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heating technician

Heating technicians install and maintain gas, electric, oil, solid-fuel and multiple fuel heating and ventilation equipment as stand-alone heating and ventilation systems or build into machinery and transport equipment.

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DESCRIPTION

Heating technicians install and maintain gas, electric, oil, solid-fuel and multiple fuel heating and ventilation equipment as stand-alone heating and ventilation systems or build into machinery and transport equipment. They follow instructions and blueprints, perform maintenance on systems, perform safety checks and repair the systems.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
types of heat pumps
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
district heating and cooling
biogas energy

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
perform test run
operate welding equipment
OPTIONALOptional competences
install solar water heater

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Skills overview

62total
26 essential
36 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
3
Skills
3

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Quick insight

This role requires 26 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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