Plumbing Industry

Plumbing Industry
Plumbing offers a rewarding future, with a full career path leading to professional qualifications and good pay. Plumbers can work on domestic, commercial and industrial projects that offer variety and challenge, and the industry is demanding new skills in the environmental technologies market.
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Basic Lead Welding and Bossing

This course is designed to develop the lead skills of those working on weathering systems. Candidates will undertake training to achieve standards of competence required to safely produce lead roof components using welding and bossing techniques.
Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.
Three days
Barnstaple Campus
£325 including materials and equipment

Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating

This course is designed for gas and oil fitters, plumbers and anyone involved in the plumbing and heating sector and the installation of condensing boilers and domestic central heating systems. It is a pre-requisite for some renewable energy courses.
22 February 2010; 22 March 2010; 19 April 2010; 12 July 2010
One day
Barnstaple Campus
£110 plus certification fee of £37.50

Multi-Skill Training (Basic Plumbing)

This course has proven to be very popular with housing associations, maintenance teams and caretakers. In addition to basic plumbing we offer basic carpentry & joinery, blockwork, painting & decorating, plastering and tiling & grouting.
Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.
Minimum of two days recommended for each trade area
Barnstaple Campus, Braunton Road Campus, Barnstaple, Your Workplace or Tiverton Campus
£60 per person per half day of training (based on a minimum class size of four) Other courses run throughout the year when you can send individual candidates to join with other organisations.

Plumbing & Mechanical Engineering Services NVQ 2 (City & Guilds 6089)

This course is designed for trainees who are working in the plumbing industry. It combines theoretical and practical training covering topics such as hot and cold water systems, sanitation systems and heating systems.
Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.
Two years on a day release programme if running with Level 2 Technical Certificate
Barnstaple Campus or Your Workplace
Tbc Funding may be available through Train to Gain, please enquire.

Plumbing & Mechanical Engineering Services NVQ 3 (City & Guilds 6089)

This course is a progression from the NVQ 2 and is designed for those working in the plumbing industry. It covers the design, installation, maintenance and commissioning of cold and hot water sanitation, heating and domestic gas systems.
Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.
Two years on a day release programme if running with the Level 3 Technical Certificate.
Barnstaple Campus
Tbc Funding may be available through Train to Gain, please enquire.

Unvented Domestic Hot Water

This course is designed for heating engineers, plumbers and renewable engineers. It will cover installation, servicing and commissioning of unvented domestic hot water storage systems.
12 February 2010; 12 March 2010; 21 May 2010; 2 July 2010
One day
Barnstaple Campus
£110 for training and assessment plus certification fee of £25

Water Industry Approved Plumber Scheme - WRAS

This course is designed for plumbers, ground workers and others working within the water industry. On successful completion, candidates will be eligible to apply for registration to the Water Industry Approved Plumber Scheme.
23 March 2010; 20 April 2010; 2 June 2010; 13 July 2010
One day
Barnstaple Campus
£125 plus certification fee of £30