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[nogoodatfaultfinding]

I have a friend who was recently made redundant and has paid and started one of these £4500 pass in 8 week Gas Courses.
Is this legal?
The reason i ask is that he has asked to shadow me on jobs for some sort of portfolio.
Now the guy in question has been a port master since leaving school and never lifted a spanner in his life.
Now i was at college 2 days a week and on site training for 3 days a week for 3 years before i done my exams.
I spoke to the guy who trained me as he is now my father in law and has his own very succesful gas company and he beleives that it is law that everyone has a minimum of 2 years training before they are allowed to work on their own.
Does anyone know for sure and what are other engineers feelings about this if it is legal?

 

[seco services]

he beleives that it is law that everyone has a minimum of 2 years training

who told him that ?

 

[nogoodatfaultfinding]

I dont know mate?
He is a massive Clint Eastwood fan so maybe its his law when it comes to employment for his company.
The point of the thread was not who told him but if he was right and if it is right in general for people who have never lifted a hand tool to be doing our job in just 8 weeks?
Please not that the 8 weeks is only one class based lesson per week for full day!! And that they have to find their own engineer to shadow!!

 

[seco services]

many courses don't even need to have a work placement they do it all onsite.

its all load of ca*p gas engineer by don't know anything about plumbing.

 

[nogoodatfaultfinding]

many courses don't even need to have a work placement they do it all onsite.

Well this course defo does nothing on site and hes only there 8 hours a week.
So you beleive that 64 hours of onsite is enough to go round your house and fit a new boiler?
Even if it was 40 hours a week for 8 weeks would you deem that enough?
I dont want a bitching match i wanted honest views!!!

 

[seco services]

So you beleive that 64 hours of onsite is enough to go round your house and fit a new boiler?

who said that ?

 

[nogoodatfaultfinding]

Sorry mate it meant to say .
So do you think.

 

[seco services]

no i don't believe in any of these fast track courses gas or plumbing.

 

[kirkgas]

i dont agree with the quick buck fast track courses, but your father in law is way off the mark saying you need 2 years experience to work alone, as soon as your qualification gets downloaded to Gas Safe Register, (should be within 28 days of completing course) you are allowed to work on your own

 

[bengasman]

It seems the question about the legallity is quite easy to answer.
If the centre is recognised by for instance citb, or one of the others, and they issue an acs certificate, I don't see how it could be illegal.

Let's not forget that acs in itself only checks that someone can work safely with gas, and not if someone is a competent engineer. It will only allow you to work under the supervision of a RGI, not to run around and do installs on your own.

It could be a long time before you are allowed to register in your own right.