Level 2 Plumbing

Course Overview

Plumbing: Level 2 City & Guilds 8202.

This course is for candidates who want to work as plumbers in the building services engineering sector. It allows candidates to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in the plumbing sector.

Entry Requirements

New Students

You must have GCSE English and maths at a minimum of Grade 4 in one, and Grade 3 in the other.* An initial assessment will take place at enrolment.

Progressing students

Level 1 in Plumbing plus English and maths. A satisfactory reference for attitude, behaviour, attendance and punctuality.

How to Apply- Please complete an application form and we will invite you in for an interview with a member of the plumbing team.

Priority will be given to progressing students at main enrolment.

*The College reserves the right to ask for a school reference if required

What the course covers

Mandatory Units:

• Health and safety in building services engineering
• Electrical principles and processes for building services engineering
• Scientific principles for domestic, industrial and commercial plumbing
• Common Plumbing process
• Cold water systems
• Domestic hot water systems
• Sanitation
• Central heating systems
• Drainage systems
• Understand how to communicate with others within building services engineering

For all candidates on the full time programme of study who do not hold GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above will study English and Maths Functional Skills alongside their main programme of study.

Fees and funding

Students aged 16 to 18, or those aged 16 to 24 with a valid EHCP, who are studying Further Education courses are not charged course fees.

For more information about financial support, please visit our Student Finance and Bursaries page. Click here for the Student Finance and Bursaries page