Course code: XMBS400P
Subject area: Plumbing & Heating
Study level: Apprenticeship
Course level: 3
Course time:
Days of week:
Various
Course date:
1st Aug 2024 - 31st Jul 2025
Course location:
Bicester Construction Skills CentrePlumbing and Renewables technicians can find themselves working inside or outside a property. Customer service skills and being tidy and respectful are important qualities as they can often find themselves working in customers’ homes as well as on building sites.
Delivery model:
- Work-based training with your employer
- Day release during term time (approximately 1 day a week for 3 years). Training on specific renewables technologies may be offered through block release.
- Approximately 5 on-site assessment visits per year
- Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English (7 days at college for each, if required)
- Off the job training will count for at least 20% of an apprentice’s time at work
Qualifications included:
- Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths
- City and Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating
End Point Assessment:
- Multiple choice test
- Design project
- Practical installation and application test
- Professional discussion, based on a log book completed during the end point assessment period
- Health and safety legislation, codes of practice and safe working practices
- Selection, planning, installation, testing, commissioning and decommissioning, service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and repair techniques on cold water, hot water, central heating, above ground drainage and rainwater systems
- Principles of selection, installation, testing, commissioning, and service and maintenance techniques on solar thermal, heat pumps and water recycling systems
- Installation and testing techniques for electrical components and control systems on plumbing and domestic heating systems
- Scientific plumbing, domestic heating and mechanical principles
- Principles of domestic mechanical environmental technology systems
- Principles of fuel combustion, ventilation and fluing arrangements
- Principles of high-quality customer service
- Different communication methods to suit different situations
What skills will apprentices gain?
- Safe working
- Core plumbing system techniques including planning, installation, testing, commissioning and de-commissioning, service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and repair techniques of cold water, hot water, central heating, above ground drainage and rainwater systems
- Select, install, test, commission, service and maintain solar thermal, heat pumps and water recycling systems
- Electrical components and control systems techniques on plumbing and domestic heating systems
- The ability to take responsibility for their own work, organise and oversee a programme of work, and manage resources.
What behaviours will apprentices develop?
- Honesty and integrity
- Dependable and responsible
- Enthusiasm and positive attitude
- Quality focus
- Willingness to learn
- Work with others
- Sustainable working
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