Full-Time City & Guilds Plumbing Certificate Level 2 in Plumbing & Welsh Baccalaureate

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Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Location

    (Wales)

  • Duration

    1 Year

This 1-year course has been designed for those with no previous experience of plumbing to provide a foundation for a career within the industry. You will benefit from a variety of activities designed to bring out the best of your potential and enable you to use your skills and knowledge to gain employment in the industry. The qualification recognises your job knowledge and tests the skills you.

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Location

Start date

Parc Nantgarw, CF15 7QX

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About this course

There are a variety of acceptable entry requirements for this course, but each student?s qualification profile and previous learning experience will be reviewed at interview. However, in terms of acceptable GCSEs, a points system linked to your GCSE grades can be used and the following table can be applied. You would need a total of 16 GCSE Points for this particular course. When calculating your points you should include English, Mathematics and a Science subject in the points calculation. Points Calculation GCSE Grade = Points Score A* = 8, A = 7, B = 6, C = 5, D = 4, E = 3, F = 2, G = 1.

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Course programme

City & Guilds Plumbing Certificate Level 2 in Plumbing & Welsh BaccalaureateCourse Outline
This 1-year course has been designed for those with no previous experience of plumbing to provide a foundation for a career within the industry. You will benefit from a variety of activities designed to bring out the best of your potential and enable you to use your skills and knowledge to gain employment in the industry. The qualification recognises your job knowledge and tests the skills you have acquired. Alongside this course you will also study the Welsh Baccalaureate, which is equivalent to 1 A level. Due to the structure of this course, on completion you will leave the College with 2 qualifications equivalent to 3 A-Levels, greatly enhancing your future opportunities.

Entry requirements
There are a variety of acceptable entry requirements for this course, but each student?s qualification profile and previous learning experience will be reviewed at interview. However, in terms of acceptable GCSEs, a points system linked to your GCSE grades can be used and the following table can be applied. You would need a total of 16 GCSE Points for this particular course. When calculating your points you should include English, Mathematics and a Science subject in the points calculation. Points Calculation GCSE Grade = Points Score A* = 8, A = 7, B = 6, C = 5, D = 4, E = 3, F = 2, G = 1.

What will I study?
You will study 11 units, which will include: Safety; Plumbing Principles & Processes; Cold & Hot Water System; Sanitation; Central Heating; Electrical Supply; Sheet Lead & Environmental Awareness and Working Relationships. The course contains both theory and practical plumbing workshop based lessons. You will also study Level 2 Key Skills in Application of Number and Communication. For the Welsh Baccalaureate you will explore a wide range of areas including how Wales ?fits in? with Europe and the rest of the world, the health of the nation and how to be enterprising.

How will I be assessed?
You will have practical and job knowledge unit tests as well as externally set tests and internally marked tests.

Career Opportunities & Progression
As a result of successfully completing this programme you will be able to progress to Plumbing Certificate Level 3 courses and future employment in plumbing.

Length
1 year

Attendance
Full-Time

Campus
Aberdare & Nantgarw

Full-Time City & Guilds Plumbing Certificate Level 2 in Plumbing & Welsh Baccalaureate

Price on request