Installer Training
The Alpha Academy provides installers with a range of courses that will improve knowledge of Alpha products as well as many other aspects of the industry.
Courses
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Alpha High Efficiency and Renewables
A one day course providing practical, hands-on experience of installation, commissioning, servicing and diagnostics of Alpha high efficiency boilers, as well as our renewable range of products, which includes GasSaver, FlowSmart and SolarSmart.
Location: All centres
Price: FREE
The course includes refreshments, lunch and course literature.
Topics
High Efficiency Boilers:
- High Efficiency range of Alpha boilers
- Installation
- Features and benefits
- Operation
- Control panel
- Diagnostics
- Use of a gas analyser on our products
GasSaver:
- What is a GasSaver?
- How it works
FlowSmart:
- Introduction to FlowSmart
- How it works
- Installation
SolarSmart:
- Fuel use and the environment
- Introduction to solar technology
- Introduction to health and safety
- Collectors
- SolarSmart system
- Installation
- Alpha boiler integration
- Service
- Features and benefits
CITB 6084 Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating
Alpha offers the Certificate in Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating (6084 Level 3), enabling you to self-certify your high efficiency boiler installations.
Location: All centres
Price: £120
Pricing includes VAT, lunch, refreshments and course literature.
Topics
- New building regulations
- Benefits of condensing technology
- Installation requirements
- Controls
- Customer benefits
BPEC Solar
The BPEC course has been developed in conjunction with the Solar Trade Association (STA), the UK trade association for solar water heating systems.
The course is aimed at already qualified or experienced domestic heating engineers and plumbers and the theory, practical training and assessment takes 2 days to complete.
Providing knowledge on how to install a solar domestic hot water system, the course takes into consideration the majority of systems installed in the UK investigating the different system configurations, components and operating characteristics.
The course targets aspects which are particular to solar domestic hot water systems giving operatives the confidence to select, install and maintain systems
This course is not intended for those without any experience of heating or plumbing installation experience.
Location: Only available at Alpha HQ, Kent and South Lanarkshire College, Stirling
Price: Alpha HQ - £199, South Lanarkshire College - £300
Pricing includes VAT, lunch, refreshments and course literature.
G3 Unvented Certificate
A CITB approved one- or two-day course for certificate of competence covering installation, commissioning and service of Unvented Hot Water Storage Systems as defined by the Building Regulations G3.
The one-day course is for installers who are renewing an expired certificate.
Location: Alpha HQ only
Price: Full 2-day course - £175, Exam only - £125
Pricing includes VAT, lunch, refreshments and course literature.
Topics
- Introduction to Domestic Hot Water
- Statutory requirements
- Non statutory requirements
- Controls
- Systems
- Electrical connection
- Installation
- Commissioning
- Service
- Diagnostics
High Efficiency Boilers 
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