METAC Ltd offers excellence in training and assessment from purpose-built facility in Mountrath

METAC Training located in Mountrath, Co. Laois has established itself as a market leader in the energy training field. Since 2006 METAC have provided specialist training to installers and service technicians in the energy industry on a wide range of courses including, gas, oil, electrical, solid fuel and renewable energy. Each day learners from around the country travel to Mountrath to avail of the first-class training and facilities available in METAC. The standard of training on offer is second to none with METAC’s pool of trainers sourced locally and from further afield. 

Since 2010 METAC have been facilitating the local community in providing night classes on a part-time basis, the courses on offer include special needs assisting level 5 and 6 to Arc, MIG and TIG welding. METAC have something on offer for everyone.
Our Renewable Courses include Micro Solar Photovoltaic Systems Implementation and Micro-Generator Electrical Installation courses. As METAC is the largest energy training and assessment provider in Ireland and the UK, it is fully furnished with the specialist equipment needed to deliver this course in line with the required standards of QQI.

Both the micro solar photovoltaic systems implementation and the micro-generator electrical installation courses are 5 days in duration each and QQI Certified to a level 6. On site we have a PV array with battery storage, working training roofs, a 6K wind turbine, a 200-watt unit for training driven by a variable speed motor with an inverter which records revolutions and the power supply. We also have a 6KW CPH unit.

Our QQI Level 6 Domestic Heat Pump Systems course is designed to upgrade the skills and knowledge of persons in the Renewable Energy Industry; as well as to provide the required level of knowledge to persons entering the Renewable Energy Sector. This training will provide an extensive insight into Domestic Heat Pump Systems and will prepare candidates for the end of programme examinations leading to recommendation for certification and subsequent Registration with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland as a Qualified Installer. With the support of the Heat Pump Association and various manufacturers, METAC have installed three new air-to-water heat pumps to the existing ground source along with air-to-water units which are already in place.

METAC continue to provide training and assessment for Domestic Gas operatives to comply with the CRU requirements for a 5-year reassessment cycle. There are several different options available to candidates for training and assessment, whether they need some training or just assessment only; METAC have designed this course to suit each candidate’s individual needs.
METAC in conjunction with Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board continue to facilitate Electrical and Plumbing Apprenticeship (Phase 2 Training) at our Centre in Mountrath.

This provision provides for three classes of fourteen apprentices for a period of twenty-two weeks to assist the industry need for more apprentices, as there are approximately 1000 apprentices nationwide awaiting this training at present. This will also have a huge benefit to Mountrath and the surrounding areas with the requirement for accommodation and facilities for these Trainees, we also have an ongoing requirement for accommodation for our Energy courses.

For more information on these courses available from METAC, phone 057 8756540, email info@metac.ie or visit the website at www.metac.ie. 

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