Domestic Air Source Heat Pump and Domestic Ground Source Heat Pump (Previously Heat Pump Systems / NOS Mapped)(Level 3)

Upcoming Availability

Start Date	End Date	Length	Location	Notes
23 Apr 2025	25 Apr 2025	3 days	Oxford	Air Source and Ground Source Heat Pumps
25 Jun 2025	27 Jun 2025	3 days	Oxford	Air Source and Ground Source Heat Pumps
19 Aug 2025	21 Aug 2025	3 days	Oxford	Air Source and Ground Source Heat Pumps

Information

This nationally recognised qualification designed to give learners the skills and knowledge required to correctly design, install and maintain air and ground source heat pump systems.

This course has been designed with the intention of meeting the requirement of the National Occupational Standards and industry working groups.

The qualification is recognised by the Micro-generation Certification Scheme (MCS) registration bodies as an acceptable qualification to join one of their respective schemes.

Areas covered:

• Heat pumps in context
• How a heat pump works
• Insulation, heat losses and the effect of heating system design
• Domestic hot water, buffer tanks and solar coils
• Ground heat exchangers
• Health and safety
• Heat pump installation
• Maintenance and fault finding

Entry requirements

Learners must have:

• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing or equivalent earlier certification; or
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Domestic Installation) or equivalent earlier certification; or
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Industrial and Commercial Installation) or equivalent earlier certification; or
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Oil-Fired Technical Services or equivalent earlier certification; or
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Gas Installation and Maintenance or equivalent earlier certification; or
• Heating installers with minimum 3 years of experience installing wet central heating systems, evidenced either by manufacturer courses certification or Gas Safe Register, OFTEC, MCS or HETAS registration

AND if not included in the above qualification

• Water Regulations/Water Byelaws

Stand-alone technical certificates/Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQ) (non-competency based) are NOT acceptable

Details

You will need to bring with you:

• Your name and address
• Your National Insurance number
• A passport-sized photograph
• Copies of relevant qualifications and/or evidence of work experience
• A declaration of the category for the individual making the application
• First-time applicants will also be required to provide an acceptable form of photographic identification e.g. a passport or driving licence