Premier Plumbing & Gas

Transcription

1 Premier Plumbing & Gas course Qualifications package

2 Become a Gas Safe Registered Professional Plumber & Heating Engineer We guarantee that you will receive comprehensive training at a state-of-the-art facility, and upon successful completion of the course you will receive professional qualifications you need to become a fully qualified Plumber and Heating Engineer. It s as simple as that. The Premier Plumbing & Gas Course is designed for anyone wanting a career in both the plumbing and domestic gas industries and is designed for anyone wanting a career as a Plumber and Heating Engineer. This flexible course will fit around your current job or lifestyle as we offer part-time as well as full-time options where you can complete your training at a pace that suits you. This method works well for most who rightly don t want to leave their job to attend their course until they have the confidence and skills to move into this potentially lucrative industry, following the completion of their studies. Read on and you will find out how one individual completed his training, gained all these qualifications and went on to work for himself by forming a success company, all in a time frame that will inspire you for sure...

3 6 gained on this course City & Guilds qualifications 1. The C&G 6035 Level 2 Plumbing Teaches you how to install external guttering, waste pipes, fit radiators and bathroom suites, plus you will install hot & cold water storage tanks. 2. C&G Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Plumbing and Heating This assessed in the workplace part of the course results in fully qualified Plumber status. You could be assessed on various live scenarios that could include installing bathroom suites and carrying out repair, installation and maintenance tasks. 3. Unvented Hot Water Storage Systems Certificate Qualifies you to hold an ID card certifying your competence when installing or maintaining energy efficient unvented hot water storage systems. 4. The WRAS Certificate (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme) This allows you to progress and qualify to inspect and test a new circuit on an existing Domestic, Commercial or Industrial installation. 5. Elementary Gas Certificate Teaches you gas safety legislation and standards, emergency actions & procedures, ventilation, pipework, re-establishing gas supplies, central heating boilers, carbon monoxide/dioxide sampling, cookers, water heaters, gas meters and much more. 6. The ACS Gas Certificate This course allows you to progress and become Gas Safe Registered to legally install, maintain and test domestic gas appliances. You can also carry out safety checks and property maintenance tasks for Estate and Letting Agents or Local Authorities.

4 NVQ Level 2 Work Based Assessment and Gas Placement The plumbing element of the course results in the achievement of your NVQ Level 2 Qualification whilst being assessed in a place of work. You will also attend a gas placement to complete a portfolio of work which is organised and supervised by our team of experts. You can be assessed on various live scenarios that including tasks such as installing bathroom suites and carrying out repair, installation and maintenance tasks, all depending on the tasks you are performing at the time. Both the NVQ Level 2 qualification and the gas placement are necessary for new entrants to the industry, as they provide you with the skills and experience you will need. These elements are formed around the City & Guilds 6129 plumbing element and the Logic certified gas element that teaches you the skills you need and the knowledge required to successfully complete the work placement. As an example, it is the Logic certified gas course that teaches how to install and maintain central heating boilers, cookers, gas fires and water heaters prior to your placement.

5 From the frontline in Afghanistan to Self-Employed Plumber & Heating Engineer in less than 12 months. Deciding to leave the Army after 14 years of service was a relatively easy decision for Justin Crocker. He now wanted a new challenge and set down firm roots with his wife and family. Planning a New Career Having witnessed many ex-colleagues leave the Army without firm plans, Justin started to plot his exit two year before he his finishing date. On the advice of a close ex-army friend who had trained as a gas engineer, Justin researched options for a career in a trade. As he enjoyed working with his hands, he realised that plumbing and heating may also suit him. Not wanting to leave the Army, lose his income and then start training, Justin arranged to save up most of his leave to be used in one long period towards the end of his commission. By doing so, he could train whilst being on paid leave and not eat into his savings. Choosing a Training Company On the advice of the Army Resettlement Office, he contacted one of our. Course Advisors who specialise in helping ex-service personnel. After confirming that he was suitable candidate, Justin visited our training centre and spoke with our instructors.

