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NVQ Plumbing Level 3

Plumbing Course NVQ Level 3 Aim:
This qualification will provide an apprentice plumber with the required formal skills and knowledge to be a qualified plumber. 
What modules are in an NVQ Plumbing Course level 3?
The NVQ plumbing course is intended for individuals who have completed the NVQ level 2 in plumbing.
Plumbing Course NVQ 3 Modules

  • Systems planning   
  • Design and installation theories of hot and cold water systems, sanitary systems and central heating systems.
  • Complex cold water systems
  • Complex domestic hot water systems
  • design and installation of the complex hot water systems and the skills to maintain them.
  • Complex sanitation systems
  • Central heating systems
  • Installation and service boilers and central heating systems
  • Plumbing studies core underpinning knowledge
  • Employment rights and responsibilities
  •  Plan and  maintain hot and cold water systems, sanitary systems and central heating systems
  • Customer service
  • This module is measure by your practical work and the way you have conducted yourself at work. It helps students learn how to make contacts within the industry in order to get contracts.
  • ACS Gas Safety assessment is also required to be completed in order to achieve NVQ Level 3 plumbing qualification.

Entry Requirements: Candidates must be employed in the plumbing industry and hold an NVQ 2 plumbing qualification.
 How is the NVQ in plumbing course assessed?
As you take the training course you will be assessed by a qualified assessor in practical exercises, being observed by the assessor and by demonstrating you are competent to a certain standard. You will also have multiple choice tests plus written exams