you've heard it all before!!!! BUT???

[mutley racers]

Hi guys, I have been reading through the posts and know you must be annoyed with all us new guys wanting advice on how to become Gas safe engineers. Am sorry to have to ask you, but i am just after a little advice.

I have just started my NVQ 3. I am working with a Gas engineer and have been for the past 18 months. I know to complete my level 3 i have to do my ACS. The thing is, we only seem to work on boilers. Mainly installations. Not many cookers at all. Not much maintenance either.

Is this going to be acceptable to get on the ACS course?

I do all the installation and my boss just comes and helps commission it when am done.

I look forward to your advice

Thanks

[newbie1]

installs are good but you will need a service and repair section as well dont worry about other elements just do core ccn1 and cen1 and add cookers as a cat 1 no need for portfolio

[mutley racers]

Hi, thanks newbie. Thats is what i thought. It is a bit of a problem though as my boss does not seem to get any repair jobs. Is there a certain amount i need to get of each?

Cheers

[newbie1]

you will need prob minimum 12 jobs mixture of service/repair cp12 as a minimum i would say
its tough but doable stick with it

[mutley racers]

thanks newbie. thats a great help. i will tell my boss to start picking up some gas certificates and repairs.

cheers

[fuzzy]

ye[, for an nvq3 you only need ccn1 and boilers. thing is for ccn1 you need a range of evidence, if you can just do a little on those types of jobs u should be ok coz u have alot of other experience

[Blake]

My college required me to do a set amount of hours on each appliance for my portfolio. You then had to drop it off at the college for them to check it was ok and hours completed before they would let you book the course. Check with the college to see exactly what there requirements are.

[mutley racers]

Cheers guys. The info really helps. So many dodgey companies out there. I just want to find a decent college that offers a decent ACS course. The college i am studying my level 3 at are a bit dodgey. Think they will do anything for a bit of money. Any one live around london and know of any decent colleges to do my ACS at?

Thanks guys

[CMairiD]

I'm sitting a category three entrant's course at Carshalton College in Surrey (aligned with The Power Training Centre). Course tutor is great, ex BG when BG's RGIs weren't salesmen.

They do ACS the assessments, refreshers, etc ...

Carshalton College - The Power Assessment & Training Centre

[Bernie2]

Yes! Seems to be more money in training gas fitters than gas fitting :-) :-)

[stevetheplumber]

theres more money in any training compared to working for a living

[dontknowitall]

Very true - but not as much as state benefits from what I can make out. I read about someone who takes £70,000 legally from the state each year.