6 He looked at other training options before deciding to choose Access. In Justin's own words, I found Access ten times more professional than its competitors. You have the best training layout with individual bays and your training is much better organised. Getting Trained We arranged a training programme to enable Justin to first complete and pass a City & Guilds Plumbing Course, immediately followed by a Gas Engineer Course. With an aim to start his own business, these training courses provided him with the skills and initial qualifications to become a plumbing and heating engineer. Plenty of Work No one is permitted to install or repair domestic gas appliances (boilers, heaters, hobs, ovens) without first becoming Gas Safe qualified. This can only be done by compiling a portfolio of installation and repair evidence, performed whilst working under the supervision of a fully-qualified Gas Safe engineer. So we then arranged a work placement for Justin which started as soon as his initial training completed. After four months, he completed his portfolio of evidence and received his Gas Safe registration. Starting a New Business Through diligently following our training programme and his own hard work, Justin started his own registered plumbing and heating business just 9 months after his first day of training. Using our advice and signposting to business support services, he quickly put in place a simple marketing programme and, due to the ongoing demand for plumbing and heating engineers, his phone quickly began ringing. Being There for His Family For the first time since marriage, Justin and his family now have a house they can truly call home. He looks forward to seeing his wife and children every day and, with his future under his own control, knows he is set up to provide them with the quality of life he had only ever dreamt.

7 In his own words... It s hard to believe I ve just celebrated the first three months of my plumbing and heating business, which is already more successful than I could have planned. Whilst it s me who runs the show, I know this only happened as a result the great training, excellent advice and continued support I receive from the team at Access Training Academies. I chose to train with Access because you were far more professional than other companies I contacted. You ve repaid this decision by going above and beyond my expectations many times. Not only did you help me plan my training but you also arranged a work placement so I could complete my portfolio of evidence of gas installations and repairs. Justin Crocker JDC Plumbing & Heating Blackwood, Gwent This made the transition from training to experience to qualification completely seamless and allowed me to launch my business much sooner than I had imagined.

8 Summing up the course Learn the Skills of a Professional Plumbing & Heating Engineer You will be able to test, inspect and install domestic gas boilers, cookers and fires, learn about modern, energy efficient appliances, how they are maintained and the correct procedures for exchanging components. You will also be able fit complete bathrooms, central and heating pipe work & radiators and carry out plumbing emergencies. Rest assured, you will gain all the skills you ll need. Have the Flexibility to Train When it Suits You You can choose to attend full time or part time. This recommended course is designed so that you can fit your studies around your current working circumstances or lifestyle which means that you learn at a pace to suit. After gaining your qualifications you can become employed within a plumbing firm working on lucrative contracts. Become Your Own Boss You could choose to set up your own Plumbing & Heating business and become self-employed working as your own boss, which is something most people can only aspire to. You could provide services to inspect and test Fires, Cookers and Boilers and service all domestic gas appliances for landlords and estate agents as well as carrying out various plumbing tasks. The choice is yours as the options are endless! Teaching & Assessment Specification 6035 Level 2 Diploma in Domestic Plumbing Health & Safety Identify hazards Manual handling Manual handling using lifting aids Ladders Stand Steps Scaffold Safety Signs Electrical Identification Safe Isolation Wiring Processes Clipping and drilling Tool identification Joist notching Fitting identification Copper tube bending 1 Copper tube bending 2 LCS Pipe bending Copper frame LCS frame Plastic frame Waste pipe frame Combined frame 1 Combined frame 2 Central Heating LCS pipe radiator installation Plastic pipe radiator installation Drainage Rainwater guttering Soil stack installation Sanitation Appliance identification Cloakroom Cold/hot water cloakroom layout Cold/hot water cloakroom installation Cylinder cupboard Cold water storage cistern Hot water cylinder Bathroom installation Cold water Hot water Central heating Drainage Sanitation Maintenance Cold water Hot water Central heating Sanitation and drainage

