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"This occupation is found in the building services sector of the construction industry.
Plumbing & domestic heating technicians size and select, plan and install, service, maintain and commission plumbing and domestic heating systems.
All technicians will be required to work on typical plumbing elements such as hot and cold water systems and storage, supplies to dwellings and associated pipework, above-ground pipework, connection to below-ground, sanitary pipework, fittings and furniture. Appliances and equipment can include central heating boilers, bathroom furniture, sanitary appliances, drainage and rainwater systems. Further to that, technicians will specialise in one of three areas:
Domestic gas fired hot water heating appliances technician: installation and maintenance of domestic natural gas systems and central heating and hot water appliances.
Domestic air source heat pumps & solar thermal systems technician: installation and maintenance of air source heat pumps and solar thermal hot water systems in domestic premises.
Non-domestic plumbing technician: installation and maintenance of plumbing systems in premises such as hospitals and healthcare premises, schools, high rise buildings, public buildings, industrial and commercial premises, etc.
In their daily work an employee in this occupation interacts with customers and end users, and as such require a high level of customer service. Technicians can find themselves working inside or outside a customers’ property as well as on building sites.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for working both independently with a minimum of supervision and also as a member of a team involving close liaison and cooperation with site and line management, colleagues and other trades. "

Learning Objectives

Duties of the job role covered as part of the Apprenticeship:
Duty 1 Plan core plumbing and domestic heating systems to meet customers’ needs and in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 2 Select and size core plumbing and domestic heating systems to meet customers’ needs and in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 3 Carry out preparatory work for the Installation of core plumbing and domestic heating systems.																																
Duty 4 Install core plumbing and domestic heating systems in accordance with design criteria, manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 5 Test and commission core plumbing and domestic heating system installations in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 6 Carry out appropriate handover procedures for core plumbing and domestic heating systems to customers and or end users including the provision of written information, diagrammatic information, verbal information and demonstration regarding system operation and use.																																
Duty 7 Carry out routine service and maintenance procedures on core plumbing and domestic heating systems.																																
Duty 8 Perform fault finding, diagnosis and rectification procedures on core plumbing and domestic heating systems.																																
Duty 9 Decommission core plumbing and domestic heating systems.																																
Duty 10 Conform to all health, safety and welfare in the workplace requirements.																																
Duty 11 Plan low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) to include natural gas fired central heating and hot water appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) to meet customers’ needs and in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 12 Select and size low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) to include natural gas fired central heating and hot water appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) to meet customers’ needs and in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 13 Carry out preparatory work for the Installation of low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) to include natural gas fired central heating and hot water appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).																																
Duty 14 Install low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) to include natural gas fired central heating and hot water appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) in accordance with design criteria, manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 15 Test and commission low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) to include natural gas fired central heating and hot water appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.																																
Duty 16 Carry out appropriate handover procedures for low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) to include natural gas fired central heating and hot water appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) to customers and or end users including the provision of written information, diagrammatic information, verbal information and demonstration regarding system operation and use.

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For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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Applicant must be eligible for ESFA funding and in a job role where the duties in learning objectives can be undertaken as part of normal day to day activities

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