C&G Level 3 to gas? Advice needed!!!!

[S90GAM]

Hello there, hopefully someone can help me out.

I’ve got my Level 2 Tech Cert, NVQ2, Level 3 Tech Cert, Unvented and water regs, and would now like to go onto get my gas.

Ive been self employed now for just over 2 years now and have never looked back, best thing I ever did, But now I would like to do the gas side of plumbing

How do I go about getting my ACS and apply for Gas Safe?

I have been told I need my NVQ3 first before I can go onto gas but the problem I have is that I work for myself and don’t actually know anyone that I could go out with to build up the NVQ3 portfolio and if im honest not sure that anyone would as it would be competition when im qualified.

Any advice welcomed and much appreciated.

Regards
Steve

 

[kirkgas]

off the top of my head i'm not sure if you can do a Category 2 course at a bpec centre (or equivelent at other certification centres) this is approx 8-10 weeks depending on how you get on, give them a bell and they will advise whether a level 2 is acceptable (it is designed for "time served plumbers" not sure whether level 2 is the same as time served, as you say you then need to complete a portfolio of evidence, some centres guarantee a placement for you, some simply tell you to get one sorted yourself, you need to decide which type of centre suits your needs

 

[S90GAM]

Thanks, anyone else got any ideas

Regards

 

[fuzzy]

you dont need to do nvq3 first, you can but dont have to, its recommended though

if you can get gas evidence but not plumbing evidence do the ACS, if you can get plumbing evidence and not gas, do nvq, if you can get both do both