Plumbing Course

This course is a uniquely structured blended learning programme, with a combination of theory and practical skills acquisition that will equip and prepare you for your new career as a qualified domestic plumbing and heating engineer. This course will give you all you need to approach your new career with confidence and to gain the qualifications that will prove your competence to the world at large. Successful completion of the whole course will see you attain no fewer than nine valuable qualifications. With the requisite work experience your studies will lead you toward the industry’s leading certifications, there are no better respected, nor more recognized qualifications in the industry. Whether your preference is to be employed or self-employed, this is the course for you.

This plumber training has been specially designed using techniques developed over the last 50 years to allow you to train according to your lifestyle and to fit your studies around an already busy schedule. It will allow you to absorb the knowledge and skills you need easily, building constantly on your knowledge base. It will serve to reinforce the knowledge you have acquired gradually yet consistently and provided you apply a little dedication to your studies, your skills base will expand rapidly to the point where you are fully ready to pass with flying colours.

You may well have heard or read about the ’skills shortage’ in plumbing. The stories have been widely reported in the National press over recent months. There remains a significant need for skilled and qualified individuals to fill this gap. As a trained domestic plumbing and heating engineer, you could choose to work for a contractor or be your own boss. Whether your preference is to be employed or self-employed, the opportunities are considerable.

Average salaries for qualified domestic plumbing and heating engineers range considerably. Self-employed individuals can earn more than their employed counterparts, but must take on more risk to do so. To help in this respect, and for those who relish the opportunity to manage their own future, we have prepared a complete section on how to run your own profitable plumbing business. The attractions of working for oneself remain high, as do the rewards. Such is the strength of our training programme that once qualified, you will have a career for life.

Your course is divided into sections to help you absorb the theory you will need easily – it is also designed to present the content in logical sequence so that you can build your knowledge and skills progressively. The Domestic Plumbing & Heating section provides a thorough grounding in plumbing principles and technologies and covers several invaluable qualifications, namely; City & Guilds 6129 Technical Certificates Level 2, City & Guilds Energy efficiency certificate, City & Guilds 6022-02 Copper Pipework Installation, City & Guilds 6032, Sanitary accommodation installation, maintenance and design, BPEC – Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 On successful completion of the comprehensive practical training (6 weeks in centre) you will be able to register as an approved contractor with your local authority under the BPEC Water Regulations scheme.

This part of the course allows you to experience realistic plumbing problems in a variety of scenarios and in “real life” environments using fully interactive 3D Virtual Reality simulation software. This is introduced at key stages of the course and allows you to deal with ‘real world’ plumbing problems, from initial diagnosis, then step by step through the remedial actions to a full ‘fix’. The software puts you in control of a virtual world, where you can apply the theory you have learned in a safe environment, enhancing and reinforcing your practical skills. This is a unique and powerful tool and one that will help prepare you for your new life in the plumbing industry. Your progress is assessed and marked accordingly, but also allows you to revisit the scenarios on demand to improve and hone your skills so that you can focus on resolving problems in the best possible way.

The ‘Complete Plumbing Professional’ level of the course will see you acquire 5 further skills and qualifications; LOGIC certification Part P defined scope electrical qualification, LOGIC hot water heating solar energy certification, ATL Shower Installation module, CITB unvented hot water certification. Module and City & Guilds 6129 Technical Certificates Level 3. This final top-level section of the course is supported by a further 5 weeks, making a total of 11 weeks of practical training and examinations required to gain the higher Level 3 6129 technical certificate in plumbing and prepare the learner for NVQ Level 3 assessment programme.

NVQ Level 3 statement
The objective of the course is for you to become a fully qualified plumber, regardless of your current level of ability. This course is specifically designed to guide you safely through this dynamic and rewarding subject – together with the C&G, BPEC & CITB qualifications you will obtain, it will equip you for the real world demands that you will need to face as a plumber. More than this though, it will testify to your competence at the highest level.