Name: Plumbing Technician
Start: 2024-06-30T02:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-30T06:00:00-04:00
Location: Coastal Pines Technical College

Prepare for entry-level plumbers and plumbing assistants in residential and commercial environments.
About this Event

Schedule Information

- TBD - If you may be interested in this course, then please contact us at [email protected].

The Plumbing program is designed to prepare students to function as entry-level plumbers and plumbing assistants in residential and commercial environments. Tasks include installing, maintaining, and repairing many different types of pipe systems. The purpose of this program is to prepare students to perform entry-level plumbing maintenance and repair tasks.

This program provides learners the entry level skills required to start a career in plumbing. This course is designed to prepare students in safety issues and practices, personal protective equipment, use of critical safety information, confined-space safety. Students will also be introduced to plumbing tools, applicable math as well as plumbing drawings, interpretation and application to layout and installation. Further, students will look at various pipe and fittings as well as all of the fixtures and water systems they'll encounter on the job. Finally, students will understand basic customer service and communication tools.

Please see the How-To Guide: Plumber License on the Georgia Secretary of Website.

Please note that this training does not qualify as a certificate or diploma training program as indicated in Rule 121-2-.02. Statewide Master and Journeyman Plumber License. It is strictly entry-level training and will still require the minimum of three years of on the job experience to apply for Journeyman Plumber.

Objectives

Describe the building trades and technology industry and associated career paths
Identify the professional skills required for success and career advancement in the industry
Complete basic measuring tasks and math calculations required in the building trades workplace
Explain the safety procedures and equipment commonly used in the building trades workplace
Explain the proper use, care, maintenance, and safety considerations for using common hand tools
Explain the proper use, care, maintenance, and safety considerations for using common power tools
Identify common rigging equipment and procedures used on a construction site
Read common construction drawings and plans
Selecting and properly using personal protective equipment for specific plumbing situations
Selecting and properly using hand tools, power tools, and other equipment for plumbing tasks
Understanding and complying with local plumbing codes
Working safely in different construction and plumbing environments
Using math concepts to perform plumbing measurements and calculations
Interpreting plumbing drawings
Identifying, storing, measuring, cutting, joining, and working safely with plastic, copper, cast-iron, and carbon steel pipes and fittings
Identifying, installing, maintaining, and repairing different types of plumbing fixtures including sinks, lavatories, faucets, bathtubs, showers, toilets, urinals, bidets, drinking fountains, water coolers, and appliances
Explaining how waste moves from a fixture through a drain system to the environment
Explaining the components of a drainage system including traps
Explaining the process and components of water distribution in municipal, residential, and private water systems
Understanding health issues, types of code violations, and consequences related to DWV systems