Gas Safe Training – BPEC Gas Foundation

Looking for Gas Safe training? The Domestic Gas Foundation course is accredited by BPEC and is part of Gas Safe training leading to Gas Safe Registration. This Gas Safe training course is aimed at plumbers or people that are working in an associated mechanical services industry but who have little or no previous experience in the gas industry and want Gas Safe training.

The Domestic Gas Foundation (Gas Safe training) programme must be completed in full before you can be accepted onto the ACS Initial Training & Assessment and complete your Gas Safe training. The Domestic Gas Foundation will provide you with critical foundation knowledge that must be gained as part of Gas Safe training before entering the gas industry and ultimately achieving Gas Safe Registration.

As part of your Gas Safe training, RF Training will place you with a Gas Safe Registered Mentor who will help you build your on-site portfolio of evidence – required for all Gas Safe training courses. Your mentor will also help you gain valuable on-site experience that consolidates skills learnt during your Gas Safe training.

Aimed at:	Plumbers, bathroom and kitchen fitters, individuals with a mechanical services background.
Locations:	Hockley, Birmingham City Centre
Locations:	Atherton, Greater Manchester
Qualifications:	BPEC Gas Foundation Certificate
Duration:	4 weeks
Duration:	Flexible Learning Available – tailor your study to your own circumstances
Placements:	Rf Training offers Guaranteed Placements for this course.

Gas Safe Training – Course

The following areas are covered in theory and practical work, and assessments:

Testing and purging of domestic gas installations
Combustion
Flues and ventilation
Controls for gas appliances
Gas pipework
Gas industry legislation
Installation of domestic gas appliances
Commissioning, servicing and maintenance of domestic gas appliances

On-Site Practical Experience
Following completion of the Level 3 Registered Gas Installers training programme, the candidate must now work with a CORGI registered installer who must observe and sign-off a set number of tasks to complete the candidate’s portfolio. These tasks will include:

Tightness tests with and without appliances
Tightness test (medium pressure)
Appliance services
Appliance breakdowns
Appliance gas rates (imperial and metric)
Working pressure at meter checks
Standing pressure checks
Spillage tests
Trace and repair gas leak
Flue flow tests
Identify correct ventilation
Visual flue inspections
Working pressure at appliance checks
Appliance re-lights

The above works will be signed off by a CORGI registered installer. If at any time the CORGI registered installer has concerns about the candidates performance, the RGI (registered gas installer) is to take over the work and complete the task. This training is under supervision so this situation should not arise.

Upon completion of the tasks, the candidate returns to the RF Training Centre where his/her portfolio of evidence is assessed. If satisfactory, the candidate is awarded the BPEC Domestic Gas Foundation Certification.