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Clean energy

Heat pump installer

You're in a van with a fitter, taking an old gas boiler out of a semi in Hucclecote and putting a heat pump where the shed used to be.

By teatime the house runs on electricity, and the gas meter never turns again.

  • £24k to £38k Starting to experienced
  • 6 courses In Gloucestershire
  • Paid while you train
  • Qualified in 1 year
  • Van & tools provided

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What you need to get in

GCSE grade 3 or above in English and Maths, or a Level 1 first

Entry requirements from Retrofit Pathway Maps, Skills Connect, June 2025

You might like this if

  • How it works You like knowing how things actually work
  • A trade that lasts You want a trade people will still need in twenty years
  • Cold lofts and all You don't mind a cold loft

Who hires for this in Gloucestershire

  • Bromford Taking Gloucestershire homes off gas at scale; runs its own green skills academy. Named in green-skills-strategy.pdf p.11
  • Gloucestershire Retrofit Centre of Excellence Federated hub of SGS, GlosCol and AccXel; the Clean Energy Systems Hub at Berkeley covers heat pump installation. Named in green-skills-strategy.pdf p.16-17

What you already have that counts

  • Diagnosing a system rather than a single broken part
  • Explaining to a householder what you are about to do
  • Plumbing, gas and electrical work all carry across

The pathway

Every step from getting in to leading it, including the ones with nothing in them yet.

  1. Step 1 of 6 Get in

    To start: GCSE grade 3 or above in English and Maths, or a Level 1 first 16 to 18 for the college route

  2. Step 2 of 6 Qualify

    To start: A Level 2 plumbing or heating qualification, or five GCSEs at grade 4

  3. Step 3 of 6 Specialise

    To start: A Level 3 in building services, or industry experience

  4. Step 4 of 6 Lead

    No local Gloucestershire providers currently listed for this step.

  5. Step 5 of 6 Degree level

    This step is in the structure but has not been researched in Gloucestershire yet.

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  6. Step 6 of 6 Masters level

    This step is in the structure but has not been researched in Gloucestershire yet.

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Walk this as a step by step pathway

Entry requirements from Retrofit Pathway Maps, Skills Connect, June 2025. Those maps cover the West of England, so what a Gloucestershire provider asks for may differ, so check the course page before you count on it.

Tags

  • Environment Indoors
  • Work style Hands-on trade
  • Travel Van & tools provided
  • Perks Paid while you train Qualified in 1 year

Aligned to HolonIQ Green Skills Map 49.3