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Annie N

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Rob you but cant train you or facilitate you in challenging circumstances. Appalling teaching styles and methods. Dont really care and expect you to know it without making effort to explain or teach it ! Rather join others where atleast u are looked after.

Phil Gatenby

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Booked in for a course, turned up on the day and was told it was cancelled due to sickness. No problem, sickness happens, no big deal.Since then I've tried to call to rebook and no one calls me back. I've emailed to rebook, no one emails back. I've called to get a refund, no one is available to sort it and no one calls me back. Called to speak to a manager and none are available and guess what... No one calls me back.So it's now a month further on, they've robbed the full course fee off me, waste hours of my time on hold with no one and I've still not been on the course!Don't trust these thieves

Andrew Wheatley

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I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Thank you, Pete.

Majid Abdi

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Kevin Wade

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ubaid asghar

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Very good learning experience recommended *****

SURESH METLA

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Sean Cleary

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John

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What an absolute con..... would you trust someone to work in your property after a 6 month course that was based in a classroom and requires some photos of you pretending to do some work on site??What they don't tell you is that when you come out.... no one will employ you. Because no one is that stupid. Without any experience you won't get a job!!!!!!So you can work for yourself????? Enjoy the legal battles when you it all goes wrong because you flooded some poor old lady's house out because they taught you how to connect a cooker. But not drain a system down properly.There is a reason it takes 4 years the traditional way...... on site with experienced engineers. These courses do nothing but teach you how to pass a test. When in reality it's hands on experience that you need.When I did an apprenticeship it was 1 day a week at college and 4 days on site...... it was the 4 days where you really learnt and practiced your craft.Just read real reviews online of people that have done this training. Or from BPEC, the awarding body for apprenticeships. Or from anyone that isn't affiliated with these centres.Unsuspecting victims come out with a certificate that cost a fortune and no job what so ever. Just try and get a gas job online........ they will all give a minimum term of experience required....... These centres should be ashamed of themselves.They are diluting the industry with cowboys that don't have a clue. Its already bad enough and gas safe is there to protect customers.Anyone that goes on these courses and thinks and think they can walk out with a fancy new certificate and earn £50k a year are delusional.

Engr. Naqash Rajput Chouhan

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Shaun Williamson

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Aaron Essex

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steven scollett

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V good training

Josh Gg

1715328212

Great fast pace training, would recommend

Samir Hachimi idrissi

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Very good training centre and learned a lot in a short time.Attended a heat pump course and water regs. Very thorough and smooth at the same time.Very Nice experience.

Scott Coleman

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Good job

kugathasan vicknarasa

1713952427

A good place to do the Training for air source heat pump developing skills

GRAHAM STEVENSON

1713952384

Very good

Wayne Briggs

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Great facilities and great training

Humayun Ishaq

1711627539

Best course I have attended Unlike others which are showroom based don’t touch this or you left mark there.This was actually hands on course Different makes and models were in workshop both live and dead boilers also lots of sensor switches pumps,G valves etc. Pete was excellent made sure everyone understood what were they doing and what outcome or readings they were looking from each test carried out.pete put faults on live Boilers when we were away for break to simulate real world scenarios which was really good.Excellent would really recommend it.

pete hickling

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ASHP course, Great 3 Days training,Pete was excellent with great knowledge.Well worth the costThanks Viva Training.👍🏻

Aron Feseha

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John Almond

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Passed my ACS with Viva, great trainers put me at ease in a relaxed training atmosphere. Roy & Pete are down to earth, helpful and know there stuff. Lindsay was helpful with the paperwork/ portfolio side of the course, which also helped as paperwork isn't my forte.The company they use for placement are also good, made a few new friends and enjoyed the experience with Basi. Would recommend and I will be going back.

Brendan Fisher

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ASHP course - Very good Will definitely be back for more courses

jamie wynn

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Very good course good tutor and learned more than I thought I would.

Faz Ramzan

1697623008

Great company very informative and very detailed training on air source heat pumps. Tutor was very good and very helpful all the way

Phil Harris

1697622992

Top guys and great place

Andrew Timmins

1697622917

Great training great experience would recommend

Shane Abbott

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john ashworth

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Adela Csaszar-Togan

1697220507

Very professional team!

Warren Robinson

1697021554

Great course, trainer clearly implemented his knowledge to the class making it clear an understandable

James AndersonWard

1697021529

Absolutely wonderful training, very informative and excellent experience

Simon Helliwell

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Aaron Hall

1697020659

Completed my ASHP at viva training. Great atmosphere, trainer very knowledgeable and easy going. Would highly recommend this place. Will definitely be back for any further or on going training.

Emmerson Montgomery

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Tom Sewell

1696516086

Did the heat pump installation course. Really good and informative. Free brews as well!

