Type A gas appliance servicing

Overview

This course covers the skills and knowledge to identify, diagnose and remedy faults on domestic and commercial Type A gas appliances.

Work associated with this unit is undertaken within the scope of AS/NZS 5601:2013 Part 1 Gas installations and local licensing requirements (gas, electrical and plumbing).

Prerequisites

Participants must hold plumbing registration and/or licence.

Participants must hold gas registration and/or licence.There are no prerequisite training units for this unit of competency.

Course structure

Course delivery involves:

• One hundred and twelve (112) hours of trainer led learning and assessment over a sixteen (16) day duration, being two (2) days a week over an eight week period.
• plus approximately sixty eight (68) hours self directed learning prior to/or during course attendance.

Course duration

180 hours (two days a week over an eight week period).

Course outcomes

On successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Apply safety and quality assurance requirements and demonstrate effective work methods relevant to Type A gas appliances
• Disassemble and assemble Type A gas appliances
• Diagnose and remedy electrical and electronic circuitry faults
• Diagnose and remedy gas system faults on Type A gas appliances
• Identify and complete all relevant documentation.

Course recognition

Participants successfully completing this course will receive a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment.

Assessment arrangements

Assessment for this course requires participants to:

• Complete a theory assessment
• Undertake a practical assessment to disassemble, reassemble, diagnose and remedy gas system faults on multiple Type A gas appliances
• Undertake a practical assessment to convert a Type A gas appliance to operate on another gas type.

Category A: $0*
Training participant is a fully financial PPTEU member. May be registered in training course by self or employer.
Category B: $2450
Training participant is a Master Plumbers, AMCA or NFIA Association member.
Category C: $3500
Training participant is not a member of PPTEU, Master Plumbers, AMCA or NFIA.