Course description
How To Become A Gas Engineer - Beginner
Gas engineers are in demand. Currently, 85% of UK homes are heated by gas. These boilers will need servicing and maintenance for many years to come. Gas installers are also perfectly placed for the future. Their skills are pre-requisites for training in renewable technologies such as heat pumps.
What do gas engineers do?
Gas engineers install, service, maintain and repair gas appliances in domestic and/or commercial properties.
As we move away from fossil fuels, gas engineers will continue to maintain exisiting boilers. 2019 was a record year for gas boiler installations, with 1.7million fitted. It is likely that these new boilers will last for around 20 years. Currently, there are around 26 million gas boilers in the UK.
Ultimately, gas is just the fuel; a gas installer should view themselves as a ‘heating engineer’. As a trained gas engineer you will have the right qualifications and experience to upskill into increasingly popular renewable technologies, like heat pumps. These upskill courses take around five days, depending on experience.
A gas engineer who can also install heat pumps and other renewables, such as solar thermal, will be in demand now and in the future.
Typical duties may include:
- Installing or repairing appliances to deliver gas
- Repairing gas appliances and heating systems.
- Maintaining or replacing faulty systems.
- Cutting, bending & joining pipes and fittings.
- Providing cost estimates to customers, and talking through additional cover, insurance options & energy saving options.
- Carrying out estimates, checking for gas leaks & ensuring all repairs/installations are up to code.
- Ensuring all safety requirements are met accordingly.
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New Entrants Gas Induction
If you are looking for a career in the gas industry then book on to our free, informal induction, where you will find out about the course, see our centre and decide what route is best suited to your skills and experience.
The Domestic Gas Heating Installer (DGHI) has two routes: 1) for complete new entrants, or 2) for trainees with some experience in related trades.
Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Bronze Package
Logic4training’s Bronze Domestic Gas Heating Installer (DGHI) New Entrants package is a Managed Learning Programme (MLP) for those wishing to enter the gas, heating and plumbing industry but who don’t necessarily have relevant experience or qualifications.
On completion of this course, candidates will be able to undertake Gas ACS training and assessment – a pre-requisite of joining the Gas Safe register.
Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Silver Package
Logic4training’s Silver Domestic Gas Heating Installer (DGHI) New Entrants package is a Managed Learning Programme (MLP) for those wishing to enter the gas, heating and plumbing industry but who don’t necessarily have relevant experience or qualifications.
The silver package includes a work placement, a key part of the portfolio element of the course.
On completion of this course, candidates will be able to undertake Gas ACS training and assessment – a pre-requisite of joining the Gas Safe register.
Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Gold Package
Logic4training’s Gold Domestic Gas Heating Installer (DGHI) New Entrants package is a Managed Learning Programme (MLP) for those wishing to enter the gas, heating and plumbing industry but who don’t necessarily have relevant experience or qualifications. The course includes on-site work-experience, a key part of the portfolio element.
Designed to give candidates everything they need to start a successful business, the gold package features 12 months’ Checkatrade membership and website design, including a year’s hosting.
On completion of this course, candidates will be able to undertake Gas ACS training and assessment – a pre-requisite of joining the Gas Safe register.
Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Platinum Package
Logic4training’s Platinum Domestic Gas Heating Installer (DGHI) New Entrants package is a Managed Learning Programme (MLP) for those wishing to enter the gas, heating and plumbing industry but who don’t necessarily have relevant experience or qualifications. The course features on-site work-experience, a key part of the portfolio element of the programme and covers Gas ACS modules CKR (cookers) and HTR1 (fires & wall heaters)
Designed to give candidates everything they need to start a successful business, the platinum package features 12 months’ Checkatrade membership and website design, including a year’s hosting.
On completion of this course, candidates will be able to undertake Gas ACS training and assessment – a pre-requisite of joining the Gas Safe register.
Expenses
- New Entrants Gas Induction: Free
- Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Bronze Package: £4750 + VAT
- Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Silver Package: £5795 + VAT
- Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Gold Package: $6495 + VAT
- Domestic Gas Heating Installer - New Entrants Platinum Package: $7995 + VAT