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Introduction to Practical Plumbing Skills
This introductory plumbing course gives learners hands-on experience with a range of essential plumbing skills. Working in a practical workshop environment, you will learn basic techniques used in domestic plumbing and gain confidence carrying out simple maintenance and repair tasks.
During the course, you will cover:
Bending copper pipe accurately
Soldering capillary joints
Installing press fittings safely and effectively
Isolating water supplies and responding to leaks
Repairing dripping taps and toilet valves
Practical fault-finding using our 'Find and Fix It' practical exercise rig
By the end of the course, you will have developed confidence in basic
plumbing techniques and gained experience diagnosing faults and carrying out simple repairs on a fully operational mains-pressure cold water system.
Who is this course suitable for?
This course is suitable for complete beginners, homeowners, and DIY
enthusiasts who would like to learn the basics of plumbing. No previous plumbing experience is required.
To ensure a good learning experience, courses require a minimum number of enrolments to run. If the minimum number is not reached, we may need to cancel the course. We aim to give learners at least 7 days' notice wherever possible.