There are four Post Gas Certificate IV gas units that are generally undertaken when you need an open licence after successfully completing Cert III in Gas Fitting or Cert III in Plumbing. This is due to needing a full Gas Work Licence to be a licensed Gas fitter to install, commission and service Type A gas appliances and gas systems. These units are also ideal to complete if you are looking to update your skills and knowledge on the latest industry standards/gas appliances especially if you haven’t studied in recent years. This helps to keep you current with the ever changing technologies and regulations to reduce your risk and to be compliant with your obligations a professional Gas Fitter.

In Queensland, the post gas units are broken up into four Certificate IV gas subjects. These units are required for the holders of a Gas Work Licence (Interim) who need to complete these as one of the two requirements to progress to a full Gas Work Licence.

The student can select single units, clustered or all four units as required for their progression to a Full Gas Work Licence.

1st Cluster: PGL – Carry out Risk & Service Type A gas appliances

•  CPCPCM4011A Carry out work-based risk control processes
•  CPCPGS4022A Service Type A gas appliances

2nd Cluster: PGL – EST – SIZE – Estimate/cost & Design Size gas installations

•  CPCPCM4012A Estimate and cost work
•  CPCPGS4011C Design and size consumer gas installations

One of the requirements of progressing from a Gas Work Licence (Interim ) to a full gas work licence is the 60hrs of practical experience over a minimum of 10 different jobs – practical experience declaration or gas log book time, of which 10 hrs maybe completed in a simulated environment.

Bizmatrix offers our students the 16 hrs PED simulated and actual compliance work – gas logbook experience, which is required to be separate from the institutional training.

The Post Gas Certificate IV gas units as offered by Bizmatrix are designed, as one of the requirements, to enable participants who have successfully completed the Certificate III in Gas Fitting and Certificate III in Plumbing with Gas and hold an Gas Work Licence (Interim) to progress to and apply for the open/full Gas Work Licence.

The CPCPGS4022 Service Type A Gas Appliances unit is the next level to the Certificate III in Gas Fitting units. This unit includes more complex Type A gas appliances, electrical controls and programming, OHMS law and electrical safety checks and basic circuitry.

It also includes gas appliances with multi block gas valves, forced/induced draft burners, how to do combustion analysis and carbon monoxide testing, electronic flame safeguards and ignition packs and burner management.

With an additional focus on AS4575:2019 Gas appliances – Servicing of Type A appliances in particular the spillage test for open flued appliances.

What is Type A Gas?
Type A gas appliances are used for commercial and domestic use. where a gas certified scheme exists. Often there is a program to test and certify the same type of appliance for mass production.

Typical Type A gas appliances like Gas cooktop , gas ovens/ranges ,Gas Fire places, Decorative  Display flames, gas fired bain-marie, salamanders, teppanyaki grills, tan-door cookers, naan bread cookers, large brat pans, gas steam jacketed cookers, steaming ovens and gas fired toaster ovens

Commercial Gas Appliances
Gas deep fryers, six burner gas ranges, gas ovens, gas combi-ovens, gas steamers, salamanders, churrasco’s, paella gas grills, BBQ grills.

Display flames, gas fired bain-marie, salamanders, teppanyaki grills, tandoor cookers, naan bread cookers, large brat pans, gas steam jacketed cookers, steaming ovens and gas fired toaster ovens

Domestic Gas Appliances
Gas cookers, gas cooktops, wok burners, BBQ griddles, gas fryers, gas space heaters, caravan and marine gas appliances, domestic BBQs, gas stoves, gas hot water systems like gas continuous flow and storage hot water systems, Rheem, Rinnai, Dux, Bosch brand gas hot water units.

This course is open to those who have completed the CPC32713 Certificate III in Gas Fitting or the Certificate III in Plumbing (with the gas units included) and hold a current Gas Work Licence (Interim)

On the successful completion of the CPCPGS4022A Service Type A gas appliances and the CPCPCM4011 Carry Out Work-based Risk Control Processes, you will be issued with Statement of Attainment with the two units to submit as part of the requirements for the Full Gas Work Licence final application.

Students will be required to complete Service Type A and Carry Out Work-based Risk Controls over 8 days of face-to-face (F2F) practical training. These units are delivered during this period, with all theory assessments to be completed online during this period.

