EAL
Level 1
QN: 600/8552/6
Curriculum Active
EAL Level 1 Diploma In Plumbing
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by EAL. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 361 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
EAL
Syllabus Units
10 Units
Guided Hours
361 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Introduction to Building Services Engineering
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the impact of building services engineering on people’s lives and the built environment
- Know about the different job opportunities and the career pathways within the building services engineering sector
- Know about a range of building services engineering systems
- Know about the key legislation and codes of practice within the building services engineering sector
2
Understand and demonstrate drilling and fixing methods of pipe supports and brackets appropriate to practical plumbing applications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the appropriate hand and power tools used for drilling and fixing pipe supports and brackets in practical plumbing applications.
- Know the safety requirements for appropriate hand and power tools used for drilling and fixing pipe supports and brackets in practical plumbing applications
- Be able to use appropriate hand and power tools when drilling and fixing pipe supports and brackets safely
- Know the range of fixing devices and drill bits used for drilling and fixing pipe supports and brackets in practical plumbing applications
- Be able to fix pipe supports and brackets to different building fabric
- Know the basic maintenance requirements for appropriate hand and power tools used for drilling and fixing pipe supports and brackets in practical plumbing applications
- Be able to leave the work area in a safe condition
3
Understand and demonstrate fundamental common plumbing processes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to follow Health and Safety procedures to carry out basic common plumbing processes
- Know the basic types of domestic plumbing pipe
- work and fittings
- Understand how to joint and bend basic types of domestic plumbing pipe
- Be able to joint and bend basic types of domestic plumbing pipe
4
Understand and demonstrate fundamental copper tube practical plumbing applications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to follow Health and Safety procedures to carry out basic copper tube practical applications
- Know the types of hand tools used to carry out basic copper tube tasks safely
- Be able to use hand-tools to carry out basic copper tube tasks safely
- Know the types of basic materials and components used for copper tube practical applications
- Be able to select materials and components for basic copper tube practical applications
- Know how to carry out basic copper tube practical applications
- Be able to carry out basic copper tube practical applications
5
Understand and demonstrate fundamental low carbon steel pipework practical plumbing applications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to follow Health and Safety procedures to carry out basic low carbon steel pipe
- work applications
- Know the types of hand tools used to carry out basic low carbon steel pipe
- work tasks safely
- Be able to use hand-tools to carry out basic low carbon steel pipe
- Know the types of basic materials and components used for low carbon steel practical applications
- Be able to select materials and components for basic low carbon steel practical applications
- Know how to carry out basic low carbon steel practical applications
- Be able to carry out basic low carbon steel practical applications
6
Understand and demonstrate fundamental plastic pipework practical plumbing applications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to follow Health and Safety procedures to carry out basic plastic pipe
- work practical applications
- Know the types of hand tools used to carry out basic plastic pipe
- work tasks safely
- Be able to use hand-tools to carry out basic plastic pipe
- Know the types of basic materials and components used for plastic pipe
- Be able to select materials and components for basic plastic pipe
- Know how to carry out basic plastic pipe
- Be able to carry out basic plastic pipe
7
Understand and demonstrate fundamental safe working practices in building services engineering
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the health and safety legislation that applies to the building services engineering industry
- Know how to recognise and respond to hazardous situations while working in the building services engineering industry
- Know how to recognise and respond to the dangers presented by asbestos in the workplace
- Know the safe personal protection measures while working in the building services engineering industry
- Be able to apply manual handling techniques
- Know how to respond to accidents that occur while working in the building services engineering industry
- Know the procedures for electrical safety when working in the building services engineering industry
- Know the methods of safely using access equipment in the building services engineering industry
- Be able to safely use access equipment in the building services engineering industry
- Know the methods of working safely with heat producing equipment in the building services engineering industry
8
Understand fundamental environmental protection measures within Building Services Engineering
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the applications of energy sources used in the building services engineering industry
- Know the methods of reducing waste and conserving energy while working in the building services engineering industry
- Know how to safely dispose of materials used in the building services engineering industry
- Know the methods of conserving and reducing wastage of water within the building services engineering industry
9
Understand fundamental plumbing systems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the regulations and guidance information governing plumbing installations
- Know common types of basic plumbing systems
- Be able to recognise components in basic plumbing systems
- Know the procedures for testing basic plumbing systems
- Know the procedures for decommissioning basic plumbing systems
10
Understand fundamental scientific principles within building services engineering
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the standard units of measurement used in the building services engineering industry
- Know the properties of materials used in the building services engineering industries
- Know the basic principles for energy, heat and power in the building services engineering industry
- Know the principles of force and pressure and their application in the building services engineering industries
- Know simple mechanical principles and their application in the building services engineering industries
- Know the principles of electricity as they relate to the building services engineering industries
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/8552/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- EAL
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2013