Basic Plumbing Studies: Level 2 City&Guilds Certificate
Course Summary
Basic Plumbing Studies: Level 2 City&Guilds Certificate
This course is geared to the variety of skills, buildings and materials that you will end up working with day-to-day, and contains a mix of practical and theory lessons that enable you to gain a solid understanding of the trade. The course also focuses on the range of systems providing water, heating, sanitation and drainage that you will be required to install or maintain.
| Course Code: | N2000 |
|---|---|
| Study Type: | Full Time |
| Academic Level: | Level 2 |
| Awarded by: | City&Guilds |
| Course Length | One year |
| UCAS Course Code | 0 |
Course
Details
Basic Plumbing Studies: Level 2 City&Guilds Certificate
Course DetailsUnits:
- Safety in plumbing activities
- Key plumbing principles
- Common plumbing processes
- Cold water systems
- Domestic hot water systems
- Sanitation systems
- Central heating systems
- Electrical supply and earth continuity
- Sheet lead weathering
- Environmental awareness in plumbing
- Effective working relationships in the plumbing industry.
Functional Skills in Numeracy are included in the Full Time programme along with both Group and one to one tutorials and enrichment activities. You will be given details of course materials, stationery and the health and safety equipment you will require when you enrol on the programme.
Entry
Requirements
Basic Plumbing Studies: Level 2 City&Guilds Certificate
Entry Requirements
Three GCSEs at grade C, to include Maths and English. You will also take a BPEC assessment. For Nescot Students: Successful
completion of Foundation Learning Plumbing and a satisfactory reference from your course tutor.
Career
Progression
Basic Plumbing Studies: Level 2 City&Guilds Certificate
Career ProgressionProgression onto the Level 3 Plumbing course, although it is recommended that you gain practical experience in the workplace before moving onto Level 3. The technical certificate on its own is not a trade-recognised qualification without you carrying out the NVQ. The NVQs bolts on to the end of the technical certificates and can only be obtained once you have gained employment in the trade. The NVQ cannot be carried out unless you have already been working on the technical certificates.
Other Information
Basic Plumbing Studies: Level 2 City&Guilds Certificate
Other InformationStudents are required to provide steel toe capped boots and overalls for practical work.
Last updated - 02/11/10
