New Entrant (Managed Learning Programme)

From the 1st October 2017, all new entrants to the Gas Industry must follow an approved route. This means that candidates who do not hold the appropriate gas NVQ must use another approved route to entry. This is following industry wide guidance issued in IGE 1 (standards of training) and EU skills, endorsed by Gas Safe Register. This means that any course not approved by EU skills will not allow progression onto the Gas Safe Register Database

In the last 12 months SWAT Gas has been preparing for this key industry change by expanding our training provision, this has included creating a new purpose built training centre in Unit 20 Dunlop Road (next door). It is fitted out using the latest and best equipment available for both theoretical and practical training to create a facility that is un-rivalled in the midlands.

This course is aimed at cross-training candidates who already hold relevant qualifications and / or experience in order to enable them to move on to the ACS assessments. All candidates have to be enrolled, durng this process their training requirements can be assessed so that their training needs can be properly identified. The course will require the completion of a porfolio of gas work under the supervision of a Gas Safe Register certified engineer in the areas of work that the learner wishes to demonstrate competence in.

The course is a mixture of theory and practical elements with emphasis on safe gas work.

Candidates will be required to attend the SWAT gas training centre in Redditch for a minimum of 4 x 5 day blocks (depending upon experience).

After successful completion of the Managed Learning Programme, and the portfolio to accompany it, candidates can then move on to completing the ACS assessments.