Kickstart Your Career with GasMark1’s Apprenticeship Scheme in Partnership with West Herts College

At GasMark1, we believe in growing talent from the ground up—and we’ve proven it. Every single one of our engineers has graduated through our very own apprenticeship scheme, developed in partnership with West Herts College.

It’s not just a training route, it’s the foundation of our entire team, read more about our staff here.

Meet the team

If you’re looking to build a career in plumbing, heating, or gas engineering, there’s no better place to start than the path our current professionals have already walked.

Our apprenticeship programme is aimed at school leavers who want to:

Earn while they learn
Work alongside experienced Gas Safe engineers
Gain real-world skills on residential and commercial projects
Receive nationally recognised qualifications

Our apprenticeships combine college-based learning at West Herts College with on-site practical experience with our engineers, giving a complete foundation.

Meet Our Apprentices

What Our Apprentices Learn

During their time with GasMark1 and West Herts College, apprentices cover core topics such as:

Plumbing and pipework installation
Central heating systems

Boiler servicing and repair
Health and safety on site

Customer service and professionalism
Renewable and energy-efficient technologies

Our apprentices work on real projects from day one, developing practical skills.

Support Every Step of the Way

At GasMark1, we’re more than just a workplace—we’re a team that values mentorship, growth, and hands-on learning. Apprentice’s benefit from:

One-on-one guidance from qualified engineers who have followed the same path through the apprenticeship scheme
Regular reviews and progress check-ins with us and the college
Access to modern tools
A potential path to full-time employment upon qualification

We work closely with tutors at West Herts College to ensure classroom learning complements on site work, for long-term success in the industry.

Career Progression Opportunities

Many of our former apprentices have gone on to become:

Fully qualified heating engineers working on installation or maintenance or both!
Kitchen and or bathroom installation engineers
Senior engineers or surveyors
Project managers

We see our apprentices as the future of the business—and we invest in their development accordingly.

Start your journey with us and build a career you can be proud of

Who Can Apply?

School leavers aged 16+
Candidates with a strong work ethic, willingness to learn, and an interest in plumbing, heating, or renewable energy

Previous experience isn’t essential—just the right attitude and a commitment to learning.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to gain valuable skills, real-world experience, and a nationally recognised qualification, the GasMark1 and West Herts College apprenticeship scheme is your perfect next step, we’d love to hear from you.

Email a CV and covering letter for the attention of Russell

EMAIL RUSSELL

Our Apprentices

Harry Barnes

I started my apprenticeship at Gas Mark 1 in September 2025. My primary focus is on learning plumbing. I have attended some careers events at local schools to represent the company and recruit the next phase of apprentices.

Charlie Daniels

I started working for Gas Mark 1 in 2021 alongside attending college for the property management course. This covered plumbing, electrics, plastering, tiling and more. I am currently taking a break from studies to concentrate on learning on the job with the Gas Mark 1 engineers.

Scott Daniels

I started my apprenticeship at Gas Mark 1 in September 2025. After the year in the company I have decided to persue my gas qualifications and will continue to attend college and develop my skills.

Henry Davies

While working as an apprentice at Gas Mark 1 I am currently studing for my level 3 plumbing and heating part time at West Herts College. I enjoy fitting bathrooms, but haven’t moved fully onto the gas phase of my learning yet, so I am looking forward to expanding my skills.

Finley Duggan

I am currently completing an apprenticeship within the company to become a qualified plumber. My role is to learn and gain further knowledge form the engineers at Gas Mark 1. I have complete my level 2 diploma in plumbing and am currently studying property maintenance 1 day a week at college.

Niam Parekh

I started my apprenticeship at Gas Mark 1 in September 2025.

Scott Vigor

I joined the apprenticeship scheme at Gas Mark 1 in 2021. I study at West Herts on day release, working with the engineers the rest of the week on various projects, bathrooms, kitchens and heating or plumbing work. I have achieved my level 3 diploma and am officially a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Oscar Meech

In summer 2026 I joined the apprenticeship scheme at Gas Mark.

Hadley Smith

I joined the apprenticeship scheme at Gas Mark 1 in summer 2026.

Jake Billingham

I joined the apprenticeship scheme at Gas Mark 1 in summer 2026 after a short trial with the company.

Wayne Harris

3 months ago

We’ve recently had three bathrooms fully refurbished along with a complete new heating system and boiler relocation, and our experience from start to finish has been fully deserving of five stars.

The whole team have been very professional throughout. From our first visit to the showroom and throughout consultations, site surveys and delivery of the project, the communication has been clear and consistent, and nothing ever felt like too much trouble — the team have a genuine “can do” attitude and creative approach that is focused on delivering great service and a fantastic end result.

The project has felt like a partnership rather than a blunt client/contractor relationship and they have worked with us from the start to explain options, offer suggestions and work with us to get the details right.
Just as importantly, they were reliable and respectful of our home — turning up when they said they would, keeping things tidy, and keeping the schedule on track.

Stew was extremely helpful during the consultation and design process and Jason was incredibly meticulous with the central heating works.
Special mention goes to Tom H. for his attention to detail and for working tirelessly to ensure that we were satisfied.

We’ll definitely be using Gas Mark 1 / Herts Bathrooms again for future work and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

Martin Geoffrey Moore

A nice experience. We recently refurbished our bathroom and these guys were great. We were very impressed by their total attention to detail, their focus on the job and the way they made every effort not to leave any debris or waste behind them. Thank you!

Jo Windmill

Tom and Harry, really professional - great job! Would recommend. Thank you 🙏

Kevin Petty

5 months ago

Thanks to Charlie, Tom and all the team for a fantastic job. We are delighted with our new bathroom. From start to finish great care and organisation has been taken to keep disruption to a minimum.
We have no hesitation in recommending Gas Mark 1

James

6 months ago

Very happy customers! Gas Mark 1 and Herts Bathrooms were excellent every step of the way. Communication was fantastic throughout and the work was undertaken to our complete satisfaction. Gareth (engineer) and his team were polite, considerate and very easy to get on with. Highly recommended

Libby Pfeiffer

We are delighted with our new kitchen. It is lovely and most importantly, it was put in so well by GasMark1.
Alex and co were totally professional, polite (and nice).
Special mention and thanks for Alex, a Perfectionist!

Natasha Proctor

Would absolutely recommend Gas Mark 1 - we got our boiler replaced, a new radiator installed and an electric shower put in the bathroom and the team were brilliant. Always arrived on time each day, were very knowledgeable and great at explaining what was happening and left the house without any mess. We'll be getting them back in for work on the kitchen next!

Coral

7 months ago

We had Gas Mark 1 round to install our washing machine. Barney visited this morning to survey the job and managed to get two guys to install a couple of hours later. Great service as usual. They installed our kitchen 7 years ago and were reliable then. Great to see their customer service is still the same as are the three guys that came today, so not a high staff turnover.
Wouldn't hesitate in recommending this company.