Apprentice Heating Engineer

Sovereign Network Group

Ryde (PO33 1BE)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 23 May 2025)

Posted on 7 May 2025


Summary

You will become part of our trade team within Sovereign Network Group. Working alongside our highly skilled mentors who will reinforce your college studies.  As an apprentice you will gain a qualification and practical experience, earn a salary and have access to our employee benefits.

Wage

£16,500 a year

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The salary increases every six months after the first year.

Training course
Gas engineering operative (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts TBC.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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

  • Carry out repairs within our customers homes
  • Carry out planned works
  • Work within our empty homes

Where you'll work

Nicholson Road
Ryde
PO33 1BE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

STEVE WILLIS TRAINING LTD.

Your training course

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

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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.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental

About this company

Social Housing Provider

https://www.sng.org.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

An annual £450 flex-pot 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days) Discounts on food, shopping, gym membership and days out Mental health first aiders and a Wellbeing Hub A recognition scheme

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

To progress to be a fully qualified Heating Engineer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Sovereign Network Group

Katie Hodges

katie.hodges@sng.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000318771.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 23 May 2025)

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