1. Health and safety risks and legislation associated with air source heat pump systems.2. Different types of air source heat pump systems3. Design air source heat pump systems4. Install air source heat pump systems5. Service and maintenance of air source heat pump systems6. Carry out fault diagnosis and rectification of defects and malfunctions on air source heat pump systems7. Perform a test, commission and handover of air source heat pump systems
1. Install hot water systems2. Decommission hot water systems3. Size and select hot water systems and components for dwellings4. Perform a soundness test and commission hot water systems and components5. Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on hot water systems6. Carry out service and maintenance of hot water systems
1. Know the uses of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances in dwellings.2. Know the types of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances and their layout requirements.3. Plan gas systems for installing domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances4. Prepare work activities for installing, maintainingdomestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances.5. Know how to install gas pipework in domestic and small commercial premises6. Install, exchange, and remove gas pipework to industry standards7. Tightness testing and direct purging of gas systems and components8. Install domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances9. Maintain domestic water heating and wet central heating appliances10. Diagnose and rectify faults on domestic water heating and wet central heating appliances11.Commission domestic gas water heaters and wet central heating appliances
1. Know the combustion process and the types of burners used in oil fired appliances2. Know ventilation requirements of oil fired appliances3. Know the standards of chimneys and flue systems to be used with oil fired appliances4. Test oil fired appliance flue systems for effective operation5. Know how to identify and respond to unsafe situations relating to oil systems and appliances6. Know the types of pressure jet oil fired appliances7. Know condensate disposal requirements of condensing oil fired appliances8. Know energy efficiency legislation applicable to pressure jet oil fired appliances9. Size and select pressure jet oil fired appliances to meet customers’ needs10.Install pressure jet oil fired appliances11. Commission pressure jet oil fired appliances12. Decommission pressure jet oil fired appliances13. Carry out service and maintenance of pressure jet oil fired systems and appliances14. Carry out fault diagnosis of pressure jet oil fired appliances
1. Apply Health and Safety and welfare in the workplace2. Prepare for the installation of plumbing and heating systems and components3. Install plumbing and heating systems and components in the workplace4. Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures5. Commission plumbing and heating systems in the workplace
1. Know types of solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances and their operating principles2. Know the energy efficiency legislation applicable to solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion3. Select solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances to meet customers’ needs4. Install solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances5. Commission solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances6.Decommission solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances7. Carry out service, fault diagnosis and maintenance of solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances
1. Know the role of the construction team within the plumbing and heating industry2. Understand information sources in the building services industry3. Know how to communicate with others4. Understand responsibilities of relevant people in the building services industry5. Produce risk assessments and method statements for the plumbing and heating industry6. Produce a work programme for tasks in the plumbing and heating industry
1. Rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse systems2. Install rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse system components3. Test, commission and handover rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse systems4. Carry out fault diagnosis, rectification and maintenance on rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse systems
1. Install rainwater systems2. Decommission rainwater systems3. Size and select rainwater systems and components for dwellings for dwellings4. Perform a soundness test and commission rainwater systems5. Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on rainwater systems
1. Understand solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion legislation that applies to work in dwellings2. Understand the types of solid fuels and the factors affecting fuel selection3. Understand the factors that affect the selection of solid fuel appliances4. Know the combustion process and the principles of safe combustion of solid fuels5. Apply ventilation requirements of solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances installed in dwellings6. Understand standards of chimneys and flue systems to be used with solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances in dwellings7. Understand methods of diagnosing problems with flue/chimney performance8. Understand the requirements for hearths and fireplace surrounds to solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances9. Understand how to test solid mineral fuel and biomass combustion appliances and associated flue systems in dwellings for effective operation10. Understand how to identify and respond to unsafe situations relating to flue systems and appliances in dwellings
