City and Guilds 6012 - NVQ Level 2 in Gas Installation and Maintenance
Introduction
The Gas Installation and Maintenance NVQ is a qualification designed primarily for new and recent entrants to the Gas Industry, which is achieved by building a portfolio of work carried out in a variety of specific gas areas. This portfolio is then verified by South West Assessment and Training assessors via on-site assessments.
Course Objectives/Key Benefits
To gain the knowledge, understanding and evidence required to be able to undertake the Core Domestic Gas Safety assessment.
Who is the course aimed at?
Anyone who employed or is able to gain work experience with a Gas Safe registered company or installer.
Entry Requirements/Pre-requisites
All candidates will need to gain relevant on-the-job experience under supervision of a Gas Safe registered installer in order to produce the evidence required for their portfolio. Since on-site assessment is a requirement for the work-based portfolio of evidence, the NVQ cannot be achieved without employment/work experience with a Gas Safe registered company or installer.
Course content
- Legislation and unsafe situations
- Combustion and its controls
- Meters
- Gas pressures and flow
- Domestic pipework installation
- Gas Rating
- Common gas controls
- Tightness testing
- Purging
- Flues
- Ventilation
- Installation of domestic gas appliances
- Commissioning domestic gas appliances
- Servicing domestic gas appliances
- Carrying out safety checks of domestic gas appliances
- Taking appropriate action when dealing with unsafe appliances
Course Duration
There is no time-limit for completion of an NVQ, however all candidates must either have completed or be currently undertaking training for the Technical Certificate.
Training Method
Theory and practical workshop
Assessment
Portfolio and on-site practical assessment
Course Outcome/Qualification
On completion of the course, candidates should be at a level of competence to undertake their Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS) Core Domestic Gas Safety assessment, including any appliance related work this requires. The ACS assessments not included in this training course. Candidates must meet current Gas Safe requirements to gain Gas Safe registration.
Materials provided
Candidates will be provided with a training pack.
Prices
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