PLUMBING LEVEL 1 DIPLOMA

Key areas of study are:

• Health and Safety in building service engineering • Electrical principles and processes for building service engineering • Scientific principles for domestic, industrial and commercial plumbing • Common plumbing operations • Basic plumbing operations

Your course will be assessed by observation of your workshop practical activities by an assessor and also job knowledge will be assessed by you completing a written portfolio, demonstrating knowledge of the following:

• Plumbing systems • Drainage systems • Practical hand-skills • Health and Safety

Compulsory units include:

• Unit 101 Structure of the construction industry • Unit 102 Fundamental safe working practices • Unit 103 Environmental and sustainability measures in domestic dwellings • Unit 104 Site preparation for working in the construction industry • Unit 108 Above ground drainage • Unit 109 Copper pipework • Unit 110 Plastic pressure pipework • Unit 111 Low carbon steel pipework • Unit 112 Installation, repair and maintenance of plumbing systems • Unit 113 Plumbing science.