Before a candidate can be allowed to sit for the CMA1 or MET1 ACS assessments, they need to provide evidence of an in-date ACS gas core

Candidates must hold one of the following core qualifications as a pre-requisite for taking MET1 –

• A Gastec Managed Learning Programme (MLP)
• CCN1
• COCN1
• CCCN1

CATEGORY 1 APPLICANTS
Experienced gas fitting operatives seeking certificate renewal and/or assessment and certification to extend their work range.

CATEGORY 2 APPLICANTS
Individuals with relevant gas experience, and other individuals with relevant qualifications and experience in similar job disciplines, for example:
plumbers and installers of piped gas other than LPG or Natural Gas engineers from the domestic oil industry, electrical appliance service engineers and marine engineers/fitters
heating and ventilation engineers and refrigeration engineers/fitters
Individuals from outside the United Kingdom who have relevant qualifications and experience.

CATEGORY 3 APPLICANTS

Individuals without previous experience are entering the industry for the first time.

ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
Upon receipt and verification of the Application for Certification and Assessment documents, UK Certification will be the body to award the certification issued for your personal use.

These consist of open-book written assessments. The Open Book assessments permit the use of approved reference material such as the Gastec manual to obtain answers.

The written assessment contains either multiple questions or true/false statements.

Workshop activities and theoretical training are undertaken prior to assessments. Gastec will cover the following subjects and more:

• GAS SAFETY REGULATIONS AND LEGISLATION
• METERING SPECIFIC SCENARIOS
• BESPOKE ONE TO ONE Q & A ON METERING CORE AREAS
• INSTALLATION OF PIPEWORK AND FITTINGS FOR DOMESTIC
• TIGHTNESS TESTING PROCEDURES
• CHECKING AND/OR SETTING METER REGULATORS
• IDENTIFICATION OF UNSAFE SITUATIONS
• THE OPERATION AND POSITIONING OF EMERGENCY CONTROLS
• EMERGENCY NOTICES AND WARNING LABELS
• THE OPERATION AND CHECKING OF GAS SAFETY DEVICES AND CONTROLS
• FLUE INSPECTION
• INSTALLATION OF OPEN, BALANCED AND FAN-ASSISTED FLUE ASSEMBLIES
• GAS EMERGENCY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES
• CHARACTERISTICS OF COMBUSTION
• VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS
• RE-ESTABLISH EXISTING GAS SUPPLY AND RE-LIGHT APPLIANCES