Solid Biomass Heating Systems & Solid Fuel Installer Combined Course

Upcoming Availability

Start Date	End Date	Length	Location	Notes
30 Jan 2025	31 Jan 2025	2 days	Oxford	Solid Fuel

Information

This combined course is designed to provide qualified heating engineers with the skills and knowledge to install domestic solid wood-based biomass and solid fuel and wood heating systems.

An important element of this course is to understand the requirement to meet National Occupation Standards for competency for installation of domestic solid wood-based biomass heating systems. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) biomass standard covers installations with an output up to 45KWth

This BPEC training course can be used towards registration for Competent Persons Register (CPS), OFTEC, HETAS, APHC and the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

This course is not regulated by OFQUAL.

Areas covered:

Biomass Heating

• Introduction to wood heating
• Biomass heating systems: technical overview
• Fuel supply and combustion
• Regulations and standards
• System cost, funding and policy support
• Hydraulic systems
• Fuel storage systems
• Combustion
• Conducting a site assessment
• Installation and maintenance
• Determining system size
• Installation
• Commissioning and customer handover
• Operation and maintenance
• Unsafe situation
• Decommissioning

Solid fuel

• Introduction to solid fuel and wood heating
• Solid fuel wood heating
• Combustion, appliance types and fuel types
• Legislation, regulations and standards
• Flues and chimneys classification
• Flues and chimneys ventilation
• Appliance installation requirements
• Appliance maintenance requirements
• Basic chimney faults
• Unsafe situations

Entry requirements

Learners must have:

• A N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing certificate; or
• A N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Domestic Installation) certificate; or
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Industrial and Commercial Installation) certificate; or
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Oil-Fired Technical Services certificate; or
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Gas Installation and Maintenance certificate; or
• An equivalent earlier certification of any of the above

Learners must also have Water Regulations/Water Byelaws, Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating and Unvented Hot Water if not included in the qualifications above.

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