ACS Gas Accreditation
Career Development Pathways
The ACS scheme offers a choice of careers for operatives wishing to move into the lucrative gas sector. There are a range of options available to entrants looking to develop a career in the domestic, commercial, catering and LPG sectors.

Wide Choice of Application Areas
Following successful completion of the Core Domestic Gas Safety – CCN1 course there are a wide selection of courses to help the technician widen the work areas within which they may work.
Typical application areas include the following.
- Specialist technician e.g domestic central heating or meters
- Domestic appliances
- Commercial gas
- Commerical gas appliances
- Commercial catering
- Liquified petroleum gas

Choose from a range of careers
These would lead to a wider range of career and business development opportunities
- Domestic sector
- Central heating engineer
- Service engineer
- Breakdown engineer
- Meter installer
- Commercial Sector
- Commercial service engineer
- Commissioning engineer
- Commercial catering engineer
- LPG Breakdown/controls engineer
Career Routes
At Gastec we can help you realise your career goals with a tailored approach to your training requirements. We don’t believe there is one size that fits all so contact us to discuss in more detail your specific needs. At Gastec we pride ourselves on advising our customers on the most effective way to get the training and accreditation they need.
Domestic Meter Installation
To work in domestic meter installation we recommend the CCN1 Core Gas Safety course followed by the Core Safety for Meter Installers course
Domestic Services Engineer
To work on domestic installations in service and installation capacities we recommend the CCN1 Core Domestic Gas Safety. Depending on what you wish to work on follow this up with domestic courses such as :
Commercial Services Engineer
To work on commercial installations we would normally recommend completing the domestic route and then take one of our cross training/ conversion courses to gain certification in commercial work.
We offer cross training courses in gas safety for commercial and commercial catering work. This can be followed with addition assessments for commercial and catering appliances.
Liquified Petroleum Gas Operative
To work on LPG installations we would normally recommend completing the domestic route and then take a cross training/ conversion courses to gain certification in LPG work.
Gastec Training
Gastec Training and Assessment Centres is a leading supplier of training and assessment services to the utilities industries. We offer the full portfolio of training and assessment services for the entire utilities sector including the Gas Safe register.
Gas Courses
We have developed a full and varied range of courses designed to suit all personnel in the gas industry. The courses and assessments cover all areas of domestic and commercial servicing and installation procedures. We are constantly working to develop new courses to meet the ever-changing innovations and legislative needs of the gas industry.
Electrical Courses
At Gastec we provide structured modular training for the electrical industries that require either compliance or mandatory training and assessments together with a recognized qualification.
Oil Courses
The OFTEC series of courses includes courses for equipment installers in both the domestic and commercial oil sectors
Solid Fuel Courses
We have new courses ideal for those new to the sold fuel sector or experienced operatives seeking to widen their skills. The range of courses include such areas as its delivery, storage, relevant technologies and appliances.
A New Career Direction ?
We offer a range of courses for new entrants with no experience of the utilities sector. Courses are available in all the major utility sectors.
New Entrants
Industry Expertise ?
If you are an experienced technician in the utilties sector but wish to broaden your skill set we have a range of conversion courses available
Conversion Courses
A New Career Direction ?
We offer a range of courses for new entrants with no experience of the utilities sector. Courses are available in all the major utility sectors.
Industry Expertise ?
If you are an experienced technician in the utilties sector but wish to broaden your skill set we have a range of conversion courses available