Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprentice

Summary

This is a great chance to build useful skills, grow your knowledge, and work towards getting qualified in a hands-on trade that’s all about low carbon and sustainable solutions. It’s a growing area with real purpose helping to tackle climate change and shape a greener future.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Training course

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Assist with the installation, servicing, and maintenance of low-carbon heating systems, including heat pumps and solar thermal systems
• Learn how to diagnose faults and carry out repairs under the guidance and supervision of experienced engineers
• Support site surveys, system inspections, and performance assessments
• Work alongside senior technicians to ensure all work complies with relevant industry standards, regulations, and company procedures
• Maintain accurate records of work completed, including job reports and installation documentation
• Follow all health and safety policies and procedures to ensure safe working practices on site
• Develop technical knowledge and practical skills through on-the-job training and formal apprenticeship learning
• Use tools, equipment, and materials safely and responsibly, ensuring they are maintained and stored correctly
• Communicate professionally with colleagues, customers, and other contractors when required
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, willingness to learn, and commitment to achieving apprenticeship milestones and qualifications

Where you'll work

MONTAGU HOUSE
LONDON ROAD
RETFORD
DN22 7JJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Training course

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

What you'll learn

• Operate in a safe working manner by complying with health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
• Apply environmental and sustainability principles.
• Produce work programmes for tasks within low carbon heating and hot water industry.
• Produce risk assessments and method statements for the low carbon heating and hot water systems work.
• Install, low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Test, commission and handover low carbon heating and hot water systems, including providing operational advice.
• Install electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Service, maintain, diagnose faults and rectify low carbon heating and hot water systems, including safe isolation of supply.
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
• Decommission heating and hot water systems.
• Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to heating and hot water systems.
• Plan, size and select low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
• Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
• Operate in a safe working manner by complying with health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
• Apply environmental and sustainability principles.
• Produce work programmes for tasks within low carbon heating and hot water industry.
• Produce risk assessments and method statements for the low carbon heating and hot water systems work.
• Install, low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Test, commission and handover low carbon heating and hot water systems, including providing operational advice.
• Install electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Service, maintain, diagnose faults and rectify low carbon heating and hot water systems, including safe isolation of supply.
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
• Decommission heating and hot water systems.
• Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to heating and hot water systems.
• Plan, size and select low carbon heating and hot water systems.
• Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
• Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.

Training schedule

• You will work with expert assessors and tutors to develop new knowledge, skills and behaviours within the profession
• You will experience a blended learning model
• This programme is delivered via a day release delivery model which means that one day per week, your attendance is required at our Construction Campus This attendance is required during term time only
• This is a work based programme which means that predominantly, your learning will take place on the site of your employment and within your contracted working hours

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4-9 or equivalent)
• Maths (grade 4-9 or equivalent)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Physical fitness