CENWAT1 - Domestic Gas Fired Central Heating, Water & Heating Appliances

Information

The Accredited Certification Scheme for Individual Gas Fitting Operatives (ACS) is the industry recognised route for engineers to gain a certificate of competence, which is needed to become a member of the Gas Safe Register. Only members of the Gas Safe Register can work with gas in the UK.

You need to achieve your ACS certificate(s) in the areas of work in which you want to be registered.

CENWAT1 certification is designed to assess the competence of a gas engineer to install, exchange, commission, disconnect, service and repair domestic gas central heating boilers and instantaneous hot water heaters.

Areas covered:

• Gas safety regulations and other relevant legislation
• Checking the heating requirements & appliance outputs
• Checking the installation site
• The gas connection and supply pipes
• Securing the appliance correctly
• Ventilation requirements
• Flueing requirements
• Tightness testing
• Operating pressures
• Flushing, commissioning and testing the appliance / system

Entry requirements

Learners will need to hold a valid:

• Core Domestic Gas Safety (CCN1) certificate; or
• Core Commercial Gas Safety (COCN1) certificate; or
• Equivalent NVQ or QCF qualification

For re-assessment, learners must have held the element previously. If this has expired more than 12 months before the assessment date then initial assessment must be undertaken.

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