15 Day City & Guilds Plumbing, Bathroom Fitting and Heating Systems Course

This course has been deisgned to give you the time to develop your plumbing skills and knowledge and to enable you to achieve City & Guilds Level 2 unit accreditation.

The City & Guilds assessments are completed in the second week of the course and if required you will be allowed additional plumbing training at no extra cost to ensure that you successfully complete the unit assessments. The second week of the course is spent learning new aspects of plumbing such as heating systems although you will be practicing soldering, pipe bending and using compression fittings but this time to install a small heating system. The third week of the course is spent within a domestic property installing a complete heating system. You will be taught by a Gas Safe registered plumbing and heating engineer who will ensure that the system is fully operational.

The best way to learn plumbing skills is to practice, practice, practice. This course, as with all our training courses, is intensive and aimed at providing you with as much quality training as possible in the time you are at the centre, therefore you will spend every hour of every day learning and practicing. This course has an excellent mix of practical training and supporting knowledge training, as it is one thing learning how to practially complete plumbing work in the domestic market but it is another thing knowing the related theory so that you complete the work with no problems and no call backs due to poor work due to poor knowledge. Saying that though you will fit at least two full bathroom suites during the week as well as other practical exercises.

There are no more than 10 people on a course at any one time and each person will have their own training bay, tools and materials.

For full details on the what you will do each day please either phone 01782 837007 or call into the centre and see a course in action.

You will complete the following units.

Week 1

Install a fully operational bathroom suite comprising of a bath, basin and w/c, using copper pipe and end feed fittings.
Install a fully operational bathroom suite comprising of a bath, basin and w/c, using speedfit pipe and fittings.
Use compression fittings and flexi hoses within an installation.
Carryout pipe bending.
How to install a washing machine and a dishwasher.
How to fit an outside tap.
How to fit different showers.
Maintenance of domestic systems.
Understanding domestic plumbing systems and drainage systems.
Removel and re-fit radiators.
Understanding fittings, traps, waste products, etc. and their suitable uses, terminology and jargon used.
Understanding the different methods used to price jobs, dealing with customers and overcoming problems that may arise.
You will also be provided with support after completing your course and you are able to contact your tutor, email or call into the training centre to discuss your queries.

Week 2

Complete City & Guilds assessment

Basic Central Heating including:

Understanding different systems, open vented, sealed systems. Gravity, hot water and pumped heating. Summer valve system, Y-plan system and S-plan system. Combination and condensing boilers.
Identify and understand the operation of the integral parts of a central heating system.
Plan out and INSTALL a heating system such as Y-plan / S-plan.
Fault finding and repairs of a central heating system such as pump replacement.
Maintenance of a central heating system.
Draining, filling and pressurise a system.

Week 3

Install a heating system within a domestic property. As a team you will install a complete heating system within a domestic property. You will also estimate costs and complete a quote for the work to be completed.

Duration and Cost

10 Days in duration from 8am until 4pm at the Willenhall centre and from 9am until 5pm at the Stoke Centre, please arrive at the training centre at least 15 minutes before the course start time.

The cost of this course is £1250 INC VAT and includes use of all tools and materials, the cost of registering you with the awarding body, all certificates and all ongoing support.

We ask for a non-refundable deposit of £80 to secure your place on a course and payment in full 10 days before the course start date. If you wish to discuss other payment options please do not hesitate to contact 01782 837007.

Dates for course at our Stoke-on-Trent centre can be viewed here
Dates for courses at our Wolverhampton centre can be viewed here

Who is this course suitable for?

The courses are designed for people with little or no previous experience in plumbing and are attended by people of all ages, both male and female. They are suitable for; people who wish to learn the skills to complete plumbing work on their own properties, wish to supplement their income or take the first step towards changing their career. If you are unsure if the course is suitable please visit the our centre when a plumbing course is running to speak with both staff and students.