BPEC
Level 3
QN: 610/4782/X
Curriculum Active
BPEC Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by BPEC. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2283 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
BPEC
Syllabus Units
34 Units
Guided Hours
2283 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Air Source Heat Pump Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Health and safety risks and legislation associated with air source heat pump systemsDifferent types of air source heat pump systemsDesign air source heat pump systemsAir source heat pump installationService and maintenance of air source heat pump systemsFault diagnosis and rectification of defects and malfunctions on air source heat pump systemsTest
- commission and handover of air source heat pump systems
2
Building Services and Structures
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Installation requirements, methods and materials for Natural Gas (NG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pipeworkVentilation requirements, types and methodsDifferent types and operation of suitable chimney systems for gas appliancesMethods for checking and testing chimney performance
3
Cold Water Supply to Non-Domestic Premises
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Cold water supply to non-domestic premises
4
Cold Water Treatment and Routing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Cold water supply route to dwellings
5
Combustion and Properties of Gas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Natural gas supply networkOperation of pressure RegulatorsFactors that affect pressure loss and the equipment used to measure gas pressureCombination of gases and potential risksGas burner operation, design, features and typesProperties and characteristics of Natural Gas (NG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
6
Commission and Handover Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Commission and handover cold water systems and components
- Commission and handover hot water systems and components
- Commission and handover central heating systems and components
- Commission and handover sanitary appliances, pipe
- work systems and components
- Commission and handover rainwater systems
7
Common Installation Processes and Techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Hand and power tools in plumbing and domestic heating workTypes of plumbing and domestic heating pipe
- work and their jointing principlesSite preparation techniques for plumbing and heating workThe use of clips and brackets to support plumbing and domestic heating pipe
- work and componentsPlumbing and domestic heating pipe
- work installations
8
Common Processes and Techniques in Non-Domestic Plumbing Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Health and safety risks and legislation associated with work on non-domestic plumbing systemsSafe use of hand and power tools in non-domestic plumbing systems workPipe
- work and jointing methods used in non-domestic plumbing systemsSite preparation techniques for work on non-domestic plumbing systems
- Use of clips and brackets to support non-domestic plumbing pipe
- work and componentsNon-domestic plumbing pipe
- work installation
9
Decommission Non-Domestic Plumbing systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- commission of non-domestic plumbing systems
10
Decommission Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- commission plumbing and domestic central heating systems
11
Domestic Fuel Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Factors affecting fuel selectionCombustion processes of fuel supplied systemsPrinciples of chimney/flue systems
12
Electrical Work and the Control of Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Pre-installation activity prior to undertaking electrical work on plumbing and domestic heating systemsIndustry standard safe isolation proceduresSafe installation, testing and decommissioning of electrical systemsIdentification of faults and safe repair of electrical work
13
Environmental Technologies - On-Site Portfolio of Evidence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- commission, service and fault find air source heat pump or solar thermal hot water systems
14
Environmental Technology Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The sources of renewable and non-renewable energyOperating principles of micro-renewable energy technologiesRequirements to install micro-renewable energy systems to existing systemsCurrent energy efficiency advice and guidance
15
Fault Diagnosis and Rectification on Non-Domestic Plumbing Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on cold water systems and components in non-domestic premisesFault diagnosis and rectification procedures on hot water systems and components in non-domestic premisesFault diagnosis and rectification procedures on sanitary pipe
- work systems in non-domestic premisesFault diagnosis and rectification procedures on rainwater systems in non-domestic premises
16
Fault Diagnosis and Rectification on Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Fault diagnosis and rectification on cold water systems and componentsFault diagnosis and rectification on hot water systems and componentsFault diagnosis and rectification on central heating systems and componentsFault diagnosis and rectification on sanitary appliances and pipeworkFault diagnosis and rectification on rainwater systems and components
17
Gas Safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Safety, legislation and standards within the gas industryGas emergency actions and proceduresUnsafe situations, emergency notices and warning labelsOperation and positioning of emergency controls and valvesLow Pressure domestic gas meters, regulators and housingsThe methods and requirements to tightness test and purge small gas installationsHow to check and set gas installation operating pressures at gas meters and LPG regulatorsHow to safely assess the potential risks, tightness test and relight temporarily isolated appliancesThe requirements to check and set appliance burner pressures and compare measured gas rates with published figuresThe principles of operation and methods of testing gas appliance safety controls
18
Health and Safety Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Health and safety legislation that applies to the building services industryHazardous situations working in the building services industryPersonal protection measuresHow to respond to accidentsProcedures for electrical safetyHow to work safely with heat producing equipmentSafely use access equipmentWorking safely in excavations and confined spaces
19
Install and Maintain Gas Water Heating and Wet Central Heating Appliances - On-Site Portfolio of Evidence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Install, service and fault find gas water heating and wet central heating appliancesInstallation of gas pipe
- work (= 35 mm)Gas tightness testing, direct purging (IGEM/UP/1B) and relighting appliancesOpportunity for identification of unsafe situations
20
Install, Commission, Service and Maintain Non-Domestic Plumbing Systems - On-Site Portfolio of Evidence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Non-domestic plumbing systems and components installation in the workplace
- Commission non-domestic plumbing systems in the workplaceFault diagnosis and rectification procedures on non-domestic plumbing systems
21
Install, Commission, Service and Maintain Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems - On-Site Portfolio of Evidence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Apply health and safety and welfare in the workplace
- Prepare for the installation of plumbing and domestic heating systems and components
- Install plumbing and domestic heating systems and components in the workplace
- Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures
- Commission plumbing and domestic heating systems in the workplace.
