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Plumbing
Courses & Training |
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Become a professional plumber and achieve recognised qualifications by taking an intensive plumbing training course. Receive comprehensive training and have the ability to understand the principles of plumbing and heating systems. Usually no previous experience is necessary and you don’t need to spend years in college to gain your plumbing City & Guilds 6129, 6089 and 6189 qualifications. Have the job satisfaction with this hand on career and work for yourself, choosing the hours you want or alternatively you could work for a reputable company.
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An Intensive plumbing course will help you gain your qualifications to become a professional plumber. Course providers will teach you the basic principles of plumbing, how to rectify common faults and how to install general water systems. Expert tutors will explain design plans and clarify why the water regulations 1999 are set in place. |
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Learn how to cut, bend and solder copper pipes effectively without depreciating the materials strength and quality. Discover the easy use of plastic push fitting pipes and accessories, which are compatible to connect with existing copper piping work.
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Plumbing courses usually provide a workshop area, where you will perform exercises within your own or shared training bay, creating a real life situation. You will have the responsibility of installing a fully operational bathroom suite, hot water cylinders, storage tanks and many more tasks depending on the course provider’s criteria and duration of the course. As it is mandatory to perform a pressure test according to the water regulations 1999, your newly installed installation will be put under test to check for leaks and deficiencies within the system.
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On completion of the Intensive Plumbing Course you will have acquired the skills and knowledge to be self-sufficient to pursue your career further into the plumbing industry as a professional plumber.
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To be classed as a competent plumber, you must have the sufficient knowledge of plumbing regulations backed up by qualifications such as the City and Guilds 6129, City and Guilds 6089, City and Guilds 6189. Also to become self employed you must register with a competent persons scheme such as APHC, OFTEC, ETAS where your work will be assessed by the selected governing body to determine whether you are self sufficient enough to carry out installations on your own.
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Plumbers can further their career into gas fitting, heating systems, drainage systems and designing. By expanding your knowledge and skills portfolio, you are potentially widening your area of work, increasing sales and profits. |
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A self-employed experienced plumber can earn between £27,000 - £35,000+ a year depending on how much work he or she does. An average wage for a plumber, working for a firm with a couple years experience would range from £25,000+. |
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A career in plumbing is a hands-on job and is Massively relied upon, as they're dealing with the health and well being of others. Plumbers have a key role in the trade industry, as every new build will need clean drinking water, drainage, toilet facilities. |
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There is a Shortage of Plumbers and it seems that 50% of those who take on a plumbing college course tend not to complete it and look for an alternative career. Also within the plumbing industry, the average age of plumbers is relatively high and shows that there are more plumbers leaving the trade than actually joining it |
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You can acquire further information about a career in plumbing and talk to others who have attended an intensive plumbing course by joining the UK’s leading plumber’s forum community by visiting http://www.ukplumbersforum.co.uk |
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