Category 1. Candidates for Assessment
Category 1 candidates are experienced gas fitting operatives from within or outside the United Kingdom, they are:
- Seeking to renew or expand certificates of gas safety competence. i.e. HSC ACoP, ACS, or Gas Services N/SVQs.
- Seeking assessment and certification to extend their range of gas work.
- Foreign nationals seeking to obtain certificates of gas safety competence enabling them to meet UK gas work requirements. Operatives in this category must present evidence of their gas fitting qualifications and experience to the Assessment Centre. (Attached translation of this information will be necessary when not presented in English)
Applicants applying for Initial or Reassessment must present to the Assessment Centre all appropriate certificates of gas safety competence.
An applicant who holds an expired ACOP certificate and wishes to be reassessed under the current ACS scheme will have to pass through the Initial Assessment procedure. Although training is not a pre-requisite of assessment it would be advisable for any such applicant to undertake the five day Basic Gas course prior to assessment to familiarise themselves with current standards and legislation.
Experienced gas engineers who are seeking reassessment do not have to undertake training prior to re-assessment. However they may benefit from the two and a half days refresher course to bring themselves up to date with new legislation and technology.
Some of the above has been extracted from the NIC Certification Scheme Rules for the Nationally Accredited Certification Scheme for Individual Gas Fitting Operatives.
