Corgi registration - Progression to becoming a Gas Installer

[Aqua Mechanica]

Hi,

Please excuse me if this has been asked a thousand times before, which it most probably has.

I am 28 years old, have paid for all my own courses, have a job with Watkins Plumbing in London (who I believe are taking people on at this moment in time - October 2008) and I have almost completed my Tech Cert and NVQ level 2 and will then be going on to do both at level 3 shortly. I also have completed the BPEC Unvented Hot Water Storage Systems qualification and am a Competant Person ...allegedly :-)

From there, what do I need to do to become a corgi registered gas installer?

Quite simply, as most Plumbers want to do, I want to competantly fit boilers and perform a complete installation instead of "everything but the gas connection" or be able to service and maintain an already installed gas boiler.

Any help, advice, websites, other threads and or training material you can point me to will be most appreciated.

Thanks one and all, and I apologise again if I have bored you with the same question, perhaps the moderators can make this a "Sticky" thread so it remains at the top and all newbie plumbers can see it?

Thanks again

Ben Wood
AQUA MECHANICA PLUMBING

[mcmoby69]

when i did my corgi 8 yrs ago everyone had to have nvq level 4 or city and guilds in plumbing, everyone else was sent home.

[Aqua Mechanica]

There is no NVQ level 4 in Plumbing????

Anyways, I have kind of have an idea where to start and that would be with the ACS certifiation.

Seems I should start with a course to get CCN1 and CEN1 and then build up from there.

I found this on a trainer's website: -


Level 3 Qualifications


ACS Assessments -

• Core Gas Safety (CCN1) plus a choice of the following: -
• Central Heating (CEN1),
• Water Heaters (WAT1),
• Gas Fires (HTR1),
• Cookers (CKR1),
• Ducted Warm Air (DAH1),
• Meters (MET1),
• Leisure (LEI1).

Electrical, Energy Efficiency and Combi-Boiler Fault Finding:

• BPEC (Level 3) Essential Electrics
• BPEC (Level 3) Combi-Boiler Fault Finding
• BPEC (Level 3) Part P - Defined Scope Electrical Competency
• BPEC (Level 3) Part L - Energy Efficiency

[fuzzy]

what is 'doing my corgi'?

do you mean taking your ACS? why did they invite people in to send them home?

[Piper]

You don't need any NVQ's to do ACS, and never have.

[niceblokey]

Hi there, think this is my first post but anyway.

I'm a plumber in the same boat. I did my course at Penarth and have got the BPEC WRAS and NVQ 2 in plumbing. Now to do your ACS to work with gas you either have to be plumbing for 1 year to get experience, or you could work with a gas installer for 6 months and so he can become your referee to vouch for your plumbing.

So seeing as your with a company, if they do gas and you've been with them for over 6 months, then ask if they'll vouch for you if you take an ACS course. If you stay with them, which would be wise during the credit crisis, then you can still do gas installs with them etc, becuase it'll be the company that's CORGI registered which also takes responsibility for you.

Only if you go on your own do you need to look at becoming CORGI.

hth,

Dai.

[mcmoby69]

Originally Posted by Piper

You don't need any NVQ's to do ACS, and never have.

tell that to the 15 blokes sent home on the first day. it was 8 years ago so i am a bit of an old timer. i personally cant see how you can have a qualified gas engineer who cant solder a joint or use a pipe bender(unless they use speedfit)

[chelsea]

i'm doing my acs at the mo and you are right you don't have to be nvq..all

this means that if you are nvq you show 20 jobs in your portfolio if not

you just got to show slightly more jobs.thats it

[Aqua Mechanica]

Who you doing your ACS with?

[BrianL]

Some of you guys have had a bad day by the sounds of things, lighten up you buch of grumpy old turds. Ive only been on this forum for a couple of days and there are some really bitter and angry plumbers/gas fitters.

YouTube - Robin Williams golf Go there and cheer up a bit