If you think plumbing is just clearing blocked pipes and fixing leaky taps, you might be surprised.

Plumbing and gasfitting is a varied career involving many different areas, including installing and maintaining:

• roof and wall coverings
• sanitary fixtures
• gas appliances
• heating and ventilation
• fire hydrants and sprinklers
• urban irrigation systems

Plumbing also involves installing and maintaining pipes that carry:

• water
• sewerage
• gas
• other industrial products

So if that sounds like an area you would like to work in, why not apply for one of NMIT’s courses in Plumbing Services? The courses are of two types:

• pre-apprenticeship
• apprenticeship

The pre-apprenticeship courses are off-site at NMIT and include instruction in other areas of building and construction. The apprenticeships involve working on-site with a qualified plumber and periods of on-site training at NMIT.

Once you have completed your qualifications, you will have the choice of working for an employer or setting up your own small business.

Learn the following skills and knowledge:

• concreting
• levelling and scaffolding
• working on elevated work platforms
• first aid
• occupational health and safety
• performing calculations and measurements
• using hand and power tools
• welding equipment and techniques
• drainage techniques
• gas storage, piping and installation
• installing irrigation and water systems, heating, sewerage and roof equipment
• working safely on roofs

The plumbing training facilities in the Manufacturing, Engineering and Building Industry Training Centre at NMIT’s Heidelberg Campus are recognised as a national industry benchmark. They include a plumbing sandpit, simulated house stations and an advanced gas training laboratory.