1695908215

Well worth the journey from London! Thank you Roy you have answered many of my questions I have had for many years. Can’t thank you enough for passing on the knowledge which will massively improve me as an engineer for years to come.David

craig biggs

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Really informative, staff are friendly and helpful, I would say there is a lot to take in but would recommend viva to any one who wants to start doing the f gas and air source , as you will have a better understanding of how systems work, thankyou viva it’s been emotional 😁👌🏽👍🏽🤩

qasim akram

1695808990

Great place for training with really good facilities. Great communication from admin staff to trainers made the whole process very smooth. Recommended.

mohammad ashfaq

1695808974

I came back to do heat pump training ,I already did my gas safe with viva training academy. They been fantastic .would recommend highly.

Corey Rickwood

1695808901

Brilliant ASHP course. Excellent training.

Lee Dowling

1695808879

Brilliant course. Very informative. Excellent tutor.Highly recommended

A zzz. Hazard

1695808818

Attended ASHP training! Great training and great facilities

michael sagar

1695215207

Brilliant course, very informative

Andy Lehan

1693489892

Training on ashpGreat course Peter has been fantastic with the training explained everything clearHighly recommendAndrew lehan

Andy Batts

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Well what can I say, if you need any of the training I highly recommend viva,Very knowledgeable trainers and great venue. 5*****

Mark Foy-Rose

1693489816

Great centre for learning and development. 👍

Lee Dilworth

1693489693

Fantastic course just completed ASHP and water regs. Brilliant team and facilities.

Bernard

1692290127

Just recently completed a fault finding course with the ever knowledgeable Roy Fugler.I honestly cannot rate this training centre and Roy highly enough!I completed my ACS training with them over two years ago and they were my number one choice when I decided to expand my knowledge around the inner workings of a boiler and how to diagnose the issues that often arise.I will have to re-sit my ACS again in a few years and there’s only one place I’ll be going. It’s VIVA all the way!

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Gas Engineer Training Courses

The Natural Gas Sector is massive in the UK, and has huge scope in terms of skills you can learn, devices you can work on, and home improvements you can bring to your customers lives. From being able to operate on gas appliances, service boilers and identify faults, and design hot water heating systems, the Natural Gas Sector has one of the largest scopes of all.

Gas is the UK’s fuel of choice – there are 23.2 million gas customers and over two million domestic gas boilers installed every year, not to mention new fires and cookers. The benefit of starting or progressing your career in the Natural Gas Industry is that it’s a relatively easy start, and there are loads of opportunities to expand and grow within it after you qualify.

Natural Gas in the Gas & Heating Sector refers to the gas delivered via the UK Gas Network to homes and is a mix of primarily Methane and Hydrogen. This is most likely the gas your home appliances like boilers and cookers run off.

Gas Engineer, Gas Auditing, Boiler Technician, Kitchen Installers, Heating specialists, repair and servicers, emergency call out work, Office work.

The most common around today are boilers, cookers, and fires.

To start a career in Natural Gas you need a course like our New Entrants Gas Managed Learning Programme to develop your skills from the ground up and get you Gas Safe. You can start this course with no prior qualifications.

Methane, ethane, butane, and propane. The main one used in domestic heating is Methane.

Gas is the cleanest-burning hydrocarbon when compared to coal, producing around half the carbon dioxide (CO2) and a fraction of the air pollutants, however, it is not as clean as other energy sources like electricity.

ACS Extension of Scope

ACS training and assessment is a necessary requirement of being Gas Safe Registered – all gas installers must be Gas Safe Registered by law. This course adds additional appliance codes to your ACS certificate and allows you, upon completion, to work on these additional appliances within your Gas Safe status.

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ACS Initial Assessment

ACS training and assessment is a necessary requirement of being Gas Safe Registered – all gas installers must be Gas Safe Registered by law. The ACS Initial Assessment is designed for engineers whose ACS has lapsed and expired over 12 months ago.

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£2,400.00 inc. VAT
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ACS Reassessment

ACS assessment is a necessary requirement of being Gas Safe Registered – all gas installers must be Gas Safe Registered by law.

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£597.00 inc. VAT
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Auditing of Gas Work

Gas work auditing is necessary to assess risk, ensuring gas appliances have been installed and serviced correctly.

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Boiler Fault Finding Course

VIVA’s 3-day intensive Boiler Fault Finding course is ideal for gas installers who want to develop their technical skills to offer an improved central heating system maintenance and repair service.

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Gas Safety Awareness

For non-technical staff who need an awareness of gas safety

Viva runs two gas safety awareness courses designed specifically for non-technical staff – landlords, estate agents and home helpers – working within the social housing sector or in residential premises (such as care homes).

