LCL Awards Level 3 Award in the Installation and Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pump Systems (non-refrigerant circuits)

Suitable For

New and existing fossil fuel plumbing and heating engineers in the Renewables, Refrigeration & F-Gas, Heating sectors.

Aims

• Learners will be able to demonstrate they know and understand the requirements for installing heat pump systems, know the different operational characteristics of each type of heat pump, namely air heat pumps, their components, the principles of heat pump selection, system design, emitter selection, hydraulics, the preparatory work required for heat pumps installations and the requirements to install, commission heat pump systems. The learner will also understand the health and safety risks and regulations and standards relating to the installation, testing, and commissioning of heat pump systems. The objective of this qualification is for learners to demonstrate they are competent in accordance with legislation, regulations, and industry standards.

Prerequisites

• Learners must provide evidence of 1 of the following:
  • N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence.
  • N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Domestic Installation) or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence.
  • N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Heating and Ventilating (Industrial and Commercial Installation) or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence.
  • N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Oil-Fired Technical Services or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence.
  • N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Gas Installation and Maintenance or equivalent earlier certification that provides evidence of competence.
  • Heating installers with experience installing wet central heating systems, evidenced either by:
  - Gas Safe (CENWAT)
  - OFTEC (OFT10-105E or OFT15-108W)
  - MCS (Heat Pump or Solar Thermal Hot Water)
  - HETAS (H004) registration.
  The experience in these sectors will normally be 3 years, although where the initial assessment confirms the learner has the necessary skills, knowledge and experience which can be evidenced via RPL assessment this duration may be reduced.
  
  In addition, if not included in the above current certification in relation to:
  • WRAS Water Regulations/Water Byelaws or equivalent