Full Time Plumbing Foundation Learning Level 1

Course Code:
N2156

Study Type:
Full Time

Academic Level:
Level 1

Award:
National Award

Awarded by:
ASET

Course Length:
34 weeks, 2 days per week.

Course Summary:
The level 1 Plumbing Technical Certificate at Nescot College is a 1-year course, available on a full-or part-time basis to fit around your existing commitments. The course will contain a mix of practical and theory lessons enabling you to gain an all round understanding of plumbing. Our courses can be completed in a variety of ways to fit in with your personal and work needs.

You will work with a very wide selection of materials, metals, plastics and an interesting range of systems providing cold and hot water, heating, sanitation and drainage. Some plumbing components are basic, others, including boiler controls, have electronic control systems, which require highly skilled craftspeople who can operate competently in a wide range of skill areas.

Plumbing is an important part of the UK construction industry. Your day's work could include anything from working in someone's home replacing or servicing an item of plumbing equipment to installing a large complex heating or plumbing system in a multi-million pound building.

Course Details:
Modules:
- Installation of plumbing systems such as pipework bending, measurement and marking out.
- Cold and hot water supply
- Above and below ground discharge systems
- Customer care in the working environment
- Hot water heating systems
- Health and Safety. This will be an especially important consideration when you are working in the construction industry.

Functional Skills in Numeracy and Literacy are included in the full-time programme along with both group and one-to-one tutorials and enrichment activities.

Career Progression:
If successful this is followed by City & Guilds 6129 Plumbing Technical Certificate Level 2, 2 days per week.

Other Information:
When you start studying at NESCOT you will be joining an organisation with a long and successful track record. We have been training people in construction craft skills for many years. We have some of the best facilities and workshops in the Southeast and are constantly developing these to reflect real changes in the industry.

All the qualifications we offer are recognised by the construction industry. Both the qualifications we offer and the structure of the courses may change from year to year as the demands of the industry change.

Students must have a pair of steel toe capped boots and plumbing industry approved clothing, which must be worn at all times in all workshops. Attendance will not be permitted without appropriate footwear. Students must also provide appropriate equipment for theory lessons. All tools for college use are provided.


Requirement
In order to ensure that your course suits both your career plans and abilities we have a two part process of assessment and advisory interview. The first part consists of a Maths assessment, which will take approximately 45 - 60 minutes to complete. The second part will be an informal advisory interview with a construction tutor, which will last approximately 30 minutes. During this time you will have the opportunity to ask questions and to find out more about the content of the course. FULL TIME COURSES - These are only open to people aged under 19 years old on 31st august prior to commencement of the course applied for. 2 GCSE's at grade D or above in English and Maths.