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Gas Safety Management

A higher level qualification for social housing managers

This course is designed specifically for those who are in a managerial position working within the social housing sector, who have a responsibility for gas safety.

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New Entrants Gas Course

Our purpose built Gas Engineering Managed Learning Programme (MLP) offers a route to becoming Gas Safe registered for new entrants and trades people with transferable skills. Changing careers could not be simpler.

Full Time Courses available.

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Unvented Hot Water Systems & Safety

VIVA Training’s Unvented Hot Water Systems & Safety course is for experienced plumbers and heating engineers, focusing on the servicing and maintenance of domestic hot water systems, including the installation of unvented systems.

Recognised by Competent Person Schemes (CPS), successful candidates will be able to self-certify hot water system installation.

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Back at Installer Show 2023 we got on the BAXI stand and asked the question, is now a good time to become a gas engineer? Of course a lot of people don’t think like we do in the industry and BAXI had some helpful insights.

You could train to become a gas engineer in only 26 weeks with Viva Training, just visit vivatraining.co.uk to start your journey today!

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4.8

Bernard

Josh Gg

Great fast pace training, would recommend

Aaron Essex

Response from the owner: Thank you for rating us highly, Aaron! We appreciate your support. If you ever need any assistance, just let us know!

Andrew Wheatley

I thoroughly enjoyed the course. Thank you, Pete.

Response from the owner: We're delighted to know you enjoyed the course, Andrew! Pete will be happy to hear your positive feedback. Thanks for choosing Viva Training!

Simon Helliwell

craig biggs

Adela Csaszar-Togan

Very professional team!

Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5🌟review, it is appreciated Adela

pete hickling

ASHP course, Great 3 Days training,Pete was excellent with great knowledge.Well worth the costThanks Viva Training.👍🏻

Response from the owner: Thank you for taking the time to leave a 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟review for the Air Source Heat Pump course. It's appreciated 👍👍

mohammad ashfaq

I came back to do heat pump training ,I already did my gas safe with viva training academy. They been fantastic .would recommend highly.

john ashworth

michael sagar

Brilliant course, very informative

SURESH METLA

Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star rating, Suresh! We appreciate your support and look forward to serving you again.

Tom Sewell

Did the heat pump installation course. Really good and informative. Free brews as well!

Kevin Wade

Response from the owner: Thank you for the 5-star rating, Kevin! Your support is greatly appreciated.

Corey Rickwood

Brilliant ASHP course. Excellent training.

Brendan Fisher

ASHP course - Very good Will definitely be back for more courses

steven scollett

V good training

Andy Lehan

Training on ashpGreat course Peter has been fantastic with the training explained everything clearHighly recommendAndrew lehan

Sean Cleary

Response from the owner: Thank you for your positive rating, Sean! We're glad you're satisfied with your experience at Viva Training Academy. We look forward to serving you again.

qasim akram

Great place for training with really good facilities. Great communication from admin staff to trainers made the whole process very smooth. Recommended.

Warren Robinson

Great course, trainer clearly implemented his knowledge to the class making it clear an understandable

Samir Hachimi idrissi

Very good training centre and learned a lot in a short time.Attended a heat pump course and water regs. Very thorough and smooth at the same time.Very Nice experience.

Andy Batts

Well what can I say, if you need any of the training I highly recommend viva,Very knowledgeable trainers and great venue. 5*****

kugathasan vicknarasa

A good place to do the Training for air source heat pump developing skills

Faz Ramzan

Great company very informative and very detailed training on air source heat pumps. Tutor was very good and very helpful all the way

Andrew Timmins

Great training great experience would recommend

James AndersonWard

Absolutely wonderful training, very informative and excellent experience

jamie wynn

Very good course good tutor and learned more than I thought I would.

Majid Abdi

Response from the owner: Thanks for the 5-star rating, Majid! We're glad you had a great experience. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to reach out.

John Almond

Lee Dilworth

Fantastic course just completed ASHP and water regs. Brilliant team and facilities.

Humayun Ishaq

Emmerson Montgomery

Aaron Hall

Completed my ASHP at viva training. Great atmosphere, trainer very knowledgeable and easy going. Would highly recommend this place. Will definitely be back for any further or on going training.

Wayne Briggs

Great facilities and great training

Lee Dowling

Brilliant course. Very informative. Excellent tutor.Highly recommended

GRAHAM STEVENSON

Very good

Shaun Williamson

Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star rating, Shaun! Your support is much appreciated and we’re glad you liked our service.

A zzz. Hazard

Attended ASHP training! Great training and great facilities

Shane Abbott

Mark Foy-Rose

Great centre for learning and development. 👍

ubaid asghar

Very good learning experience recommended *****

Response from the owner: Thank you for your feedback, Ubaid. We're glad you had a good learning experience with us. Keep recommending us and we look forward to serving you again!