Apprenticeships for occupations in the Plumbing and Heating Industry are designed to meet the industry’s competence requirements. At Foundation Level you will be involved in the installation or service and maintenance of plumbing systems e. g. baths, pipework, drains, radiators and heating systems then at Apprenticeship (Level 3) you may work with gas/solid fuel boilers and Environmental Technologies e. g. Solar Thermal; Ground/Air Source Heat Pumps; Water Harvesting etc.
Roles in this framework are likely to fit into Standard Occupational Code (SOC): 53
This Apprenticeship framework document contains two occupation pathways at different levels:
PlumbingJob roles
Plumber
Domestic Plumbing and Heating
Job role
Advanced Plumber