Course Information

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 on 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 accept able standard
• Training on heating controls, airing cupboard and radiators installation practices
• Training in all areas of domestic gas safety
• This training meets the requirements of IGEM/IG/1

Get trainings Get to Gas training pathway meets all requirements set by the Blue Flame awarding body and the standards of IGEM/UP/1B

• 7 Weeks 1 Centre Training.
• 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.