Secure your future in the construction sector today by training to become a plumber, gasfitter or drainlayer. You’ll be in hot demand, the money is great, and our pre-apprenticeship programme is your perfect way in.
Our practical, hands-on training will give you the knowledge and the skills you need to start your career in this lucrative, booming sector. You’ll graduate with hard skills equivalent to a first year apprentice, plus we’ll give your numeracy and literacy skills a big boost.
This course is a mix of campus-based study and *self-directed learning (on-site hours vary from 20 hours per week and 16 hours of self-directed learning in your own time per week).
This course is also part of the government led Youth Guarantee Programme. If you are aged 16-24, and meet the course entry requirements, you have a chance to attend this course for FREE!*
* Spaces are limited for our Youth Guarantee funded courses. Contact our team for more information.
You will learn:
Health and safety practises in the workplace.
About emergency procedures.
How to work on plans and specifications.
About meeting regulations and codes of practice.
Practical skills and theory application for water systems, sheet metal and roofing materials, sanitation, cold and hot water supply, soldering, welding and brazing.
Installation of pipes and fittings for water supply, gas and other heating.
Theory and principles of gas combustion to domestic installations.
Integrating plumbing and gasfitting services into a building structure.
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