For the Estimate and Cost Work/Design and Size units, these are separate courses to be completed online with virtual online classes to support the students. The Size and Design and Estimate and Cost work subjects, can only be started after the Service Type A gas appliances and Carry Out Work-based Risk Controls assessments is completed.

1st Cluster: PGL – Carry out Risk & Service Type A gas appliances

•  CPCPCM4011A Carry out work-based risk control processes
•  CPCPGS4022A Service Type A gas appliances

Online
Refresher training only for students who have not completed their Certificate III in Gas Fitting training with Bizmatrix.

Approx 30 hrs  (Completed prior to F2F Practical)

F2F Practical
Seven (7) Days

Online assessments during this period

2^nd Cluster: PGL – EST – SIZE – Estimate/cost & Design Size gas installations

•  CPCPGS4011C Design and Size Consumer Gas Installations
•  CPCPCM4012A Estimate and Cost Work

Online only (Steps 1, 2 & 3)

•  Includes virtual class support
•  Completion required within 3 months from commencement:
•  Approx: 35 hrs Total

Step 1 – Software – Computers and setting up your tools

•  Learning how to use a computer and associated software to complete the units
•  Approximately 16 hours to complete
•  Includes:
»  Setting up your laptop:
»  How to use Open Office- Word, Calc and Draw.
»  Converting to PDF.
»  Setting up your file systems.
»  Using Spreadsheets effectively.
»  How to draw isometrics, plans, and elevation for pipework.
»  Assembling estimates and quotes.
»  Pipe sizing through electronic templates.

Step 2- Design and size 4 projects

Approximately 10 hrs to complete

•  Includes:
»  #1 Natural and #2 LP Gas systems single stage.
»  #3 Two-stage gas pressure systems LPG /natural
»  #4 Caravan RV gas system – Including Materials/tools, take-off sheets, pipe sizing, drawings of the design, a SWMS , JSA and compliance documents.

Each of the four projects will have due dates to be completed, we allow a week between projects.

Step 3- Cost and estimate projects

•  Approximately 5-8 hrs to complete
•  The student is required to complete 3 estimate and cost projects.
•  Includes:
»  Using the ‘take-off ‘sheets, supply a quote estimate, project plan, and what compliance will be required for each of the three projects.

These units are designed to be completed together, so the student can use the information from the Design and Size subject to assist in the estimate and cost projects.

Note: Each of the three estimates/cost projects will have due dates to be completed, we allow a week between projects.

Before you book a course:
•  Prerequisites:
»  Must hold a current Gas Work Licence (Interim) Certified copy required.
»  Have a current copy of all the required Australian Gas Standards for your licence.
»  Can not commence or enroll until Bizmatrix has a copy of the GWL (Interim)
»  Can only commence estimate and cost, size consumer gas pipework on the successful completion of the Service Type A gas appliances & Carry Out work-based risk assessments.
•  Understand the online learning and assessment commences on enrolment.
•  Plan your study periods and attendance to the regular virtual online classes
»  Not required for previous Bizmatrix students who completed Certificate III in gas fitting with 12 months of enrolment.
•  Check the due dates for the online learning and the assessments.

Training Includes
•  Access to online learning portal and materials
•  Australian Standards included: AS/NZS 5601-1-Part 1 & Part 2 AS/NZS1596- AS4575:2019 and several other standards (Free of Charge)
•  Required Student Learner Manuals/ textbooks.
•  Required free software- blank templates for projects
•  The Voyage of Discovery and checklist templates – Type A gas appliances.
•  Service Type A -Practical onsite training – including access to
»  10 new basic burner rigs.
»  Complex gas appliance simulators.
»  Spillage test room.
»  Complex Type A gas appliances:
»  Commercial & domestic simulated installations/ appliances
»  Full-Service Toolbox & Test equipment access included:
–  Multi Meter- Class III
–  Leakage clamp Amp meter.
–  Portable RCD
–  2 x U tube manometers. 8 kPa
–  Electronic gas detector
–  Digital manometer 13 kPa
–  Digital Manometer 200 kPa
–  Pumpy Pumpy Pressure kit 10 kPa
–  Bonding straps
–  Hand tools.
–  Gas analyser for CO testing

Practical Experience Declaration

Note: No early bird discount is offered with the Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services. Students on sign up need to pay an initial deposit to reserve their spot and if course total is under $1,500, they must pay total fee.