City & Guilds
Level 3
QN: 600/1134/8
Curriculum Active
City & Guilds Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Domestic Plumbing and Heating (Gas Fired Water and Central Heating Appliances)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1034 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Syllabus Units
13 Units
Guided Hours
1034 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Install domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Design gas systems for installing domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances
- Plan and prepare work activities for installing domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances, De-commission domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances
- Install, exchange, and remove domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances, Pre-commission and Commission domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances
- Use and communicate data and information to carry out de-commissioning, installation and commissioning work, Re
- solve problems which could affect the de-commissioning, installation and commissioning process, Installing, commissioning and de-commissioning domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances
2
Install, commission and de-commission gas pipework up to 35mm 1¼ diameter in domestic and small commercial premises
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Design gas systems for installing gas pipe
- Plan and prepare work activities for installing domestic gas cookers, tumble dryers and leisure appliances, De-commission domestic gas pipe
- work to industry standards
- Install, exchange, and remove gas pipe
- work to industry standards, Pre-commission and Commission gas pipe
- Use and communicate data and information to carry out de-commissioning, installation and commissioning work, Re
- solve problems which could affect the de-commissioning, installation and commissioning process
- commission and de-commission gas pipe
- work up to 35mm (1¼) diameter in domestic and small commercial premises
3
Install, commission, service and maintain domestic plumbing and heating systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select plumbing and heating systems and components for application the workplace
- Be able to prepare work sites for the installation of plumbing and heating systems and components in the workplace
- Be able to install plumbing and heating systems and components in the workplace
- Be able to commission plumbing and heating systems in the workplace
- Be able to diagnose faults in plumbing and heating components in the workplace
- Be able to rectify faults in plumbing and heating components in the workplace
4
Maintain gas water heating and wet central heating appliances
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Plan and prepare work activities for maintaining water heating and wet central heating appliances, De-commission water heating and wet central heating appliances to industry standards
- Maintain domestic water heating and wet central heating appliances to industry standards, Pre-commission and Commission water heating and wet central heating appliances to industry standards
- Use and communicate data and information to carry out de-commissioning, maintenance and commissioning work, Re
- solve problems which could affect the de-commissioning, maintenance and commissioning process
- Maintain water heating and wet central heating appliances
5
Specific Core Installation & Maintenance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the use of common tools used in the gas utilisation industry
- Demonstrate that gas safety controls are operating correctly and explain the actions required when unsafe or ineffective operation is found
- Know the construction and operation of chimneys used for domestic gas appliances
- Demonstrate how to carry out chimney performance checks
- Identify and complete the correct notices, forms and labels used in domestic gas utilisation
- Demonstrate how to work correctly and safely with electrical systems and components used in domestic gas utilisation
- Demonstrate the correct use of combustion and atmosphere sampling analysers
- Demonstrate safe lifting and handling techniques when moving equipment, materials and appliances associated with gas utilisation activities
- Demonstrate the safe use of steps and ladders used in domestic gas utilisation activities
- Demonstrate selection and use of correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for domestic gas utilisation activities
- Install and commission a small domestic gas installation
- Calculate the requirements for permanent ventilation in domestic gas utilisation environments
6
Tightness test, purge, commission and de-commission gas pipework up to 35mm 1¼ diameter in small natural gas installations.
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Plan and prepare work activities for tightness testing and direct purging, De-commission gas systems and components to industry standards, Tightness testing and direct purging of gas systems and components
- Use and communicate data and information to carry out de-commissioning, tightness testing and direct purging, Re
- solve problems which could affect de-commissioning, tightness testing and direct purging
- Understand how to tightness test, purge
- commission and de-commission gas pipe
- work up to 35mm 1¼ diameter in small natural gas installations
7
Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the types of central heating system and their layout requirements
- Know the design techniques for central heating systems
- Be able to apply design techniques for central heating systems
- Know the installation requirements of central heating systems and components
- Be able to install central heating systems and components
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for central heating systems and components
- Be able to diagnose and rectify faults in central heating systems and components
- Know the commissioning requirements of central heating systems and components
- Be able to commission central heating systems and components
8
Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the legislation relating to the installation and maintenance of cold water supplied for domestic purposes
- Know the types of cold water system layout used in multi-storey dwellings
- Know the types of cold water system layout used with single occupancy dwellings fed by private water supplies
- Know the requirements for backflow protection in plumbing systems
- Know the uses of specialist components in cold water systems
- Know the design techniques for cold water systems
- Be able to apply design techniques for cold water systems
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for cold water systems and components
- Be able to diagnose and rectify faults in cold water systems and components
- Know the commissioning requirements of cold water systems and components
- Be able to commission cold water systems and components
9
Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the types of hot water system and their layout requirements
- Know the uses of specialist components in hot water systems
- Know the design techniques for hot water systems
- Be able to apply design techniques for hot water systems
- Know the installation requirements of hot water systems and components
- Be able to install hot water systems and components
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for hot water systems and components
- Be able to diagnose and rectify faults in hot water systems and components
- Know the commissioning requirements of hot water systems and components
- Be able to commission hot water systems and components
10
Understand and apply domestic sanitation system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the types of sanitation system and their layout requirements
- Know the design techniques for sanitation and rainwater systems
- Be able to apply design techniques for sanitation and rainwater systems
- Understand the installation requirements of sanitation system components
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for sanitary pipe
- work systems and components
- Be able to diagnose and rectify faults in sanitary pipe
- Know the commissioning requirements of sanitary pipe
- Be able to commission sanitary pipe
11
Understand and carry out electrical work on domestic plumbing and heating systems and components
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the electrical standards that apply to the mechanical services industry
- Know the principles of electricity supply to dwellings
- Know the layout features of electrical circuits in dwellings
- Understand the electrical industry safe isolation procedure
- Be able to carry out the electrical industry safe isolation procedure
- Know the site preparation techniques for the electrical connection of mechanical services components in dwellings
- Be able to apply site preparation techniques for the electrical connection of mechanical services components in dwellings
- Understand the installation and connection requirements of electrically operated mechanical services components
- Be able to install and connect electrically operated mechanical services components
- Know the inspection and testing requirements of electrically operated mechanical services components
- Be able to inspect and test electrically operated mechanical services components
- Know the procedures for safely diagnosing and rectifying faults in electrically operated mechanical services components
- Be able to safely diagnose and rectify faults in electrically operated mechanical services components
12
Understand core gas safety principles for natural gas within domestic building services engineering
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the gas legislation that applies to the domestic mechanical services industry
- Know how domestic NG and LPG supplies are metered, regulated and controlled
- Know how to take pressure readings in domestic gas systems and check meter regulators
- Know the operating principles of appliance gas safety devices and controls
- Know how to install NG and LPG gas pipe
- work and fittings
- Know how to test for tightness of a gas pipe
- work system and purge the system
- Know the characteristics, combustion process and the types of burners used with natural gas and LPG
- Know the ventilation requirements of gas appliances installed in dwellings
- Know the standards of chimneys and flue systems to be used with gas appliances
- Know how to re-establish gas supplies and relight appliances
- Know how to check and set appliance burner pressures and gas rates
- Know how to test gas appliance flue systems for effective operation
- Know how to identify and respond to unsafe gas situations
- Know the general requirements of LPG systems
13
Understand how to organise resources within BSE
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the responsibilities of relevant people in the building services industry
- Know how to oversee building services work
- Know how to produce risk assessments and method statements for the building services industry
- Know how to plan work programmes for work tasks in the building services industry
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/1134/8
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- City & Guilds
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2011