Training 4
Cardiff-based YTIC offers monthly OFTEC Oil courses 101, 105e and 600a, as well as OFTEC Solid Fuel (D/S/W) every other month.
Navien has reintroduced its exclusive one-day training sessions, delivering essential information about the company’s range of oil and gas boilers, as well as its energy saving smart controls. As restrictions continue to be eased, face-to-face training has resumed in multiple locations across the UK, giving installers the opportunity to attend a nearby session.
At the beginning of July, Worcester Bosch welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, to its Worcester factory.
More young people are being encouraged to take up a career in the heating sector following a report which estimates 400,000 energy related jobs will need to be filled to create a workforce fit to achieve net zero by 2050.
SOLAS, the State Organisation with responsibility for funding, planning and co-ordinating Further Education and Training (FET) in Ireland is now using OFTEC oil assessments as part of the Phase 4 plumbing curriculum.
With finances already stretched for many in the plumbing and heating industry, Oil Installer spoke to some installers to see if the cost of training and assessments is becoming too much to bear.