Please note that training is not a pre-requisite to undertake assessments.
Accredited Certification Scheme:
The Accredited Certification Scheme (ACS) is an industry recognised and mandatory entry route for gas engineers to attain the necessary qualifications and competence required to work under the Gas Safe Register. ACS covers various work categories and requires you to complete an ACS assessment to prove competence in each category. ACS gas courses must be renewed every 5 years to remain a member of the Gas Safe Register. ACS Training and Assessment is available for both initial and re-assessment candidates.
GAS COURSES AVAILABLE
DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS
- CCN1 (core domestic gas safety)
- CENWAT (domestic gas central heating & water heaters)
- CKR1 (domestic gas cooking appliances)
- CMDDA1 (investigation of fumes)
- CPA1 (combustion performance analysis)
- DAH1 (domestic gas ducted air heaters)
- HTR1 (domestic gas fires & wall heaters)
- MET1 (domestic gas meters)
COMMERCIAL NATURAL GAS
- CDGA1 (commercial direct fired heating appliances)
- CIGA1 (commercial indirect fired heating appliances)
- COCN1 (commercial heating core)
- COCNPI1 LS (limited scope pipe installer core)
- CoDNC01 (domestic to commercial heating changeover)
- CORT1 (commercial overhead radiant tube/plaque heaters)
- ICAE1 LS (limited scope first fix appliance installation)
- ICPN1 (pipe installation)
- ICPN1 LS (limited scope pipe installation)
- TPCP1 (testing & purging volume > 1 m3
- TPCP1A (testinq & purqinq volume < 1m3
COMMERCIAL CATERING
- CCCN1 (commercial catering core)
- COCATA1 (changeover from domestic to commercial catering appliances – as per COMCAT 1 & 3)
- CoDC1 (changeover catering core)
- COMCAT1 (commercial catering appliances group1)
- COMCAT3 (commercial catering appliances group 3)
LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS
- CONGLP1 (changeover from natural gas to LPG)
- CMC (mobile catering units)
- LAV (leisure accommodation vehicles (e.g. mobile caravans))
- PD (permanent dwellings)
- RPH (residential park homes)
- HTRLP2 (closed flue LPG fires)
OTHER
- CESP1 (core emergency service providers – natural gas)
- CMA1 ( core gas safety for meter installers)
- CMA2 LS (core gas safety for meter installers – limited scope)
- MET3 LS (new fix of primary gas meters to 6m/h NG limited scope)
- MET4 (primary diaphragm meters up to 40m3)
ACS TRAINING/ASSESSMENT
Training is not a pre-requisite to undertake assessments.
Initial assessment is for:
- Candidates who are experienced gas-fitting operatives who hold ACS, S/NVQ or City & Guilds qualifications which have expired for more than 12 months.
- MLP candidates are new entrants to the industry who have completed an MLP foundation course
Re-assessment can be taken up to 6 months prior to the expiry date without losing out (like a car MOT) & are for candidates who have previously held the element and the expiry date is within 12 months of the proposed re-assessment date. If it’s more than 12 months then initial assessment would have to be done.