Royal apprenticeships
These are Green apprenticeships which have been hand-picked by industry experts to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.
This occupation is found in the Building Services Sector of the Construction Industry.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to plan, select and size, install, commission, service and maintain (including fault finding, diagnosis and repair) zero carbon central heating and hot water systems in buildings including dwellings and industrial and commercial premises. Zero carbon heat sources may include but are not limited to Ground and Air Source Heat Pumps and Solar Thermal Collectors. The occupation includes work on both new build and existing properties and typically involves the installation, service, fault finding and repair of zero carbon heating and hot water appliances, storage vessels, pipework, heat emitters and associated components and their mechanical and electrical control systems.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with customers and end users, and as such requires a high level of customer service. The role is physical in nature and involves the manual handling of heavy equipment, working at height and in confined spaces.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for working both independently with a minimum of supervision and also as a member of a team involving close liaison and cooperation with site and line management, colleagues and other trades.
Renewable heating installer/technician/engineer
Solar thermal installer/technician/engineer
| Duty | KSBs |
|---|---|
|
Duty 1 Plan low carbon heating and hot water systems to meet customers’ needs and in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures. |
|
|
Duty 2 Select and size low carbon heating and hot water systems to meet customers’ needs and in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures. |
|
|
Duty 3 Carry out preparatory work for the Installation of low carbon heating and hot water systems. |
|
|
Duty 4 Install low carbon heating and hot water systems in accordance with design criteria, manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures. |
|
|
Duty 5 Test and commission low carbon heating and hot water system installations in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures. |
|
|
Duty 6 Carry out appropriate handover procedures for low carbon heating and hot water systems to customers and or end users including the provision of written information, diagrammatic information, verbal information and demonstration regarding the systems operation and use. |
|
|
Duty 7 Carry out routine service and maintenance procedures on low carbon heating and hot water systems. |
|
|
Duty 8 Perform fault finding, diagnosis and rectification procedures on low carbon heating and hot water systems. |
|
|
Duty 9 Decommission heating and hot water systems. |
|
|
Duty 10 Conform to all health, safety and welfare in the workplace requirements. |
K1 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 K8 K9 K10 K11 K14 K15 K16 K17 K18 K19 K20 K21 K22 K23 K24 K25 K26 |
K1: Health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and safe working practices applicable to work in the building services and wider construction industry.
Back to Duty
K2: Principles of sustainability, energy efficiency, reuse of materials and recycling. Principles of control and management of emissions and waste. Efficient use of resources and legislation.
Back to Duty
K3: Common installation practices and techniques used in the installation and maintenance of low carbon heating and hot water systems (air source, water source and ground source heat pumps, solar thermal systems, unvented hot water systems, connections to cold water systems, lower temperature wet central heating).
Back to Duty
K4: Scientific and mechanical principles applicable to how low carbon heating, cooling and hot water systems work, including coefficient of performance (COP) and seasonal performance factor (SPF).
Back to Duty
K5: Roles and responsibilities of persons within the low carbon heating and hot water systems industry and related trades.
Back to Duty
K6: Legislative requirements and sources of information applicable to low carbon heating and hot water system installation, service and repair.
Back to Duty
K7: Communication techniques used with different audiences.
Back to Duty
K8: Layout features, working principles and legislative requirements of cold water systems connected to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K9: Layout features and working principles of low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K10: Sustainability: sources of renewable and non-renewable energy, current energy efficiency advice and guidance, UN Sustainability Development Goals, decarbonisation.
Back to Duty
K11: Testing and commissioning practices and techniques applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K12: Installation practices and techniques of electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K13: Testing and commissioning practices and techniques of electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K14: Decommissioning practices applicable to heating and hot water systems including limitations to operative competence with regard to other fuel systems supply, components and appliances.
Back to Duty
K15: Decommissioning practices of electrical and electronic control systems applicable to heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K16: Routine service and maintenance practices and techniques applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K17: F-Gas regulations: purpose and application
Back to Duty
K18: Routine service and maintenance practices and techniques of electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K19: Fault finding, diagnosis and rectification practices and techniques applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
K20: Fault finding, diagnosis and rectification practices and techniques of electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems including safe isolation procedures.
Back to Duty
K21: Planning, sizing and selecting practices for low carbon heating and hot water systems and components.
Back to Duty
K22: Processes and procedures of electrical supply and control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems and work including limits to operative competence.
Back to Duty
K23: Well-being: mental and physical health considerations in self and others and how to access support. Impact of mental health on the construction industry.
Back to Duty
K24: Risk assessments, method statements and work programmes: production methods and requirements.
Back to Duty
K25: Collaborative and ethical working, relationship management with clients and stakeholders and mutual problem-solving techniques.
Back to Duty
K26: Electrical safety: working with electricals in low carbon heating and hot water systems. Understanding limits of competence, what not to do, and when to engage a competent electrician, as well as other trades.
Back to Duty
S1: Operate in a safe working manner by complying with health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
Back to Duty
S2: Apply environmental and sustainability principles.
Back to Duty
S3: Produce work programmes for tasks within low carbon heating and hot water industry.
Back to Duty
S4: Produce risk assessments and method statements for the low carbon heating and hot water systems work.
Back to Duty
S5: Install, low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
S6: Test, commission and handover low carbon heating and hot water systems, including providing operational advice.
Back to Duty
S7: Install electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
S8: Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
S9: Service, maintain, diagnose faults and rectify low carbon heating and hot water systems, including safe isolation of supply.
Back to Duty
S10: 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.
Back to Duty
S11: Decommission heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
S12: Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
S13: Plan, size and select low carbon heating and hot water systems.
Back to Duty
S14: Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
Back to Duty
S15: Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
Back to Duty
B1: Takes personal responsibility for and promotes health and safety.
Back to Duty
B2: Considers the environment and sustainability.
Back to Duty
B3: Collaborates and promotes teamwork.
Back to Duty
B4: Takes responsibility for completing work.
Back to Duty
B5: Supports an inclusive culture.
Back to Duty
B6: Committed to continued professional development (CPD).
Back to Duty
B7: Act ethically.
Back to Duty
Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the apprenticeship’s English and maths minimum requirement is Entry Level 3. A British Sign Language (BSL) qualification is an alternative to the English qualification for those whose primary language is BSL.
| Version | Change detail | Earliest start date | Latest start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Occupational standard and end-point assessment plan revised. | 17/01/2024 | Not set |
| 1.0 | Approved for delivery | 09/08/2023 | 16/01/2024 |
Crown copyright © 2025. You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. Visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence