Career Change - Gas and Heating

[ReeceJL]

Hi everyone, I’m after some advice.

I would like to make the move into gas and heating engineering. Currently I’m looking at the routes available and think that going through a training centre would be most suitable for me.

Some background: I’m a junior structural engineer and have spent about 6 years in a design office in total.

Before this I completed a 4 year apprenticeship in mechanical maintenance at a nuclear facility. I gained an NVQ in mechanical engineering maintenance and some general pipe fitting skills amongst other things.

My concern is how employable id be after taking the gas course. I’m looking at going with Able Skills as their course looks quite thorough.

I know the traditional route is to do an apprenticeship, but given that I’ve done one already albeit in an industrial setting, and have bills to pay, its not feasible for me.

Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.

 

[Gerald Bailey]

Hi there.

I am selling my study at your own pace C&G NVQ1-3 including gas safe plumbers course. I cant complete it due to work commitments.

This is a full course: Study at home, Practical instruction at the college


Let me know if you are interested

 

[Scott_D]

What sort of work do you want to do? It’s quite a varied trade.
Those courses don’t give you much real world experience so you will have to start as a mate/improver/apprentice

 

[Gerald Bailey]

What sort of work do you want to do? It’s quite a varied trade.
Those courses don’t give you much real world experience so you will have to start as a mate/improver/apprentice

Agreed, nothing beats an everyday apprentice position. But this course does include 5 x weekend praticle, then real world work before sitting one's exams. Not many people can afford to stop working and focus on studying.

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[ReeceJL]

What sort of work do you want to do? It’s quite a varied trade.
Those courses don’t give you much real world experience so you will have to start as a mate/improver/apprentice

I’m interested in doing central heating installations and boiler servicing/repair.
The plan would be to do the course, then do further training through boiler manufacturers. From there possibly trying to go part time with my job and work as a plumbers mate alongside.