22
Install, Service, Repair and Remove Gas Water Heating and Wet Central Heating
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Uses of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances in dwellings.Types of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances and their layout requirements.Site preparation techniques for gas water heating and wet central heating appliancesInstallation and commission of gas water heating and wet central heating appliancesService and maintenance of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances
- commission of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances
23
Installation of Non-Domestic plumbing Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- layouts of non-domestic plumbing systemsCold water systems installation in non-domestic premisesHot water systems installation in non-domestic premisesSanitary appliances and pipe
- work systems installation in non-domestic premisesRainwater systems installation in non-domestic premises
24
Planning and Supervision
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- The role of the construction team within the plumbing and domestic heating systems industryInformation sources in the building services industryHow to communicate with othersResponsibilities of relevant people in the building services industryProducing risk assessments and method statements for the plumbing and domestic heating systems industryProducing a work programme for tasks in the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry
25
Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating System Layouts
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise the layouts of plumbing and domestic heating systems
26
Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Cold water system installationHot Water system installation Central Heating system installation Sanitary appliances and pipe
- work system installationRainwater system installation
27
Scientific Principles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Units of measurement used in the plumbing and domestic heating systems industryProperties of materialsMechanical principles in the plumbing and domestic heating systems industryProperties of materialsThe relationship between energy, heat and powerPrinciples of force and pressure and their application in the plumbing and domestic heating industryPrinciples of electricity in the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry
28
Service and Maintenance of Non-Domestic Plumbing Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Service and maintenance on cold water systems in non-domestic premisesService and maintenance on hot water systems in non-domestic premisesService and maintenance on sanitary pipe
- work systems in non-domestic premise
29
Service and Maintenance on Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Service and maintenance on cold water systemsService and maintenance on hot water systemsService and maintenance on central heating systemsService and maintenance on sanitary appliances and pipe
- work systems
30
Size and Select Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Size and select cold water systems and components for dwellingsSize and select rainwater harvesting and greywater re
- use systems and components for dwellingsSize and select hot water systems and components for dwellingsSize and select central heating systems and components for dwellingsSize and select sanitary appliances pipe
- work systems and components for dwellingsSize and select rainwater systems components for dwellings
31
Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Health and safety and relevant legislation, regulations and standardsFundamental design principles for solar thermal hot water systemsSolar thermal hot water systems installationTest
- commission and handover of solar thermal hot water systemsService and maintain and diagnose and rectify faults of a solar thermal hot water installation
32
Specific Core Gas Safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Gas safety controls are operating correctly and actions required when unsafe or ineffective operation is foundThe construction and operation of chimneys used for domestic gas appliancesHow to carry out chimney performance checks
- Complete the correct notices, forms and labels used in domestic gas utilisationThe correct use of combustion and atmosphere sampling analysers
- Install and commission a small domestic gas installation
- Calculate the requirements for permanent ventilation in domestic gas utilisation environmentsHow to work correctly and safely with electrical systems and components used in domestic gas utilisation
33
Test and Commission Non-Domestic Plumbing Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Soundness test and commission cold water appliances, systems and components in non-domestic premisesSoundness test and commission hot water appliances, systems and components in non-domestic premisesSoundness test and commission sanitary appliances, pipe
- work systems and components in non-domestic premisesSoundness test and commission rainwater systems in non-domestic premises
34
Test Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Soundness test cold water systems and componentsSoundness test hot water systems and componentsSoundness test central heating systems and componentsSoundness test sanitary appliances, pipe
- work systems and componentsSoundness test rainwater systems
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/4782/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- BPEC
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2024
- Operational End
- Sept 2028