NVQ in Mechanical Engineering Services - Plumbing (Domestic)

... if you're taking these qualifications

• What sorts of things do they cover?

  You'll cover things like:

  • servicing and maintaining domestic plumbing systems and components
  • planning complex domestic plumbing works
  • installing domestic plumbing systems and components
  • commissioning and decommissioning domestic plumbing systems.
    
• How will I learn and be assessed?

  To gain an NVQ, you need to show you've got a particular set of skills. You usually work with your training provider to review your current skills and find the best way to gain new ones - perhaps by trying new things at work, or by studying.

  NVQs are assessed at work or in a simulated workplace. For each unit your assessor watches and asks questions as you perform a task, or looks at a portfolio of work that you've built as formal evidence of your learning. Then they confirm you've got the skills to do the job well.

  For the NVQ in Mechanical Engineering Services - Plumbing (Domestic) you'll be assessed on a portfolio of evidence demonstrating the skills you've acquired.
  

• Which level is right for me?

  Level 3
  
  You've worked in the plumbing sector for some time, or you have a knowledge-based qualification like the Certificate in Plumbing Studies.
  

• How long do they take?

  The NVQ in Mechanical Engineering Services - Plumbing (Domestic) usually takes:

  • 6 months to 1 year  full time
  • 1 to 2 years part time.

   

• What jobs could they lead to?

  The NVQ in Mechanical Engineering Services - Plumbing (Domestic) could lead to a job as a qualified plumber.

  If you're doing an Advanced Apprenticeship in plumbing you also need to complete the Level 3 Certificate in Plumbing Studies (6129).

  If you want to become a master plumber you can more on to the Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in Building Services Engineering (4467).