Plumbing & Heating City & Guilds NVQ 6189-57 Level 2 Diploma
This course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to progress your career in the plumbing trade. You will learn to undertake a range of duties, such as the installation and maintenance of plumbing systems, safety, hot and cold water systems, sanitation and central heating.
Entry requirements
To begin this course you will need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours per week in a relevant job role. You will also need 3 GCSEs at grades A-D (including English and Maths), or Level 1 Functional Skills in English and Maths.
Course content
The qualifications gained during this course will allow you to become competent to industry standards in either plumbing and heating or domestic heating. You will be need to demonstrate the ability to perform the necessary skills and the knowledge required to be assessed against the National Occupational Standards.
You will study from the following units:
- Understand and carry out safe working practices in building services engineering
- Understand how to communicate with others within building services engineering
- Understand how to apply environmental protection measures within building services engineering
- Understand how to apply scientific principles within mechanical engineering services
- Understand and carry out site preparation, and pipework fabrication techniques for domestic plumbing and heating systems
- Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation and maintenance techniques
- Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation and maintenance techniques
- Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation and maintenance techniques
- Understand and apply domestic rainwater system installation and maintenance techniques
- Understand and apply domestic above ground drainage system installation and maintenance techniques
- Apply safe working practices in building services engineering working environment
- Install and maintain domestic plumbing and heating systems.
During the course you will also have the opportunity to attend trade shows and visits to manufacturers.
Assessment methods
You will be assessed through ten online exams, along with 60 College-based practical assessments. Workplace assessments will also be undertaken to prove your competency.
Further study and career options
On completion of this course you will be able to progress to the following qualifications:
- NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Domestic Plumbing and Heating (either gas option, oil option, solid fuel option, or environmental technologies)
- NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Domestic Heating (either gas option, oil option, solid fuel option, or environmental technologies).
Additional information
Pay by instalments
The College offers an instalment plan for Further Education and Higher Education courses to students where the total amount payable at the point of enrolment is £200 or more. Within the scheme there is an ability to pay up to 7 instalments, depending on the length of the courses and the final payment must be paid at least a month before the end of the course.
Funding information
This course could be FREE! You could be eligible for free study if you are unemployed and on a qualifying benefit. Find out more at www.bedford.ac.uk/concessions