NICEIC Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating

Key Details

Available at:
CIST-Llangefni
Study Mode:
Part-time
Course Length:
1 day for training
1 day for assessment

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NICEIC Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating

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Course Description

The course covers the requirements of Part L of the Building Regulations and the Technical Competency Requirements for Domestic Heating and Hot Water Systems for Energy Efficiency. The course is aligned to the National Occupational Standards (NOS) and mapped by SummitSkills.

New boilers and system upgrades should be installed by a 'competent person' registered with a building regulations scheme operator or signed off by building control of the local authority.

Learners will gain an understanding of the following areas:

How energy consumption affects the environment
How energy consumption affects the role of the heating installer
Understand the legislation that will force changes
Design
Pre-work Survey
Installation
Service
Commissioning
Controls
Visual inspection
Safe working practice
Fault finding & rectification
Explanation of safe operation

The Part L qualification is designed for central heating installers that need to self-certificate their work via one of the Competent Persons Schemes (CPS).

Entry Criteria

Applicants should be experienced installers of gas, oil, or solid fuel domestic central heating systems

The Certificate in Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating is for plumbers, gas fitters and anyone involved in the plumbing and heating sector and installing condensing boilers.

Delivery

Classroom-based learning

Assessment

The training and assessment has been designed to comply with the requirements of Approved Document L1 of the Building Regulations.The assessment is theory only and open book.