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 General & Professional Domestic Plumbing Courses

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Monday 6th September 2010

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                         Monday 4th October 2010

'Plumbing Training Taster Day' 

See if Plumbing is the right career for you.

  Plumbing Taster Day

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Sat 18th September 2010

 

Need to Work While you Learn? 

Take a look at our flexible Plumbing course options

New Pay as You Go scheme available

Part time plumbing course    

  

The World Famous Plumbing Academy

 

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Plumbing Training Courses

       

The Plumbing Academy is the UK’s first privately run training facility to be approved by City and Guilds to offer a full range of grant funded and discounted courses for career changers and existing trades people. 

Plumbing Courses    Renewable Energy Courses    Gas Courses   Electrical Courses 

Since 2005 The Plumbing Academy has established a strong track record training students and allowing them to forge a new career in the domestic plumbing and gas industry, with eight weeks of full time intensive study. Some of these are now the most professional, successful, highly paid plumbers and Gas Safe Registered engineers in the UK. 

The success of The Plumbing Academy is based on the constant commitment to deliver a professional training environment in our 20,000 sq ft custom built training centre at Edenbridge near the Kent, Sussex and Surrey border and only 40 minutes by train from London.

General Domestic Plumber Training Course

General Domestic Plumber CourseOur intensive plumbing courses are for individuals who are looking to change career and have little if any  real practical skills or technical knowledge about plumbing and need to start from the basics. The City & Guilds 6129 level 2 plumbing training course is the industry recognised course for this level and provides the wide technical and practical skills you will need to start working as a qualified General Domestic Plumber.  With the options of our full time or flexible part time courses you could start your new career as a skilled domestic plumber within 10 weeks.

Professional Domestic Plumber & Gas Engineer Training Course

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Professional Plumbing and Gas CourseCity & Guilds Plumbing Training CoursesThe Professional Domestic Plumbing Course provides you with a structured learning program with full time and part time course programs integrated into a complete plumbing and gas training package. You can start this course with little or no understanding of plumbing or gas and the Plumbing Academy's expert qualified trainers we will teach you to the highest level in plumbing and gas training.  By using this intensive yet flexible learning program you could be plumbing in as little time as 3 months and be fully gas qualified and approved in as little as 5 months from starting the course. No other plumbing and gas training course in the UK comes close to the level of professional plumbing and gas training you will gain and you will be able to secure permanent employment or even start your own plumbing, heating and gas business and be your own boss! This course includes the General Domestic Plumbing training course above. 

Professional Plumber and Renewable Energy Engineer

This City & Guilds Renewable Energy Engineer Course covers all the qualifications and training for new entrants to become a Renewable Energy Engineer. There is already an increasing demand for skills in the green energy sector, as commercial enterprises and households aim to reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs. Consequently, to help you reach the pinnacle of the plumbing trade, we have designed our most comprehensive course. This course will provide you with the right level of qualifications, knowledge and the confidence to succeed in this exciting area of the trade.

 

 Existing Plumber - Need New Skills or Qualifications  

Trade Plumbing gas electrcial coursesAt The Plumbing Academy we provide a full range of plumbing and electrical courses for existing trades people to advance their career including training courses for: City & Guilds qualifications, ACS Assessments (Gas Safe Register), Electrical Courses, Renewable Energy Training Courses,  Water Regulations Course, Unvented Course and many more...

 

You will need your City & Guilds 6089 NVQ2 Plumbing Certificate by 2012

Fast Track NVQ2 QualificationIt is being reported that any plumber wishing to undertake work on a domestic building site or domestic premises will be required to hold a minimum of an NVQ2 in Plumbing. With this in mind the Plumbing Academy has worked with City & Guilds and developed a FAST TRACK Course to gain an NVQ2 in plumbing in as little as four weeks with minimal disruption to your day to day business.  To be able to enrol on the FAST TRACK NVQ2 Course program you will have to provide proof you have a minimum of Five Years Plumbing experience.  Train to Gain funding is available 'subject to status' which The Plumbing Academy can help you obtain.   

 
We are pleased to announce The Plumbing Academy has been allocated additional funding for 2010 for Renewable and Energy Efficiency Courses such as Unvented, Water Regs, Solar and some other courses. This means we will be able to apply a discount of up to £150 off the published course prices. You must hurry as this offer is for a limited time only. Go to our post code checker to see if you are in the SEEDA Region.    Click here