Plumbing - Apprenticeship Level 3

Essentials

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

Course fee: FREE (See eligibility criteria)

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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.

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Course Update

Please note that due to ongoing major campus construction projects courses at Ballymena, Coleraine and Ballymoney may be relocated to alternative suitable locations as required.

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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.

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

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