Course description
This plumbing course allows candidates to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in the plumbing sector.
Please note: This qualification does not make candidates fully qualified plumbers. Additional training will be required.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is aimed at those who have achieved the Plumbing Level 1 course and mature applicants. You should have an interest in practical work along with the determination and persistence to succeed.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
You could progress to employment as a plumber's mate with the potential to complete an NVQ in the workplace, making you a qualified Plumber. This would also open up opportunities to work towards gas qualifications.
Training Course Content
Topics to include:
- Health and safety in building services engineering
- Electrical principles and processes for building services engineering
- Scientific principles for domestic, industrial and commercial plumbing
- Common plumbing processes
- Cold water systems
- Domestic hot water systems
- Sanitation
- Central heating systems
- Drainage systems
- Understand how to communicate with others within building services engineering
Course delivery details
Practical and theory lessons take place in our well-equipped industry standard workshops, led by our industry specialist lecturers. You may be required to complete some study outside of the hours spent in college.
Expenses
The theory classes are formal lessons followed by City & Guilds online exams in stages.
For practical work, overalls and protective footwear are required.
It is highly recommended that students purchase books to assist in their studies. A reading list will be provided at the start of the course.
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