Plumbing: Level 2 City&Guilds Tech Certificate - Part Time

Course Summary:

The Level 2 Plumbing Technical Certificate at Nescot is a part-time course (day or evening) but a full-time option is available for under 19 year olds. The course combines practical and theory sessions, enabling you to gain good practical skills with underpinning job knowledge of Plumbing. You will work towards achieving 11 units of competence throughout the year which will culminate in an end of Year City & Guilds examination.

Course Details:

Units:
- 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.

Key Skills in Numeracy and Literacy 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.

Career Progression:

Completion of the Level 2 award will you to allow progress to the level 3 programme. 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 bolt 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.