Westminster Building Company Ltd: Plumbing Apprentice

Westminster Building Company Ltd is seeking a motivated Plumbing Apprentice based near Oakham. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience on a variety of construction projects while attending college to achieve their Level 3 Plumbing qualification.

What You'll Do at Work

• Assisting qualified plumbers with installation, maintenance, and repair work.
• Learning how to install pipework, sanitary ware, and plumbing systems.
• Carrying out site preparation and ensuring work areas are kept clean and safe.
• Using plumbing tools and equipment under supervision.
• Attending college and completing apprenticeship coursework.
• Following health and safety procedures on construction sites.

Training Schedule

You will work 4 days a week with your employer and then spend 1 day a week in college.

Training Provider

DCG

Training Course

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Understanding Apprenticeship Levels

What You'll Learn

Course contents

• Operate in a safe working manner by adhering to health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice, and guidance and applying safe working practices.
• Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating, and sanitary appliances and pipework).
• Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of rainwater systems.
• Plan tasks within plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
• Identify and document hazards for the plumbing and domestic heating systems work. Apply control measures.
• Carry out commission and handover procedures and techniques on plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, and rainwater).
• Install, test, and commission, electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification procedures and techniques on the non-electrical components of plumbing and domestic heating systems.
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems, including industry safe isolation procedures.
• Decommission plumbing and domestic heating systems.
• Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
• Plan, size, and select cold and hot systems to meet customer's needs in accordance with manufacturers' guidance, regulatory requirements, and industry recognized standards and procedures.
• Plan, size, and select domestic heating and rainwater systems to meet customers' needs in accordance with manufacturers' guidance, regulatory requirements, and industry recognized standards and procedures.
• Carry out and apply the common installation processes and techniques used in the installation and maintenance of natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) in the workplace.
• Install, purge, test, commission, and handover low-pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification procedures and techniques on low-pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
• Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) low-pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
• Plan, size, and select low-pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
• Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
• Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of solar thermal systems.
• Test, commission, and handover air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
• Test, commission, and handover solar thermal systems.
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification procedures and techniques on air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification procedures and techniques on solar thermal systems.
• Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
• Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) solar thermal systems.
• Plan, size, and select air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
• Plan, size, and select solar thermal systems.
• Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing pipework.
• Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances (cold water systems, hot water systems, sanitary appliances and pipework systems, and rainwater systems).
• Test, commission, and handover plumbing pipework (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances in the workplace. (cold water systems and sanitary appliances and pipework systems).
• Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification procedures and techniques on plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.
• Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.