With a shortage of qualified gas engineers and many approaching retirement, apprentices give businesses a cost-effective way to grow their workforce and “future-proof” operations.

Employers typically provide on-site placement (so apprentice gets real-world experience) and supervision/mentoring. As the training provider, we’ll handle the technical training. The apprenticeship is also partly or fully funded, depending on the age of the candidate, reducing the overall training cost burden.

Yes — apprentices will attend block-week training (e.g. five days at our training centre every 6-8 weeks). But overall, the model is designed to “minimise disruption”, combining on-the-job work with structured, regular training.

This is managed through regular reports and a mentoring system. You’ll receive progress updates on skills, behaviours, and competencies of your apprentice.

You'll get a trained employee who's qualified to apply for membership of Gas Safe Register / IGEM, who (once fully certified) can carry out gas work independently. 

For many apprenticeships, funding is provided through government funding via the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). For apprentices aged under 21, funding may be full; for older apprentices it may be around 95%.

The apprenticeship standard requires functional skills at Level 2 in Maths and English by the end point assessment period, and we’ll support apprentices who don’t yet have these skills.