Qualification Details Installation and Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps
Programme description
This course is designed to certify learners in the principles behind Air Source Heat Pumps and their installation and maintenance.
Who is this programme for?
This course is aimed at those with prior learning or industry experience looking to become certified and start working with Air Source Heat Pumps as part of their work. There are some qualification prerequisites, but depending on the length of your industry experience and certificates, an alternate entry method can be taken.
Qualifications awarded
Learners will gain the following industry-recognised qualification:
Pre-requisites
This course requires prior learning and experience.
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence;
or
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Domestic Installation) or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence;
or
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Industrial and Commercial Installation) or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence;
or
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Oil-Fired Technical Services or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence;
or
- N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Gas Installation and Maintenance or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence;
or
- Heating installers with experience installing wet central heating systems, evidenced either by Gas Safe (CENWAT), OFTEC (OFT10-105E or OFT15-108W), MCS (Heat Pump or Solar Thermal Hot Water) or HETAS (H004) registration. The experience in these sectors will normally be 3 years, although where the initial assessment confirms the learner has the necessary skills, knowledge and experience, which can be evidenced via RPL assessment, this duration may be reduced.
In addition, if not included in the above current certification in relation to:
- WRAS Water Regulations/Water Byelaws or equivalent
Course structure and Assesment method
We have both full-time and part-time options for this course:
Full-Time Managed Learning Programme
Candidates would are expected to attend our Kirkintilloch centre for 3 days, 9am-4:30pm to complete this course.
Costs
All of our course prices are displayed excluding VAT.
- 3 day-course = £600+VAT
Hear from previous students
I recently contacted the staff at Energy Technical Academy to train our workforce for installation Air source heat pumps.
12 days later all our staff are now qualified and ready to take on new business.
The staff and facilities at ETA made the whole process simple for our business.
Hydor Services Ltd - February 2023