Course at a glance

Subject Area:

Plumbing

Attendance:

Part-time

Qualification:

Level 1 Award (City & Guilds) - LAR Code: 60103243
Level 1 Certificate (City & Guilds) - LAR Code: 60105276

Course Start:

September 2024

Course Length:

Award: 7 weeks (day) or 15 weeks (evening)
Certificate: 1 year

Location:

South Bank Campus

Cost:

Level 1 Award £305
Level 1 Certificate £1,335 (£1,030 if completed the award)

*All prices are based on the 24/25 academic year. Subsequent years are subject to an annual increase.

For further enquiries regarding finance, please contact the finance team directly on 0113 222 6094 or finance@lcb.ac.uk

For general course enquiries, please call 0113 222 6040 or email sbs@lcb.ac.uk.


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Course Overview

Please note, we are no longer taking applications for this course.

Applications will re-open April 2025.

The Plumbing Level 1 Award and Level 1 Certificate in Construction Skills (Plumbing Pathway) have now been combined into a 1 year evening course.

This plumbing course is ideal for those who want to pursue a career as an plumber.

Plumbers have a highly varied role, it can include installing, servicing and repairing sanitation, heating and hot and cold water systems in buildings. You will fit pipework to baths, showers, toilets, radiators and central heating boilers. You will carry out installations of central heating and sanitary systems.


Course content

This Plumbing Level 1 Award is designed as a basic insight into plumbing, it will give you the basic hand skills necessary to carry out small plumbing tasks.

At the end of the Award you will have learnt basic plumbing processes and operations, including:

  • Health and safety within the industry
  • Hand tools operations
  • Forming capillary joints
  • Forming compression joints
  • Bending copper pipe

 

During the Plumbing Level 1 Certificate you will learn:

  • How to install a cloakroom suite
  • Basic maintenance techniques
  • Work with Low carbon steel fittings
  • Use plastic pressure pipe fittings
  • How to remove a radiator and refit it
  • Rules and regulations covering plumbing

 


Course length

Award: 7 weeks (day) or 15 weeks (evening)
Certificate: 1 year


How to apply

To apply, please click the apply button at the top of the page and fill in our Application form.

If you would like to make a general enquiry please contact the Services Enquiries Team by calling 0113 222 6040 or emailing sbs@lcb.ac.uk


Next Steps

This course provides the foundation for the Plumbing Studies Level 2 Technical Diploma which can be progressed onto in year 2.

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