City & Guilds
    Level 3
    QN: 600/1009/5
    Curriculum Active

    City & Guilds Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Heating and Ventilating Industrial and Commercial Installation

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 538 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 3
    Awarding Body
    City & Guilds
    Syllabus Units
    14 Units
    Guided Hours
    538 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 H&V industrial and commercial systems

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    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial cold water, hot water, heating and chilled water systems installation activities
    • Be able to identify industrial and commercial cold water, hot water, heating and chilled water systems, equipment and components
    • Be able to install industrial and commercial cold water, hot water, heating and chilled water systems
    • Be able to complete soundness tests on industrial and commercial cold water, hot water, heating and chilled water systems
    • Be able to completecommissioning of industrial and commercial cold water, hot water, heating and chilled water systems
    • Be able to complete fault identification on industrial and commercial cold water, hot water, heating and chilled water systems
    2

    Maintain industrial and commercial H&V systems

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    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial H&V system maintenance activities
    • Be able to maintain industrial and commercial H&V systems, equipment and components
    3

    Perform industrial and commercial manual metal arc pipe jointing techniques

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    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial manual metal arc welding activities
    • Be able to connect pipe
    • work by industrial and commercial manual metal arc welding
    4

    Perform industrial and commercial Oxy-Acetylene pipe jointing techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial compressed gas welding activities
    • Be able to connect pipe
    • work by industrial and commercial compressed gas welding
    5

    Understand and carry out electrical work on industrial and commercial heating and ventilating systems and components

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the electrical standards that apply to the mechanical services industry
    • Know the fundamental principles of electricity supply to buildings
    • Know the layout features of electrical circuits in Buildings
    • Understand the electrical industry safe isolation procedure
    • Be able to carry out the electrical industry safe isolation procedure
    • Know the preparation techniques for the electrical connection of mechanical services components
    • Be able to demonstrate preparation, installation and connection techniques for the connection of electrically operated mechanical services components
    • 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
    6

    Understand how to organise resources within BSE

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    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
    7

    Understand industrial and commercial chilled water system installation and pre-commissioning techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the working principles of industrial and commercial chilled water systems
    • Understand the legislative and organisational procedures related to all industrial and commercial chilled water systems work activities
    • Understand how to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial chilled water systems installation activities
    • Understand the procedures for identifying industrial and commercial chilled water systems, equipment and components
    • Understand how to install industrial and commercial chilled water systems
    • Understand the procedures for soundness testing of industrial and commercial chilled water systems
    • Understand procedures for de
    • commission industrial and commercial chilled water systems
    • Understand procedures for commission industrial and commercial chilled water systems
    • Understand procedures for identifying faults on industrial and commercial chilled water systems
    8

    Understand industrial and commercial cold water system installation and pre-commissioning techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the working principles and layouts of industrial and commercial cold water systems
    • Understand the legislative and organisational procedures related to all industrial and commercial cold water systems work activities
    • Understand how to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial cold water system installation activities
    • Understand the procedures for identifying industrial and commercial cold water systems, equipment and components
    • Understand how to install industrial and commercial cold water systems
    • Understand procedures for soundness testing of industrial and commercial cold water systems
    • Understand procedures for decommissioning industrial and commercial cold water systems
    • Understand procedures for commissioning industrial and commercial cold water systems
    • Understand procedures for identifying faults on industrial and commercial cold water systems
    9

    Understand industrial and commercial H&V maintenance techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the legislative and organisational procedures for maintaining industrial and commercial H&V systems, equipment and components
    • Understand the maintenance requirements for industrial and commercial H&V systems, equipment and components
    10

    Understand industrial and commercial heating system installation and pre-commissioning techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the working principles and layouts of industrial and commercial hot water heating systems
    • Understand the legislative and organisational procedures related to all industrial and commercial hot water heating systems work activities
    • Understand how to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial hot water heating system installation activities
    • Understand the procedures for identifying industrial and commercial hot water heating systems, equipment and components
    • Understand how to install industrial and commercial hot water heating systems
    • Understand procedures for soundness testing of industrial and commercial hot water heating systems
    • Understand procedures for de
    • commission industrial and commercial hot water heating systems
    • Understand procedures for commissioning industrial and commercial hot water heating systems
    • Understand procedures for identify faults on industrial and commercial hot water heating systems
    11

    Understand industrial and commercial hot water system installation and pre-commissioning techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the working principles and layouts of industrial and commercial hot water systems
    • Understand the legislative and organisational procedures related to all industrial and commercial hot water systems work activities
    • Understand how to complete preparation work for industrial and commercial hot water system installation activities
    • Understand the procedures for identifying industrial and commercial hot water systems, equipment and components
    • Understand how to install industrial and commercial hot water systems
    • Understand procedures for soundness testing industrial and commercial hot water systems
    • Understand procedures for de
    • commission industrial and commercial hot water systems
    • Understand procedures for commission industrial and commercial hot water systems
    • Understand procedures for identify faults on industrial and commercial hot water systems
    12

    Understand industrial and commercial manual metal arc pipe jointing techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the working principles of industrial and commercial manual metal arc welding processes
    • Understand the legislative and organisational procedures related to all industrial and commercial manual metal arc welding processes
    • Understand how to complete preparation work for manual metal arc welding activities
    • Understand how to connect pipe
    • work by manual metal arc welding
    13

    Understand industrial and commercial oxy-acetylene pipe jointing techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the working principles of industrial and commercial compressed gas welding processes
    • Understand the legislative and organisational procedures related to all industrial and commercial compressed gas welding processes
    • Understand how to complete preparation work for compressed gas welding activities
    • Understand how to connect pipe
    • work by compressed gas welding
    14

    Understand the principles and requirements of industrial and commercial fuel systems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the appropriate items of legislation which apply to fuel supply systems in industrial and commercial situations
    • Understand the differences between the types of solid fuel and the factors affecting fuel selection
    • Understand the basic operating principles of solid fuel appliances
    • Understand the factors which affect the selection of solid fuel appliances
    • Understand the combustion process and the principles of safe combustion of solid fuels
    • Understand the types of oil storage tank, associated fittings and installation requirements
    • Understand the installation requirements of oil supply pipelines to industrial and commercial locations
    • Understand the combustion process and the types of burners used in oil fired appliances
    • Understand the basic operating principles of natural gas fired appliances
    • Understand the combustion process and the principles of safe combustion for natural gas fired appliances
    • Understand the ventilation requirements of fuel supply systems, a Understand the types of chimneys and flue arrangements used with different fuel supply systems, b
    • Understand the types of chimneys and flue arrangements used with different fuel supply systems
    • Understand how to identify and respond to unsafe situations relating to fuel burning appliances or flue systems

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    600/1009/5
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    City & Guilds
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Mar 2011
    Operational End
    Aug 2026