The World Plumbing Council (WPC) is pleased to announce that Shayne La Combre, CEO of Australia’s Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) and Deputy Chair of the WPC, has been elected unopposed to Chair of the WPC for the 2016 – 2019 term. The confirmation took place at the recent WPC Triennial Conference held in […]
BPEC have recently made some changes to the Legionella Risk Assessment and Water Systems Disinfection for Mechanical Services answer sheets. Centres offering the Legionella course, could you please re-download the answer sheets from our website. BECOMING APPROVED TO DELIVER LEGIONELLA If you would like to extend your range of products and services we have a team of dedicated technical […]
ETA in Stourbridge are almost there. Matt and the team have been continuing with the transformation of their new training centre in Stourbridge. ETA have recently been approved to deliver Domestic Hot Water Storage Systems (Unvented) and Water Regulations / Byelaws. Full ACS approval and additional qualifications will follow early 2017 prior to the grand opening – we will update […]
“Able Skills use the well-established and industry known certification body BPEC to certificate our gas training and assessment and make sure our gas courses are run to the correct standard to be in line with industry regulations. BPEC certification has a reputation for quality and high standards and this is one of the main reasons […]
Could all BPEC centres please re-download the AW2 assessment and Rationale – assessment AW2 question 22 has been amended to give the correct answer of 450mm instead of 375mm (see below). Copper pipework run outside from a house to a barbecue where the pipe route passes under the driveway to the garage shall have cover of: […]
BPEC awarded Richard Steward, a plumbing tutor from Suffolk College, £1000 towards a project in an Eastern European country. A group of 35 volunteers travelled to Moldova to transform a village school. They went as part of TEECH (Telecoms Eastern European Challenge), a charity started by BT employees. The volunteers had just eight days to build four […]
The team at ETA have been working incredibly hard on the new centre and the change has been unbelievable to see. Images are being uploaded to our Facebook regularly – to see the changes, please visit our page. The centre is in a great location and will open in early 2017 when there will be an opening day […]
BPEC have received a number of candidate result sheets for Unvented Re-assessment including a validation sticker. Please be aware that the manual and validation sticker are not required for reassessment. In some cases, the manual may be required by the candidates which we appreciate, however; the handouts for reassessments that are provided via the centre […]
BPEC have recently made some changes to the CO Gas Safety Awareness course material: CO Reference Guide Nov 16 CO Workshop speaker notes Nov 16 Effects of CO on the body Short film of Sue Westwood (Suffered CO poisoning) Training evaluation form Centres offering the CO Awareness course could you please re-download the above material […]
Here is a quick guide to the Grundfos Ecademy – a free digital training tool and information platform: What is the Grundfos Ecademy? An internet based learning tool that it designed to improve knowledge on pumps, applications and their theory. What is its purpose? The Grundfos Ecademy is a digital training and information platform that […]
it’s our last COMPETITION of 2016 – enter here Would you like to win an Anton Evo 3 LD Flue Gas Analyser AND £300 worth of Monument Tools? All you have to do is like and share the pinned post on our Facebook page (it’s right at the top, you can’t miss it)! Winner will be […]
Established in 1986, Anton provide innovative and market leading products and services aimed at making the job of a heating engineer easier. Anton are best known for their popular Anton Sprint eVo range of flue gas analysers, but also offer power flushing equipment, a comprehensive range of pressure, temperature and other test equipment, personal CO […]
You may have read the news in recent days that SummitSkills, the Standard Setting Organisation for Building Services Engineering, have announced they will be closing their operations in March 2017. Please click here to see their official announcement. The closure of SummitSkills will obviously leave a void in the management of the skills agenda particularly […]
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. In line with Ofqual requirements regarding qualifications with little or no uptake, please be advised that as of 01/10/2016, a number of qualifications will no-longer be open for registrations. Qualifications No-longer open for registrations BPEC Level 3 Certificate in Domestic Energy […]
Key Appraisal Limited are the agents for the Liquidators of Sevenoaks Energy Academy Limited and offer for sale, Sevenoaks’ assets comprising Utilities (gas / electrical / plumbing / solid fuel and renewable energy) Training Appliances & Equipment, which are located at: Units C1-2, Unit C3 and Unit C4 Chaucer Business Park Watery Lane Kemsing Sevenoaks Kent TN15 […]
BPEC have developed some brand new training materials to assist centres involved in delivering gas & appliance training. They would be ideal to support centres who are delivering the following BPEC assessments, qualifications and courses: Domestic Gas ACS & Appliances Domestic Gas Foundation (managed learning programme) Plumbing NVQ Diploma (including the gas pathway/option) The materials […]
Over the last few months UK Power Networks have been busy contacting trade associations and accreditation bodies to help raise awareness of the risks when working near electricity. They especially want people to look out for electricity cables that are buried underground and in the walls of buildings. Sadly, life can be lost within seconds […]
Congratulations to Rhys Davies Plumbing & Heating who was awarded £500 worth of Monument Tools and a BPEC Domestic Gas Safety Manual just for ‘liking’ and ‘sharing’ our Summer Competition post. Our next competition will be running on Facebook during November – keep your eyes peeled for more information!
In 2017 we will see new a centre opening in Stourbridge. Elements Training and Assessment (ETA) Matthew Stonehouse (owner and partner) will be managing and running the centre. Matthew, a plumber and gas engineer, has worked in training for the last 5 years helping gas engineers renew their qualifications and also teaching new apprentices, helping them […]
BPEC awarded Cyfle Building Skills £8,500 to support the ongoing installation of a new maternity unit in Uganda. This funding will help support phase two of the installation, which includes the new plumbing systems. Cyfle Building Skills support apprentice training in South Wales – BPEC were particularly impressed with this project as some current apprentices […]
“Grimsby Institute have worked with BPEC for over ten years, offering a range of Gas (ACS), Water and Renewable Energy Certifications. BPEC are always available for information, assistance and guidance when needed. In addition to fully supporting our provision, they are open to new ideas and ways to help us move forward within the training […]
Would you like the opportunity to win £300 worth of Monument Tools? In order to be considered for this great prize, entrants are required to ‘like’ and ‘share’ the competition post via our Facebook page. For the opportunity to win an additional prize – a free BPEC manual of your choice – please tag two […]
Well done to Gary Doyle (centre below), who has received the BEM in the Queen’s birthday honours. Gary received this award for his amazing achievement winning Gold (for plumbing) at the WorldSkills event last year in Brazil. what is worldskills? The WorldSkills Competition is held every two years and is the biggest vocational education and skills […]
The Domestic Gas Foundation candidate result form has been amended to now include EW1. The updated version is available to download from the centre login area of our website. For more information please contact our Services team via: E: Services@bpec.org.uk T: 01332 376000 (Option 3) Becoming Approved to deliver Domestic gas foundation If you would like […]
CO-Gas Safety has been lobbying since 1995 about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO). CO is a deadly gas that can be emitted from faulty cooking/heating appliances powered by any carbon based fuel. Working in partnership, BPEC have produced some new safety video materials to raise awareness of the dangers of CO poisoning. Please sign the […]