1. Install sanitary appliances and pipework systems2. Decommission sanitary appliances, pipework systems and components3. Size and select sanitary appliances pipework systems and components for dwellings4. Perform a soundness test and commission sanitary appliances, pipework systems and components5. Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on sanitary appliances and pipework systems6. Carry out service and maintenance of sanitary appliances and pipework systems
1. Install central heating systems2. Decommission central heating systems3. Size and select central heating systems and components for dwellings for dwellings4. Perform a soundness test and commission central heating systems and components5. Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on central heating systems6. Carry out service and maintenance of central heating systems
1. Understand units of measurement used in the plumbing and heating industry2. Understand properties of materials3. Understand the relationship between energy, heat and power4. Understand principles of force and pressure and their application in the plumbing and heating industry5. Understand mechanical principles in the plumbing and heating industry6. Understand principles of electricity in the plumbing and heating industry
1. Health and safety and relevant legislation, regulations and standards2. Fundamental design principles for solar thermal hot water systems3. Install solar thermal hot water systems4. Test, commission and handover of solar thermal hot water systems5. Service and maintain, and diagnose and rectify faults of, a solar thermal hot water installation
1. Know the natural gas supply network and LPG supplies.2. Know the operation pressure regulators 3. Know the characteristics, combustion process with natural gas4. Know the types of burners used with natural gas5. Know how to install gas pipework in domestic and small commercial premises6. Know how domestic Natural Gas supplies are metered, regulated and controlled7. Know how take pressure readings and gas rates in domestic gas systems and check meter regulators 8. Tightness test and purge gas pipework in small natural gas installations9. Know how to re-establish gas supplies and relight appliances10. Know industry specific legislation and standards11. Demonstrate that gas safety controls are operating correctly and the actions required when unsafe or ineffective operation is found12. Know the ventilation requirements of gas appliances installed in dwellings13. Know the standards of chimneys and flue systems to be used with gas appliances14. Carry out chimney performance checks15. Use the Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedures16. Know the gas emergency actions, responsibilities and procedures relevant to the industry17. Use of combustion and atmosphere sampling analysers18. Install and commission a small domestic gas installation
1. Understand cold water supply route to dwellings2. Install cold water systems3. Decommission cold water systems4. Size and select cold water systems and components for dwellings5. Perform a soundness test and commission cold water systems and components6. Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on cold water systems7. Carry out service and maintenance of cold water systems
1. Use hand and power tools in domestic plumbing and heating work2. Know types of domestic plumbing and heating pipework and their jointing principles3. Understand site preparation techniques for plumbing and heating work4. Use clips and brackets to support domestic plumbing and heating pipework and components5. Install domestic plumbing and heating pipework
1. Know the health and safety risks and safe systems of work associated with oil storage, appliances and heating systems installation work2. Demonstrate the procedure to be followed in the case of oil spills3. Know the oil supply legislation, regulations and guidance4. Understand actual and potential risks relating to oil tanks and associated pipework5. Select domestic oil storage tanks and associated fittings to meet installation requirements6. Know the requirements for the installation of non domestic oil storage tanks7. Install oil storage tanks8. Install oil supply pipelines9. Test oil pipework for soundness10. Diagnose and rectify faults for oil supply systems11. Know how to Safely decommission oil storage tanks
1. Understand factors affecting fuel selection.2. Know combustion processes of fuel supply systems3. Know principles of chimney/ flue systems
1. Perform pre-installation activity prior to undertaking electrical work on plumbing and domestic heating systems2. Apply industry standard safe isolation procedures3. Carry out the safe installation, testing and decommissioning of electrical systems4. Carry out the identification of faults and safe repair of electrical work
1. Know the basic operating principles of micro- renewable energy and water conservation technologies.2. Understand requirements to install micro-renewable energy and water conservation systems to existing systems
1. Know health and safety legislation that applies to the building services industry2. Understand hazardous situations working in the building services industry3. Apply personal protection measures4. Understand how to respond to accidents 5. Apply procedures for electrical safety6. Understand how work safely with heat producing equipment 7. Safely use access equipment8. Understand working safety in excavations and confined spaces