Apprentice Plumber

Summary

Training over a wide range of practices, in safe environment, from novice to professional plumbing.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm including college
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 31 October
Duration: 4 Years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Initially, you will help and shadow the qualified person you are with. You will be expected to keep the van/place of work tidy, check on stock levels etc.

Where you’ll work

Unit 5

Manor Way

Frome

BA11 4BN

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

Your training course

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Operate in a safe working manner by adhering to health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.

Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating and sanitary appliances and pipework).

Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of rainwater systems.

Plan tasks within plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.

Identify and document hazards for the plumbing and domestic heating systems work. Apply control measures.

Carry out commission and handover procedures and techniques on plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, and rainwater).

Install, test, and commission, electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.

Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on the non-electrical components of plumbing and domestic heating systems.

Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems including industry safe isolation procedures.

Decommission plumbing and domestic heating systems.

Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.

Plan, size and select cold and hot systems to meet customer’s needs in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.

Plan, size and select domestic heating and rainwater systems to meet customers' needs in accordance with manufacturers' guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.

Carry out and apply the common installation processes and techniques used in the installation and maintenance of natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) in the workplace.

Install, purge, test, commission and handover low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).

Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).

Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).

Plan, size and select low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).

Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.

Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of solar thermal systems.

Test, commission and handover air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.

Test, commission and handover solar thermal systems.

Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.

Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on solar thermal systems.

Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.

Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) solar thermal systems.

Plan, size and select air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.

Plan, size and select solar thermal systems.

Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing pipework.

Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances (cold water systems, hot water systems, sanitary appliances and pipework systems and rainwater systems).

Test, commission and handover plumbing pipework (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances in the workplace. (cold water systems and sanitary appliances and pipework systems).

Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.

Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.