next?

Portfolio

Work Placement (Portfolio Completion) - Work based Competence and Gas Portfolios

Following completion of this domestic gas programme, you will be deemed competent to undertake supervised gas work. The next step towards Gas Safe registration will be to demonstrate your competence in the workplace and you do this by working alongside a Gas Safe Registered Engineer who acts as your on-site recorder/verifier, helping you to build a portfolio of evidence and prove your competence and safety working with Gas.

ACS

ACS (Approved Certification Scheme) - Core Domestic Gas Safety including CENWAT (Boilers/Water Heaters)

Following successful completion of the portfolio, you will return to Kiwa Energy to undertake:

• Core Domestic Gas Safety (CCN1) and
• Central Heating Boilers / Water Heaters (CENWAT)

ACS will need to be completed before you are eligible for Gas Safe registration, and this is a requirement for all operatives involved in the installation, maintenance and servicing of domestic gas appliances and pipe-work installations.

The purpose of this Assessment is to provide operatives with the knowledge and skills relating to safety regulations, procedures, and British Standards, which must be applied when working on Gas Installations.

Assessment

Initial assessment for CCN1/CENWAT will require 5 days and will cover:

• Gas Safety Regulations, British Standards and Manufacturers' Instructions
• Emergency Procedures, Labels and Warning Notices
• Unsafe Situations, and Related Documentation
• Combustion, Gas Rates, Burner/Installation Pressures
• Testing for Tightness, Purging and Relighting Appliances
• Pipework and Fittings
• Operation of Appliance Gas Safety Devices and Controls
• Ventilation
• Flueing Standards, Installation and Testing

Other gas related appliances are not included in this package. You will have to wait 12 months from completion of your ACS (and be Gas Safe registered) before being able to add appliances such as:

• CKR1 (Cookers)
• HTR1 (Fires)
• MET1 (Meters)
• DAH1 (Warm Air Units)