course information
pathway to gas course
- £4,225
- 6 months
About this course
Our Pathway to Domestic Natural Gas course certified by Blueflame Certification, is an entry level course to become a Gas Engineer. By following the 3 steps below, you will be able to gain the qualifications and experience required to be Gas Safe qualified.
Our students complete an intensive 7-week training course:
- Training an aspects of health and safety relevant within the gas industry, including asbestos awareness
- Training to work safely around electrical systems
- Training in the use of copper and low carbon steel so that your pipe skills are established at an acceptable standard
- Training on heating controls, airing cupboard and radiator installation practices
- Training in all areas of domestic gas safety
- This training meets the requirements of IGEM/IG/1
Get Training’s Pathway to Gas training pathway meets all requirements set by the Blue Flame awarding body and the standards of IGEM/UP/1B.
- 7 weeks 1 training centre
- Domestic gas safety, legislation and standards procedures
- Installations of gas and plumbing pipework in domestic properties
- Working with copper and low carbon steel pipe skills including pipe bending, leaded and non-leaded soldering, jointing and threading.
- Installation of Domestic Gas Meters.
- Purging, pressure testing and tightness testing of Gas Pipework.
- Gas rating of Domestic Gas Appliance.
- Learning and applying Core Safety practises and procedures across, Combustion, Ventilations, chimneys, flues and the safety controls of different gas appliances.
- Looking at Unsafe Situations and emergency notices.
- Installation, servicing and fault finding of Domestic Gas Appliance: System and Combi Boilers, Gas Cookers, Water Heaters, Gas Fires and Space Heaters.
- Operating of a flue gas analyser.
- Heating System Design. Including wet central heating systems, open, vented and pressurised systems.
- Working with different forms of Hot Water Storage Cylinders,
- Safe Isolation Electrical Safety Procedures.
- Electrical Dead Testing and Live Testing.
- S & Y Plan Heating controls.
- Get trainings Get to Gas training pathway meets all requirements set by the Blue Flame awarding body and the standards of IGEM/UP/1B
Assessment method
There are 9 written exams and 5 practical assessments throughout the training course. On completion of this our students will start to compile a portfolio of 40 jobs before they can take their ACS Initial exam.