Gas – ACS additional appliances (FC)

Required qualifications

You must be in receipt of a Gas Foundation Certificate / Managed Learning Programme to be able to progress to ACS assessments.

What skills will I develop?

CENWAT – Central Heating, Boilers and Hot Water Heaters

HTR1 – Gas Fires and Wall Heaters

CKR1 – Domestic Cookers

MET1 – Meters

Careers

Gas engineers do far more than install and fix boilers – with the right training, they can work with a whole range of gas appliances in both domestic and commercial settings, opening the door to a rich and rewarding career where no one day is like the next. For most people, a gas engineer is a helpful expert who makes sure domestic gas systems are correctly installed and running smoothly. In more troubled times, they’re even the hero who comes in at inconvenient times, ready to fix a boiler on the blink in the bitter cold of midwinter. However, that’s not all a gas engineer does.

This is a role that will have you wearing many different hats – and one where you’ll never be bored with routine, as every job and every day bring new challenges. As a gas engineer, your job is to solve gas-related problems in domestic and commercial settings, and often with constraints.

It’s also a role that’s suited for people who enjoy working with other people and helping them. You’ll spend a lot of time in other people’s homes and workplaces, typically installing, servicing, and repairing various gas appliances and central heating systems.

Being a gas engineer is sometimes seen as a hard job. It can certainly be challenging. Despite this, figuring out solutions to complex gas and heating problems can be incredibly satisfying, while the excellent salary and prospects for career advancement make this an attractive career for ambitious people.

English and maths

A good level of maths and English is preferred.

Other important information

You will attend site at Rodbaston College.

Typically, it will take one day per appliance to complete.