Domestic Heating and Plumbing - Apprenticeship - Level 3

The NVQ Level 3 Diploma, which is a combined knowledge and competence based qualification, is delivered via college classroom sessions, work based assessments and onsite observations from our assessor. Candidates will be expected to cover a range of units for which they will need to provide work-based evidence.

This framework will provide the necessary skills for someone to fulfill one of the following roles or similar:

Job title

Job role

Advanced Plumber

(Oil-Fired, Solid Fuel or

Environmental)

Completes and oversees work to install, service, maintain and

commission domestic hot water, cold water, central heating and

sanitation systems using Oil-Fired, Solid Fuel or Renewable Energy

Knowledge Unit

• Understand how to organise resources in building services engineering.

Competence Units

• Understand and carry out electrical work on domestic plumbing and heating systems and components
• Install, commission, service and maintain domestic plumbing and heating
• Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
• Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
• Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques.
• Understand and apply domestic sanitation system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques.

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