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macpi4u

Hello All,

I just enrolled in the City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate (6129) (8 week course), ACS gas and Domestic Electrical Installer incl. Part P. I was trying to find out once I finish the following course work will I have a good chance of being employed in the plumbing industry or should I change up my course work.
I was told if I take the ACE Gas course I really would not need to do the NVQ. Is this true?
 
As far as i am aware you will need to do at least NVQ 2 before you can undertake ACS assessment, unless you can provide documented evidence of a minimum 5 years experience in the industry even then you will need to provide evidence of working on gas with a qualified and competant installer (CORGI registered) of at least 100 days in the workplace.
You can check this by contacting CORGI and they should be able to tell you the exact requirements, which i recommmend as i am no expert on the legal requirements
 
Dorset,

thank you for your insite.

I was speaking with a counselor today are Career Advise and they advised me that I would need to go through the NVQ in order to do and thing with gas. So it looks like I need to amend my course. I did not realise that this course was so looked down upon. I have already committed my money. I just hope someone allows me the opportunity to prove that I am a fast learner and a handworker. I am from American and we don't have to go through this type of training. If you go thought a course, then you work on a job site for a few years to gain my knowledge. I never knew it would be so different here.
Are you currently working now in the industry?
 
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I have been since i left school in 83 and i am now a self employed NVQ Assessor specializing in the 6089.
 

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