Gain essential skills and qualifications

Our courses are designed to be as practical as possible and will give you the skills to enable fast, trouble-free installation and servicing. We offer a range of unique non-brand specific courses to help you grow your knowledge.

  • Solar Thermal Domestic Hot Water Course
  • Water regulations bylaws course
  • Domestic ventilation systems course
  • Boiler Diagnostics training course
  • System wiring and controls course
  • Basic electrical appreciation course
  • Route to Microgeneration Certification Scheme course
  • Solar and Heat Pump Appreciation course

Duration: 3 days
Cost: £375.00*

This course is designed to give an entry level qualification and can be used as evidence of training for installers applying for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. The course covers the most common solar hot water systems installed in the UK.

Aims of Course
On completion of the course delegates should have knowledge of:

  • Fully filled sealed systems
  • Drain back systems
  • Flat plate collector systems
  • Evacuated tube collector systems
  • Direct flow evacuated tube collector systems
  • Successful candidates will receive certification

The course is not intended to cover roof work in detail but does cover affixing solar panels to roof structure, associated legislation, risk assessments and working at height requirements.

Who should attend?
Experienced domestic heating installers or plumbers who wish to extend their scope of work into domestic solar water heating.

Suggested prior knowledge or understanding
The candidates will be required to hold a G3 Unvented Hot Water Systems certificate, Water Regulations, Energy Efficiency (Part L) certificate and an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent plumbing qualification.

Duration: 1 Day
Cost: £150

Aims of the course
The course is for anyone requiring an understanding of water regulations/water bylaws. In particular those wishing to become approved plumbers/contractors.

Who should attend?
Plumbers and heating engineers.

Suggested prior knowledge
The candidate will need to have some knowledge of plumbing and the water industry.

Duration: 2 Days
Cost: £250.00

Aims of course
Provides electricians, plumbers, heating engineers and ventilation engineers with the knowledge and skills to correctly install and commission domestic ventilation systems. The course has been structured to meet the requirements of the Approved Document to Part F of the Building Regulations 2010.

Who should attend?
Electricians, plumbers, heating and ventilation engineers who wish to extend their scope into domestic ventilation systems.

Suggested prior knowledge and understanding
The candidate will be required to hold an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in electrical, plumbing, heating or ventilation installation or have a number of years experience in the same. Alternatively undertaking a course in electrical, plumbing, heating or ventilation installation which will lead to this type of qualification.

Duration: 1 day
Cost: £75.00

This course has been formulated in response to demand from our customers for more interactive and diagnostic courses. The course covers a wide range of products and gives hands-on practice at diagnosing and remedying possible problems by following logical paths on a variety of boiler types.

Aims of Course
On completion of the course delegates should have knowledge of:

  • Diagnosing boiler problems
  • Remedying the problem
  • Following logical paths on a variety of boiler types
  • The sequence of operation of different types of boilers
  • Fault finding

Who should attend?
Heating engineers, installers and maintenance engineers who require a more detailed understanding of boiler diagnostics.

Suggested prior knowledge or understanding
Candidates are required to have attended the Basic Electrical Appreciation course.

Duration: 1 day
Cost: £75.00

This course is designed as an aid to those wishing to obtain a greater understanding of central heating control systems, specifically the installation practice and fault diagnosis for S and Y plan systems.

Aims of Course
On completion of the course delegates should have knowledge of:

  • The principle function of system components on a heating system
  • Understanding and utilising manufacturer's heating system wiring guides
  • Practical wiring application for a 2 port valve (S plan) system
  • Practical wiring application for a 3 port valve (Y plan) system
  • Commissioning the system including basic electrical safety checks
  • Diagnosing and rectifying system faults

Who should attend?
Experienced heating engineers, installers, maintenance engineers and electricians who require a more detailed understanding of system wiring and controls.

Suggested prior knowledge or understanding
Candidates must have attended Basic Electrical Appreciation and have a basic knowledge of heating and hot water systems.

Duration: 1 day
Cost: £75.00

This course is designed to help the candidate use a multi-meter confidently.

Aims of course
On completion of the course delegates should have knowledge of:

  • Using and understanding an electrical multi-meter
  • Carrying out preliminary electrical safety checks
  • Carrying out component electrical tests
  • Identifying faults
  • Isolating circuits safely

Who should attend?
Heating engineers, installers and maintenance engineers who require a greater knowledge and understanding of electrics.

Suggested prior knowledge or understanding
Candidates are required to have knowledge of heating and hot water systems.

Duration: 1 day
Cost: £200
(On completion of the course candidates receive a voucher worth £200; redeemable against any Heatrae Sadia renewable product)

This course is designed to help candidates understand the MCS Quality Management System, which is required to achieve Microgeneration Certification for Renewable Technologies. As well as receiving guidance on other areas of the MCS process.

Aims of the course
On completion of the course, delegates should have knowledge of:

  • The MCS Quality Management System (QMS), tailored to meet their company's precise requirements while ensuring compliance with all the requirements and regulations of Microgeneration Scheme
  • How to register for the Renewable Energy Assurance Listing (REAL)
  • Support on Microgeneration Certification Scheme Listing & Registration requirements with the MCS Certification Bodies
  • The MCS assessment process; including the documentation and processes required to operate an MCS accredited business

Who should attend?
Installers, plumbers, heating engineers and electricians who are interested in becoming MCS certified.

Suggested prior knowledge or understanding
Candidates are required to have knowledge of heating and hot water systems.

Duration: 1 day
Cost: £50.00

In response to changes to Building Regulations and to achieve the Government's CO2 reduction targets, Heatrae Sadia has launched a complete range of renewable and low carbon heating and hot water solutions.

The course is designed to give an appreciation of all aspects relating to the installation and commissioning of solar water heating systems. Also covered on the course is an introduction to ground and air source heat pumps.

Aims of Course
On completion of the course delegates should have knowledge of:

  • Benefits of installing solar
  • Types of solar system
  • Types of solar collector
  • Heatrae Sadia solar packages
  • Installation and commissioning
  • Operation

Who should attend?
Heating installers and maintenance engineers who want to gain a greater understanding of solar water heating systems and an introduction to heat pumps.

Suggested prior knowledge or understanding
Candidates do not require any prior knowledge as this is an introductory course.

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