Approved Training Prevents Plumbing Imposters !
There can be problems to be faced for all those looking to train for a plumbing qualification. There may not be a suitable college course near to where you live or not enough plumbing companies who have vacancies to take on apprentices or students for work based experience.
Established and industry approved training centres like AbleSkills have become a very popular method for most wishing to start out or retrain for a career in the key skill trades of electrician or plumber. However, unfortunately, not all training centres possess adequate facilities or are accredited for the courses they offer, which are often not the required industry qualifications to carry out specified work.
Ultimately, the students will be paying to undertake courses which will not give them the recognised and legal standard of competency to undertake the work they then attempt to carry out. In a word they may become ‘rogue traders’!
According to the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) - the professional body for the UK plumbing and heating industry - there are approximately 120,000 people who call themselves plumbers in the UK, but not all of these plumbers hold qualifications or experience!
While the ‘cowboy’ element are a minority, they are often highlighted in the media, affecting the reputation of professional plumbers, endangering the public health and can cause costly damage to properties they work on.
The proper route to becoming a professional industry plumber is to undertake an officially accredited and verified City & Guilds Plumbing 6129 Level 2 Technical Certificate course, followed by the City & Guilds Plumbing NVQ Level 3 qualifications required.
As an approved training provider, AbleSkills has accreditation to offer qualifications on behalf of: City & Guilds, Construction Awards Alliance, NICEIC & EAL for Domestic Installer qualifications and CITB for Gas training and assessment. Fully equipped classroom workshops for each trade skill area are overseen by full time instructors, assessors and internal verifiers.
Key to becoming fully industry ready - you will be able to progress your learning through a series of courses that will qualify you to undertake most domestic and commercial work, according to the experience which will need to be built up after completing the courses.
