Plumbing, Drain-laying and Gas-fitting | Level 3 | 2022

Introduction

This course provides foundation knowledge and skills of:

• flueing and ventilation

• consumer gas pipework

• gas appliances and their applications and capabilities in work-readiness.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of hazards and precautions for working with gas in plumbing, and Gasfitting, including combustion principles

• Identify and assist with installing appropriate gas pipework and components

• Identify and assist with installing a flue system

• Describe basic gas appliance controls and their operation

• Apply work-readiness capabilities

Specifically you will investigate:

• Pipe jointing

• Flue systems and ventilation

• Gas appliances

• Electrical safety - Gas hazards

• Legislation

• Basic calculations