Gas Engineering Apprentice
DOMESTIC HEATING TEAM LIMITED
Hertford (SG13 7TZ)
Closes on Friday 23 January 2026
Posted on 13 November 2025
Contents
Summary
A fantastic opportunity to be part of the Domestic Heating Ltd team based in Hertford, Hertfordshire, offering a wide range of services including installation, repair, and maintenance of heating systems & EV chargers. Our team of skilled engineers have years of experience in the industry and are trained to provide tailored customer solutions.
- Wage
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£0 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Gas engineering operative (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8am-5pm, with one hour (unpaid) lunch break
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 29 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- To support our Gas Engineer operatives with a positive approach to all types of gas related work to gain the required practical skills and knowledge to become a qualified Gas Engineer
- To learn about working in the gas industry through hands-on experience, mentoring and training
- To support qualified Gas Engineers with tasks related to gas installation, service and maintenance
- Essential personal attributes are attention to detail and practical problem-solving abilities
- To have excellent communication skills and work well in a team
Where you'll work
15 Watermark Way
Foxholes Business Park
Hertford
SG13 7TZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CK ASSESSMENT & TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Gas engineering operative (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety practices.
- Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
- Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
- Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
- Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
- Decommission appliances and systems.
- Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
- Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
- Undertake and document risk assessments.
- Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
- Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Check and action inspection records and schedules.
- Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
- Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
- Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
- Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Comply with health and safety practices.
- Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
- Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
- Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
- Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
- Decommission appliances and systems.
- Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
- Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
- Undertake and document risk assessments.
- Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
- Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Check and action inspection records and schedules.
- Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
- Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
- Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
- Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
- Four days per week in the workplace, at various customer locations, learning on the job from experienced professionals
- One day per week day release training at CK Assessment and Training in Nazeing, near Broxbourne, Herts, EN10 6SX, for up to 18 months
More training information
CK Assessment and Training are a leading provider of plumbing, gas and oil training courses and assessments, including Apprenticeships, covering Essex, Hertfordshire, North London and surrounding areas
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
Full clean driving licence and access to a car Willing to work away on occasions to gain experience of different job types
About this employer
Domestic Heating team Limited are a skilled team of gas engineers with many years of experience and expertise, providing services to our customers from our base in Hertfordshire. We provide a complete range of maintenance and repairs services.
https://domestic-heating.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
20 days annual leave plus bank holidays Ongoing training and support Staff social events
After this apprenticeship
- Full-time job in gas engineering as a domestic gas engineer
- Upskilling into commercial gas engineering
- Specialist roles within the gas and heating industries
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CK ASSESSMENT & TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000461.
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Closes on Friday 23 January 2026
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