Our top of the range, brand new gas training and assessment centre contains all the facilities you need to gain the accreditation and certification you need to work as a domestic gas engineer.
Specialising in plumbing, gas engineering, carpentry and property maintenance. You can train for a new career, recertify a qualification, or gain some DIY skills.
If you're an employer looking to recruit an apprentice, click here to see how we can help
The centre houses the type of industry-standard equipment that apprentices will find in the workplace, including a professional gas centre and a large carpentry workshop.
You can find us here:
Unit 2-5 Arkwright Business Park
126 Churchill Road
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 4XD
For employers: We work closely with employers of all sizes to ensure that the skills we are teaching are up to date and reflect those that are needed in your business. Whether you want to employ an apprentice or find a reliable and high quality training organisation to upskill or re-accredit existing staff members, then we can help.
For apprentices: If you want to develop a career in the construction sector, then our centre can help to connect you to some of the very best employers in Oxfordshire and beyond. Our award-winning apprenticeship team will support you throughout your apprenticeship and will help you to kick start a long-lasting career in your chosen industry.
For the community: Our centre also provides training for individuals who want to develop their own DIY skills, or who perhaps want to try something new before considering a change of career.
The teaching, facilities and resources are excellent! It’s all brand-new and of the highest quality.
We’ve been building up our skills, learning: pipe-bending, soldering, working with steel pipe-work. We’ve also looked at solvent welds and waste management.
All-in-all I’ve learnt a lot in quite a short space of time. This course was a career change for me and the possibility of a better life for me and my family is my prime motivation!
I completed the Level 2 Site Carpentry course and have progressed to the Level 3 programme.
I’m employed at Sporn Construction in Bicester who handle a lot of restoration work. They felt that offering me the opportunity to be qualified in traditional techniques such as: cut roofs and staircases, as well as complex roof structures would mean I was recognised for my work as an asset to the company.
The College has really helped me develop; the knowledgeable staff give me confidence that I’m learning the correct skills and are 'firm but fair'!
I’ve already completed my Level 2 Site Carpentry and have now progressed onto the Level 3 programme.
I work for Benfield & Locksley Construction in Oxford. They’ve been very supportive and as far as they are concerned a qualified workforce is an asset!
I’m really enjoying the course and there are lots of opportunities to challenge yourself. Last term we had the opportunity to teach the Level 2 students which helped me to build my confidence, be organised and focus on how to communicate a problem and then demonstrate how to solve it!
I think the facilities here are amazing, everything is brand new and easily accessible. The bays and workstations have been really well thought out and are easy to use and practical.
I’ve been learning the basics at the moment; pipe bending and joining and the principles of plumbing.
But it’s not all plumbing - we’ve also been studying customer interaction and behaviour which has been very useful. It's taken me a while to get the right apprenticeship , so now I’m on the course I'm definitely going to make the most of it!
Apprenticeship XMBS350P
Carpentry and Joinery apprentices typically either work on a construction site as a Site Carpenter or in a workshop as an Architectural Joiner. Separate information about site carpentry is also available....
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsApprenticeship XMBS200P
Carpentry and Joinery apprentices typically either work on a construction site as a Site Carpenter or in a workshop as an Architectural Joiner. Separate information about site carpentry is also available...
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsApprenticeship XMBS150P
Carpentry and Joinery apprentices typically either work on a construction site as a Site Carpenter or in a workshop as an Architectural Joiner. Separate information about architectural joinery is also available....
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2023
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsApprenticeship XMBS250P
Carpentry and Joinery apprentices typically either work on a construction site as a Site Carpenter or in a workshop as an Architectural Joiner. Separate information about architectural joinery is also available....
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBT112P
This course will provide you with the certification you need to continue to work as a domestic gas engineer. Candidates must already hold the CCN1 certification to take this course.The course is 5 days in total. 2 and a half days training, and 2 and ...
4th Jul 2022 - 8th Jul 2022
Monday to Friday
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBT111P
This course will provide you with the certification you need to continue to work as a domestic gas engineer. Candidates must already hold the CCN1 certification to take this course.The course is 5 days in total. 2 and a half days training, and 2 and ...
13th Jun 2022 - 17th Jun 2022
Monday to Friday
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsApprenticeship XMBS050P
Gas engineering involves the safe installation, commission, decommission and the ongoing service and repair of gas appliances in either a domestic or non-domestic setting. Appliances can include central heating boilers, unvented hot water storage, co...
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBS124P
This course is designed to enable qualified gas engineers to add LPG to their exixting natural gas qualification....
20th Jun 2022 - 21st Jun 2022
Mondays & Tuesdays
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsApprenticeship XMBS100P
Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technicians plan, select, install, service, commission and maintain all aspects of plumbing and heating systems....
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2024
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsApprenticeship XMBS400P
Plumbing and Renewables Technicians plan, select, install, service, commission and maintain all aspects of plumbing and heating systems. Plumbing and Renewables technicians can find themselves working inside or outside a property. Customer service sk...
1st Aug 2022 - 31st Jul 2023
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsApprenticeship XMBS300P
Property Maintenance Operatives optimise property condition and quality and ensure that buildings are kept in a safe working condition whilst providing a high level of satisfaction to customers...
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Various
Apprentices
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBR115P
This course will enable candidates to install, commission, repair and maintain domestic unvented hot water cylinders to comply with building regulations and standards....
24th Jan 2022 - 24th Jan 2022
Monday
Engineering
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBR114P
This course will enable candidates to install, commission, repair and maintain domestic unvented hot water cylinders to comply with building regulations and standards....
29th Apr 2022 - 29th Apr 2022
Monday
Engineering
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBR113P
This course will enable candidates to install, commission, repair and maintain domestic unvented hot water cylinders to comply with building regulations and standards....
20th Sep 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Monday
Engineering
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBR117P
This course will enable candidates to install, commission, repair and maintain domestic unvented hot water cylinders to comply with building regulations and standards....
29th Apr 2022 - 31st Jul 2022
Monday
Engineering
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBR116P
This course will enable candidates to install, commission, repair and maintain domestic unvented hot water cylinders to comply with building regulations and standards....
20th Sep 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Monday
Engineering
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBR118P
This course will enable candidates to install, commission, repair and maintain domestic unvented hot water cylinders to comply with building regulations and standards....
24th Jan 2022 - 31st Jul 2022
Monday
Engineering
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBT123P
This course covers the Water Supply (Water fittings) regulations 1999 and meets the requirements of WRAS (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme) and forms part of the requirements to become a member of a competent persons’ scheme. Please note this is one...
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Mondays & Tuesdays
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course detailsPart Time XSBT124P
This course will enable candidates to refresh their qualification on the Water Supply Regulations 1999. This forms part of the requirements to become a member of a competent persons’ scheme. Please note this is one day course which include half a day...
1st Aug 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
Mondays & Tuesdays
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
Bicester Construction Skills Centre
View course details