Plumbing and domestic heating technicians can find themselves working inside or outside a property.
Customer service skills and being tidy and respectful are important qualities as they can often find themselves working in customers homes as well as on building sites.
As a competent plumbing and heating technician, you will plan the installation of plumbing and heating systems includes accurate measuring, marking, cutting, bending and jointing metallic and non-metallic pipework.
Appliances and equipment can include:
- Gas
- Oil
- Solid fuel boilers
- Pumps
- Heat emitters
- Bathroom furniture
- Controls as part of a cold water, hot water, and central heating
- Above ground drainage and rainwater systems
You will be at the forefront of installing new and exciting environmental technologies like:
- Heat pumps
- Solar thermal systems
- Biomass boilers
- Water recycling systems
It is important that you are able to work independently or as a team and use your knowledge and skills to ensure that both the system and appliances are appropriately selected and correctly installed, often without any supervision, and done so in a safe, efficient and economical manner to minimize waste.
In addition to the core skills and knowledge requirements, you must undertake a fossil fuel natural gas specialism as part of the apprenticeship.
During the 4th year of your apprenticeship will be attend the King's Lynn campus for your gas and renewable energy training.
