IGEM - IG/1 SUPP 3
Metering/emergency service provider Natural Gas training specification Utilisation sector
Organization: | IGEM |
Publication Date: | 1 May 2023 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 38 |
scope:
This training Specification covers training for:
• new entrants to the gas industry wishing to work in the metering and emergency service provider Natural Gas utilisation sector working within the scope of the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations (GS(I&UR)) those persons currently or previously registered seeking re-certification (optional)
• those persons wishing to extend their range (including blends of up to 100% hydrogen) or scope (refer to GN8 for onsite experience requirements).
This Specification is designed to cover the breadth of the industry including the legal requirements, knowledge and understanding, performance criteria, and on-site work experience that will be undertaken in a work placement supervised by a Mentor, related to gas meter installations and dealing with reported gas emergencies.
The requirements will include the minimum time spent on each subject along with the activities that are required to be undertaken. The minimum overall programme duration is four months and the maximum time spent to complete the training is expected to be two years.
Note: There may be exceptions where apprenticeships have been designed for longer than 2 years.
Italicised text is informative and does not represent formal requirements.
Appendices are informative and do not represent formal requirements unless specifically referenced in the main sections via the prescriptive terms "should", or "shall".