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Trade Associations
Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors
Electrical Contractors' Association
Heating & Ventilating Contractors' Association
National Association of Professional Inspectors & Testers
Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation
SELECT
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Professional Institutions
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering
Energy Institute
Institute of Domestic Heating & Environmental Engineers
Institution of Engineering Technology
Institution of Incorporated Engineers
Institute of Refrigeration
Institute of Lighting Engineers
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Other Industry Bodies
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Industry Board
Federation of Environmental Trade Associations
Plumbing & Heating Industry Alliance
Engineering Council

Trade Unions
Trade Union Congress 
UCATT
Unite

Sector Skills Council Related
Sector Skills Alliance Scotland
Asset Skills
Cogent
ConstructionSkills
Energy & Utility Skills
SEMTA
Lantra
UK Commission for Employment and Skills

Diversity
UKRC
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Women and Manual Trades


Careers
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Connexions
Careers Wales
Careers Scotland
Careers Service Northern Ireland
Learn Direct

Awarding/Accrediting Bodies
ACCAC
Qualifications & Curriculum Authority
Scottish Qualification Authority
City & Guilds
Edexcel
Lantra
EAL

Central Government
Department for Education & Skills
Department for Trade & Industry
Scottish Executive
Welsh Assembly Government
DELNI (Department for Employment & Learning, Northern Ireland)

Certification Bodies
ABC Awards
Oil Firing Technical Association

The Gas Safe Register has replaced CORGI in Great Britain and the Isle of Man.  The register exists to protect consumers and their property from dangerous gas work.  By law, anyone carrying out work on consumer gas installations and appliances must be on the Gas Safe Register.

Competent Persons Scheme

The following certificates are accepted for the the Competent Persons Scheme:

  • City & Guilds Energy Efficiency Certificate 6084
    Training is currently funded in England and Northern Ireland (the Skills for Business Network is negotiating funding for training in Wales and Scotland). City & Guilds approved training centres can be found through the freephone helpline: 08080 222 100
  • Building Engineering Services (ConstructionSkills)
    No funding is available and therefore a full cost will be charged for training and assessment.  Centres offering this certificate
  • BPEC Certification
    No funding is available and therefore a full cost will be charged for training and assessment. Details on the BPEC Certification certificate
  • LOGIC Certification
    No funding is available and therefore a full cost will be charged for training and assessment. Details on the LOGIC Certification certificate
  • NIC Certification
    No funding is available and therefore a full cost will be charged for training and assessment. Visit the NIC Certification website
  • ERS Certification
    No funding is available and therefore a full cost will be charged for training and assessment.  Contact enquiries@ers-certification.org

Business & Enterprise
Business Link
Scottish Enterprise
Highlands & Islands Enterprise
Local Enterprise Companies
GO Wales

Development Agencies
Welsh Development Agency
English Regional Development Agencies:

 Accredited Training Centres
Connaught Academy

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