Wicklow County Campus, Rathnew, County Wicklow

Our Mission
It is the mission of the National Chimney Sweep Training School to foster public awareness of issues relating to chimney and venting performance and safety, and to promote the education of associated professionals through technical training and certification opportunities.

The Chimney Sweeps Association of Ireland was founded in February 2007, to bring about change, by raising the standards of chimney inspectors and to educate the public in preventing chimney fires and potential carbon monoxide intrusions.

Please click on the members section above to find your nearest certified chimney inspector.

The next National Chimney Sweep Training School of Ireland course and certified chimney sweep exam will commence September 20th , 2010. This 6 day course is limited to a maximum of 6 candidates. Course fee including the Successful Chimney Sweeping manual is €2500.00. If you wish to express an interest in this course please contact Patrick Cowan on 087-2574267, 0404-69766 or emailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

On that note I would like to bring to your attention an exciting and vital development. August 18th 2010 "Cowan Chimney Solutions Ltd's approved Training Programmes and Trainers have been placed on the FÀS/EI National Register of Trainers. The registration number of Cowan Chimney Solutions Ltd is 903750 and the registration expiry date is 09/08/2013"

The National Chimney Sweep Training  School of Ireland was established to educate and encourage chimney sweeps within Ireland and Europe to establish correct and uniform practices and methods of regulation throughout the industry.

The objective of the National Chimney Sweep Training School of Ireland is to educate the established sweep or the complete novice in all the tried and tested procedures outlined by working in conjunction with the Chimney Safety Institute of America©. Using their well established training course, tailored to suit the regulation applicable within Ireland, the National Chimney Sweep Training School of Ireland aims to empower the successful candidate to establish his or her chimney sweep business.

With this certification the now professional, ethical and highly trained chimney inspector will be able to bring this understanding to their customer base providing the knowledge and tools to efficiently and above all safely heat their homes. The modern sweep is tasked with keeping abreast of all industry changes and passing on these practices to his or her customers.

To this end the course will cover:

• Introduction, overview and prerequisits
• Technical notes on chimney construction
• Building Regulations 1997 TGDJ- Heat Producing Appliances
• Manufacturer's Installation Manuals
• Combustion
• Creosote...The why's and hows to control
• CO Intrusion and how to eliminate
• Safe practice and vermin control
• Ladder Safety
• Practical Sweeping
• Tools in the Arsenal
• Ethics
• Video, Photographic and anecdotal examples.
• Business Modeling- (Effective Marketing, Diary/Time Management, CRM, etc.)
• CHIMSCAN© and other Inspection Methods.
• 100 Question Examination with 80% Pass Requirement.