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Built Environment

Plumbing - Apprenticeship Level 3

Start Date: 4th September 2023
Code: PWFN01691

  • Further Education
  • Full-time
  • Newtownabbey
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Essentials

Duration: 2 Years Full-time
Start date: 4th September 2023
End date: 20th February 2026

Course fee: FREE (See eligibility criteria)


Course Content

The plumbing course is designed to meet industry standards and provides underpinning knowledge for the workplace.

Units include:

  • Understand how to organise resources within building services engineering (BSE);
  • Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques;
  • Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques;
  • Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques;
  • Understand and carry out electrical work on domestic plumbing and heating systems and components;
  • Understand and apply domestic sanitation system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques

Meet the Apprentice

Abigail shares her experiences on what it is like to work, earn and learn with an apprenticeship.

Abigail Reilly Plumbing

You must:

  • have successfully attained a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Plumbing
  • be employed or be about to take up permanent paid employment with a Northern Ireland-based company and be contracted to work a minimum of 21 hours per week (including day release/off- the-job training) with one employer.
  • have the potential to successfully complete all the requirements of the appropriate Level 3 Apprenticeship Framework.
  • meet any health requirements (eg colour vision) specific to the occupation of your choice.

Achievement of ApprenticeshipsNI Level 3 offers possible progression to Foundation Degree.


400 Shore Road
Newtownabbey
BT37 9RS
028 9085 5000

Contact

Brian George

This course is also available in other NRC campuses.

Essential Skills

All full-time students at the Northern Regional College have the opportunity to improve their English, Maths and IT skills and gain qualifications. The qualification you take will depend on the qualification you already have. If you do not have a grade C or above in GCSE English, Maths or ICT, you MUST do Essential Skills. This will form a compulsory part of your timetable.

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