Plumbing - Progression (Evening)

This course enables learners to develop their:

• Understanding of social, economic and environmental sustainability as appropriate to building services
• Understanding of aspects of employment and employability in the sector
• Employability skills and understanding of how these are relevant to contemporary practice in a chosen trade
• Their knowledge of and ability to apply the health and safety requirements of working on sites, with equipment and with others when working in a chosen trade
• Understanding of the types of work and projects undertaken in a chosen trade, and the interdependencies of this work with work by other tradespeople, at the design,
• construction, use and maintenance stages
• Understanding of the tools, techniques, materials and technologies used in a chosen trade and of how they change, and have changed, over time
• Knowledge and understanding required in a chosen trade route, as set out in this document to the relevant national standards
• Practical skills in carrying out a wide range of tasks in a chosen trade
• Ability to effectively plan and evaluate their performance in carrying out a wide range of tasks in a chosen trade

Core units to be studied include:

• Employment and Employability in the Building Services Engineering Sector
• Changing Practices Over Time
• Planning and Evaluating Work in the Building Services Engineering Sector in Wales

Subject specific units to be studied:

• Understand Scientific Principles
• Understand Core Plumbing and Heating Systems
• Understand Cold Water Systems
• Understand Hot Water Systems
• Understand Central Heating Systems
• Understand Rainwater Systems
• Understand Sanitation Systems
• Performing Plumbing and Heating System Installation