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Re: should government make it law to be qualified plumber to do plumbing work for mon
thanks fuzzy
thanks fuzzy
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haha what makes one qualified in plumbing? would that be the 4 or 5 years apprenticeship and the years gained working or would that be the quick route to qualifications with 5 day courses?
the recognised qualification for plumbers NVQ2 minimum for basic or NVQ3 for adavnced, simple
yes and along with the 4 or 5 years apprenticeship without this if it has only taken you for instance to do either above in 6 weeks not qualified even with certificates.
you must be jib registered to be industry recognised as qualified.
Try getting a job with even the full nvq or svq without experience NO CHANCE.
you cannot get an NVQ without experience??????? are you getting mixed up with a tech cert?
you cannot get the qualification solely from college, as i keep putting, so why not recognise the nvq as competence? no need for addition hoops to jump throughyou can do a lot of damage to someones property if you take on something that you dont know how to follow through.
i think you either need to be qualified or experienced through on the job training to do general plumbing , or both.
i think a qualification is just something to prove you are accually learning with on the job training, plumbing shouldnt solely be taught at college. on the job will tell you how to do things , college will tell you why they are done that way.
The NVQ 2 can't be a measure of competence because it only requires proof of very basic plumbing skills. There's no mandatory requirement to prove competence on heating systems, installation of cylinders, installation of storage tanks etc.
If you install a couple of bathrooms, change a couple of soil stacks and do some basic plumbing maintenance you have all the evidence needed to complete the portfolio.
The NVQ 3 is mostly concerned with the planning of works and customer service with two small tasks involving commissioning a heating and hot water system.
There's a huge gap in what's required to become qualified and what's required to do the job.
EDIT: sorry smudger, just read your post which says everything I was trying to say.
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