City & Guilds 6129 Plumbing Technical Certificate

The Plumbing and construction college run the City & Guilds 6129 over a 8 week period. This course is ideal for those wishing to enter the plumbing industry and for those with only basic practical experience. Many students advance from the City & Guilds 6129 Level 2 onto their NVQ Level 2 in Plumbing (qualifying them as plumbers).

Spreading the course over 8 weeks allows our trainers to fully train you in all the areas within the syllabus, as well as area that are not (such as quoting, marketing, accountancy etc).

If you have little to no practical experience, you may find it useful to first take our weekend introduction to plumbing course. 50% of the weekend course fee would be refunded if you decide to then continue to this course.

This course may be taken in weekly blocks if this is more convenient for no extra charge, meaning you can work your training into your holiday entitlement.

This course takes in a wide variety of practical and theory, ranging from air cupboards to bathroom suites, to drainage and lead work. Full details on the course contents are shown under practical and theory tabs below.

Practical

Safety Ref Task Competence S-1A Kinetic lifting S1B Lifting equipment S-2 Safe use of ladders S-3 Safe use of stand steps S4 Safe use of mobile scaffolds S-5A Safe assembly of LPG equipment S-5B Safe use of LPG equipment S-6 Fire fighting S-7A Hazardous materials - sheet lead S-7B Hazardous materials - asbestos S-7C Hazardous materials - solvents S-8 Working safely with hand tools S-9 Working safely with power tools
Copper Tube Ref Task Competence CT-1 Copper Tube Component Positions CT-2 Copper Tube Fixing Positions CT-3 Copper Tube Pipe Fitting and Dimensions CT-4 Copper Tube Pipe Fitting and Dimensions CT-5 Copper Tube Marking and Cutting CT-6A Copper Tube Machine Bending CT-6B Copper Tube Machine Bending (2) CT-6C Copper Tube Machine Bending (3) CT-7 Copper Tube Jointing & Testing CT-8 Copper Tube Making Fixings CT-9 Copper Tube Fabrication and Installation
Plastic Pipework Ref Task Competence PP-1 Soil and Waste Pipe Fitting and Dimensions PP-2 Soil and Waste Fabrication and Installation PP-3 Rainwater system PP-4 Pressure pipe – pipe & fitting dimensions
Air Testing Ref Task Competence AT-1 Air test - soil pipe
Low Carbon Steel (LCS) Ref Task Competence SP-1 LCS – pipe & fitting requirements SP-2 LCS – component positions SP-3 LCS – fixing positions SP-4 LCS – pipe & fitting dimensions SP-5 LCS – marking & cutting SP-6A LCS – machine bending (1) SP-6B LCS – machine bending (2) SP-7 LCS – jointing & testing SP-8 LCS – fabrication & installation
Sheet Lead Weathering

Ref

Task Competence

SW-1

Sheet lead – identifying components

SW-2

Sheet lead – measuring components

SW-3

Sheet lead – cutting lead

SW-4

Sheet lead – forming components

SW-5

Sheet lead – lead slate

SW-6

Sheet lead – chimney weathering set

SW-7

Basic maintenance

Airing Cupboard Installation Ref Task Competence AC-1 Airing cupboard – storage cistern AC-2 Airing cupboard – hot water cylinder
Bathroom Installation Ref Task Competence BI-1 Bathroom – WC suite BI-2 Bathroom – Bath BI-3 Bathroom – Basin BI-4 Bathroom – Radiator BI-5 Bathroom – Combi Jig
Decommissioning

Ref

Task Competence

DC-1

Decom – hot & cold water system

DC-2

Decom – sanitation system

Routine Maintenance Ref Task Competence RM-1 Maintenance – pillar tap and float valve RM-2 Maintenance – shower mixer valve RM-3 Maintenance – radiator valve RM-4 Maintenance – WC siphon
Environmental Awareness Ref Task Competence EA-1 Economic use of materials Temporary Continuity Bonding Ref Task Competence

Theory section of course is in the form of 12 multi-choice online exams. These exams are

Ref Exam Title 221 Safety in Plumbing Activities 222
Key Plumbing Principles
223
Common Plumbing Processes 224
Cold Water Systems 225
Domestic Hot Water Systems 226
Sanitation Systems 227
Central Heating Systems (pipe work only) 228
Electrical Supply & Earthing 229
Sheet Lead Weathering 230
Environmental Awareness 23
1 Effective Working Relations
212
GOLA

Application of temporary earth bonding