This program is designed for individuals with no experience in plumbing. The professional plumbing course is a combination of 400 hours of home study using the study materials provided and four intensive 5 day practical workshops that are conducted at our training centre. Throughout the course tutors will be available by phone or email to address any questions. Course guidance packs are supplied to students at the start of each module. The following units will be covered in this course:
- Introduction to working relationships
- Above ground plastic pressure pipe work
- Copper pipe work
- Health and safety
- Heat applied to plumbing
- Liquid petroleum gas
- Plumbing hand tools
- Below ground medium density polyethylene piping
- Cold water storage
- Domestic cold water supply
- Installing a hot water system
- Pressure in plumbing systems
- Properties of water
- Taps and valves
- Soil and waste plastics
- Install and test rain water gutters and downpipes
- Installing waste traps
- Installing radiators
- Installing showers
- Sanitary appliances
- BPEC water regulations 1999
- Basic electrics
- Fuels
- Warm air systems
- Central heating systems
- BPEC unvented hot water storage systems
Course Overview as follows:
Plumbing Intermediate Level – Theory modules leading to:
- City & Guilds 6189: Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating
- BPEC: Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999
Practical Training & Assessment: In centre training – 5 weeks
- Practical training relating to plumbing and domestic heating; components, installation and maintenance
- City and Guilds assessments in compliance with C&G 6189-11 Level 2 knowledge units
- Unit 1 - Understand and carry out safe working practices in Building Services Engineering
- Unit 2 - Understand how to communicate with others within Building Services Engineering
- Unit 3 - Understand how to apply environmental protection measures within BSE Understand
- Unit 4 - Understand how to apply environmental protection measures within BSE
- Unit 5 - Understand how to apply scientific principles within mechanical services engineering
- Unit 6 - Understand and carry out site preparation, and pipework fabrication techniques for domestic plumbing and heating systems
- Unit 7 - Understand and apply domestic above ground drainage system installation and maintenance
- Unit 8 - Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation and maintenance techniques Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation and maintenance techniques
- Unit 9 - Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation and maintenance techniques
- Unit 10 - Understand and apply domestic rainwater system installation and maintenance techniques
- Basic electrical principles relating to heating system components including pre-work checks and lawful
- BPEC: 1999 Water Regulations assessment
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