Redcar & Cleveland College’s gas centre has been hailed as a national centre of excellence for training and assessment for gas professionals.

 

At a recent inspection by accreditation authority BPEC, the inspector praised the college’s facilities which have been upgraded to industry leading standards as part of the move to its new £26m campus.

 

The BPEC assessment is required for the college to offer Corgi certified training and certification and looks at all aspects of the work carried out in the college’s gas centre from the facilities themselves to the quality of the training on offer.

 

In his assessment report the inspector said that “BPEC is proud to be associated with a progressive college with such excellent, modern facilities in the Gas Centre.”

 

Peter Marshall, Head of the Gas Centre at Redcar & Cleveland College said:

 

“We have worked extremely hard to establish the college as a centre for excellence in gas training in the north east and it is absolutely fantastic that we have received this recognition on a national level.

 

"The gas centre is also launching a new CPA1 Gas Analyser course which is required by anyone who will be fitting or working on modern condensing boilers.

 

"The 5 hour short course can be completed in a single day and provides Corgi certification after carrying out a short assessment included in the course."

 

Peter added:

 

“Moving to the new campus last September has allowed us to expand the range of courses that we offer. We have introduced the Combustion Performance Analysis course, have re-launched the Reassessment of Unvented Hot Water Systems course and are looking at the delivery of a course on Solar Water to complement the course on the Installing and Testing Domestic Photovoltaic Systems.

 

“The CPA course is proving to be extremely popular and we have already had staff from several large local companies enrol to go through the course.”

 

Anyone wanting further information on the CPA1 course or the other courses offered at the Redcar & Cleveland College gas centre can contact Peter Marshall on 01642 777218 or visit www.cleveland.ac.uk