Installer Training

9:00 -16:30

What is included:

• The BPEC training manual (which we usually send out before the training)
• 3-day training course, incl. test
• Certification; BPEC competency card

• Candidates with a number of years’ experience in plumbing, heating, electrical engineering or ventilation
• Candidates who hold a formal qualification at NVQ Level 3 in plumbing, heating or electrical engineering or
• Apprentices who are currently undertaking a course which will lead to a formal qualification such as the above mentioned NVQ 3 level.
• If you don’t fall into one of these categories, but see a need for training, please liaise with us.
• Site managers would benefit from the training, too.

• Industry Recognition – Gain a qualification recognised by Competent Person Schemes (CPS), demonstrating your compliance with the latest Building Regulations and enhancing your professional credibility.
• Specialist Knowledge – Deepen your understanding of domestic ventilation systems, including installation, commissioning, and maintenance, enabling you to work confidently and accurately on a wider range of projects.
• Regulatory Compliance – Ensure your work meets the requirements of Approved Document Part F (2020), reducing the risk of costly errors or non-compliance.
• Career Advantage – Stand out to employers, clients, and industry bodies by holding a recognised competency qualification that evidences your skills and commitment to best practice.
• Practical and Relevant – The course is tailored for experienced professionals, focusing on real-world applications and the latest industry standards, so you can apply your learning immediately on the job

1. Domestic ventilation in context
   • Regulations & Guidance
   • What is Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)?
   • Humidity control
   • Air tightness and ventilation
   • Brief intro into the Passive House principle
   • Key terminology
   • Overview of the various ventilation strategies, and their advantages and disadvantages
2. Airflow requirements and calculations
   • English & Welsh guidance
   • Scottish guidance
   • Purge ventilation requirements
3. Specific ventilation health and safety requirements
   • Open flued combustion appliances
   • Electrical safety
   • Pollution control of air intakes
4.  Work on existing buildings
   • Effect of works on existing buildings on IAQ and humidity
   • PAS 2035
   • Simplified method of applying a suitable ventilation strategy
5. Installation, inspection, testing, commissioning and provision of information
   • Different types of test equipment
   • Basic design principles and best practice guidance
   • Various ducting materials and components and their application
   • Best practice guidance for the installation of different ventilation systems
   • How to inspect, test and commission systems
   • How to conduct a handover and what information needs to be provided
   • Examples of critical mistakes and how to avoid them
   • Overview of maintenance requirements
6. Heating and cooling with air
   • Scope and limitations
   • Function of the summer bypass
   • What solutions are available

1. Multiple choice test (open book)
2. Air flow calculations
3. Practical inspection and commissioning of an MVHR system

BPEC Domestic Ventilation Systems – Forth Valley College

Please bring a passport photo along (for the competency card)