Apprenticeship Standard Construction - Gas Engineering Operative

Technical Requirements - Skills Carry out safe isolation essential electrical safety checks Carry out flue testing Undertake the necessary safety checks following gas work on an appliance (regulation 26/9) Work in compliance with statutory and normative documentation including building regulations, water regulations and electrical regulations Access and comply with technical guidance, bulletins and safety alerts e.g. Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedures (GIUSP) Demonstrate tightness testing, purging and relight procedures on gas installations Demonstrate pipework installations/pipework skills, pressure and flow/pipework sizing, meter installations Demonstrate ambient air testing/carbon monoxide/dioxide atmosphere testing Identify gas safety controls and prove their safe operation Complete records and maintain records accordingly Identify faults and take the appropriate action Undertake the installation and/or repair and maintenance of four appliances Reinstate following completion of works cleaning up and making good

A mixture of training within a Gas and Plumbing environment, and training also provided by the college following a recognised qualification supported by BPEC.

You will be assessed in College and in your workplace by your Assessor. There will also be practical assessments and an End Point Assessment.

Upon completion, you will be eligible to join the Gas Safe Register.

You will need a grade 4 in Maths and a grade 4 in English. Individual employers will set the selection criteria for their apprenticeship and will include a recognised background check, equivalent to Criminal Record Bureau/Disclosure and Barring Service (CRB/DBS).

Programme length is up to 36 months.