Starting a new career
New entrant gas courses
Explore structured gas engineer training if you are new to the industry or changing careers.
YOUR NEXT STEP STARTS HERE
Find the right training at Paisley
Starting a new career, renewing a qualification or building your team’s skills? Choose your route below, then check course dates, entry requirements and the available venue.
Renewing your qualifications
Domestic ACS reassessment
Find the domestic ACS assessments you need to renew your existing gas qualifications.
Extending your gas skills
Commercial gas courses
Explore commercial heating and catering training. Check the entry requirements for your chosen route.
Building electrical skills
Electrical training
Explore electrical training and qualifications, including inspection and testing, PAT testing and specialist courses.
Preparing to help others
First aid training
Compare emergency first aid, first aid at work and refresher options for you or your workplace team.
Managing health and safety
IOSH courses
Build practical health and safety knowledge with IOSH Managing Safely or refresh your existing training.
Adding LPG to your skills
LPG training
Explore LPG changeover training and assessments for gas engineers. Check the qualifications needed before booking.
Working with oil heating
Oil training
Explore OFTEC oil training and assessment options for working on oil-fired heating systems.
Developing renewable skills
Renewables training
Explore training in solar PV, battery storage and heat pumps. Choose the route that fits your existing skills.
Not sure which course fits?
Tell us about your experience and the qualification you need. Our team can help you choose the next step.
See where you’ll learn
Explore over 12,000 square feet of classrooms and practical training facilities at our company headquarters in Paisley. Our purpose-built academy puts practical learning at the centre of your training.
- Space to learn: spacious classrooms alongside dedicated practical training areas.
- Equipment to practise on: gas appliances, pipework and electrical training rigs for developing hands-on skills.
- Support for your next step: training for new entrants alongside refreshers for experienced engineers.
If you are starting a career in gas engineering, our facilities support both the fundamental and advanced practical skills you will develop during your training. For experienced engineers, our refresher courses help you keep your knowledge up to date with industry requirements.
Browse the photographs to see the workshops, classrooms and equipment you will train with.
Meet the team before you enrol
Our gas engineer training courses in Paisley, near Glasgow support people starting a new career as well as experienced engineers renewing their qualifications.
Lee and David, pictured here, are part of our gas training team. Arrange a centre tour to see the practical training areas and discuss which course suits your experience and plans.
What to discuss on your visit: your existing qualifications, the type of work you want to do, the training route and your questions about assessment.
We've got hundreds of successful students
We've guided hundreds of successful students through our gas engineering training programme. For us, success isn't measured by enrollment numbers - it's measured by how many qualified, confident gas engineers we help launch into the industry.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Find our Paisley training centre
Our academy is in Paisley, Renfrewshire, near Glasgow. Use the business pin below to plan your journey to the training centre.
Skills Training Group, Paisley
Units 1–3, 5 Murray StreetPaisley, Renfrewshire
PA3 1QG
Already booked? Check your joining instructions for your course venue and arrival time.
Driving and parking
On-site parking is available. Plan your route from Glasgow Airport, Johnstone, Glasgow or the surrounding areas using live directions; journey times depend on traffic.
Public transport and accommodation
The centre is accessible by road, rail and bus. Travelling from further away? Ask our team about local accommodation options for your training period.
Before you visit
For a tour, request your preferred date below and wait for our team to confirm. Contact us beforehand if you have access requirements or questions about attending.
Our facilities
As the leading heating and utilities training provider in Scotland, we operate state-of-the-art training facilities in both Paisley and Dalgety Bay, Fife.
Purpose built workshops
Our purpose-built workshops are designed for both novice and experienced learners with a large variety of appliance types and models.
Spacious Classrooms
Our classrooms are bright and spacious utilising technology to enhance your training experience.
All tools provided
Our centres are kitted out with all the tools you require to complete your practical training.
£250,000 training facilities
We have invested heavily in creating the best possible training facilities, incorporating real-life practical scenarios to prepare you for the workplace.
On site parking
On site parking is available at all of our centres and most of our satellite training centres.
Easy public transport access
Our training centres are easy to travel to & accommodation is readily available.
Book a tour of our Paisley centre
0141 889 4516
Phone lines are normally open: 8.30am to 5:00pm Monday – Friday
Phone lines are normally closed on Bank Holidays