Becoming a fully qualified plumber?

[chris watkins]

No, you need an NVQ and experience

Hi Tamz
As you so often keep me up-date, I for once can return the favor, the City & Guilds 6189 Diploma Level 2 & 3 is the replacement qualification for the old 6129 Tec Cert & 6089 NVQ the idea was to combine both the college & on-site stuff to stop training centers just offering the off the job training which was not recognized as being a qualified plumber by the industry.

Unfortunately they seem to have bowed to pressure & now also offer the 6035 (just the college side) so the confusion will still continue hear in England.

So just to confirm the 6189 Diploma contains on-site assessments which have to be completed to pass the qualification & so effectively replaces the old 6089 NVQ.
Experience is of course always required to be able to work as a plumber, the problem as you know, is how do we measure it !!

 

[chris watkins]

I know , I just want to know what course will class me as a qualified plumber , I know you won't have the experience but so I can get a blue card

You will now need to hold a minimum of a Level 2 6189 City & Guilds Diploma in plumbing, there are a few others but not for the plumbing side.
PS.There will also be, very shortly, another qualification provider (exam board) thank god, cos C&G are losing it big time.