9 WRAS Certificate Background and Legislation The Regulations Materials and substances in contact with water Requirements for water fittings Water System design and installation Commissioning Prevention of cross connection to unwholesome water Backflow prevention Cold water services Hot water services WCs flushing devices and urinals Sanitary appliances and water for outside use Domestic Unvented Hot Water Storage Systems certificate Unvented hot water storage systems and their operating principles Design and installation of unvented hot water storage systems Maintenance of unvented hot water storage systems Meeting the requirements of the Building Regulations Part L 1 Conservation of Fuel and Power Sealed central heating systems Elementary Gas Certificate Gas safety legislation and standards Gas emergency actions and procedures Combustion and Flue Gas analysis Ventilation Pipework Tightness testing and purging Checking and setting regulators Gas industry unsafe situations procedures Gas rate & heat output Safety devices & controls Flueing/Chimney standards Re-establishing gas supplies Central heating boilers Carbon monoxide/dioxide atmosphere sampling Cookers Water heaters Gas meters Emergency service provider operative and meter installer Portfolio completion whilst on Work Placement CCN1 (Core Safety) jobs CEN/WAT boiler and water heater jobs CKR1 Cooker jobs HTR1 Gas fire & room heater jobs

10 ACS Assessment elements Carry out a tightness test on the installation, record the pressure and durations at which the tightness test was carried out. Describe what would happen to the manometer if the ECV was letting by. Describe the method of how you traced and repaired any gas escape. Record the result of the tightness test, state Pass or Fail. Carry out a tightness test on the medium pressure meter installation (No Meter Inlet Valve (MIV) fitted), record the tightness test pressure. Inspect the installation and determine the volume of gas required to safely purge the installation. Record in either m³ for metric reading meters or ft³ for imperial reading meters. Briefly note the precautions taken to ensure the purge could be carried out safely in the comments box. Check the standing pressure at the meter and record your findings Check the operating pressure at the meter and record your findings. Is the operating pressure correct, please state. State the acceptable minimum and maximum range for operating pressure at the meter (e.g. 15mbar-18mbar). If the operating pressure was outside the acceptable range, briefly record what action would you take in the comments box. Inspect chimney and chimney outlet, installed and located correctly. Heck the appliances operating correctly, including safety devices and user controls, Check the appliance safe to use. Check flame is picture satisfactory. Use of The Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedures with respect to Dangerous Appliances, At risk Situations and Not To Current Standards. Plumbing NVQ 2 Apply safe working practices in building services engineering working environment Demonstrating personal health and safety precautions in the workplace Preparing and using access equipment in the workplace Check that the work area is safe in order to carry our work Liaising with those responsible for health and safety in the workplace Install and maintain domestic plumbing and heating systems Preparing work sites, install and soundness test - evidence provided of work carried out on at least three of the following five system types; - Cold water system - Hot water system - Central Heating system - Sanitation system - Gravity rainwater system Decommissioning evidence provided of work carried out on at least two of the following four system types; - Cold water system - Hot water system - Central heating system - Sanitation system Component repair or replacement evidence provided of work carried out on four of the following non electrical components; - Taps mixer or pillar - Float valve - Shower mixer valve - Stop valve - Gate valve (or similar service valve) - Drain valve - Radiator valve - Thermostatic radiator valve - WC siphon/drop valve - Sanitary appliance trap System maintenance evidence provided of work carried out on two of the following faults; - Leaks in system pipework - Noise in systems - Corrosion of system components - Inadequate supply pressure at discharge points - Loose pipework - Trap seal loss - Blockages in system components/pipework

11 Plumbing Academy, a part of Access Training Academies... "This training is the model that technical colleges need to follow. It is two years in advance of others that I have seen." Mr Brian Thomas, City & Guilds External Verifier accesstraininguk.co.uk Copyright 2014 Access Training (Wales) Ltd Call our advisors now for free to discuss your course and career options: