About this Course:

This course will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to work effectively in the plumbing and services sector. You will learn skills in using plumbing hand and power tools, cutting and joining sheet metal, marking out materials, welding using oxy-acetylene and arc welding equipment and fabrictaing and installing non-ferrous pressure piping. You will also learn about OH&S requirements, reading plans and calculating plumbing quantities and handling and storing plumbing materials as well as undertaking specific projects. As part of this course you will undertake a supervised work placement where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned.

Pre-apprentice course graduates will need to be indentured by an employer before they can go on to training as an apprentice in the Plumbing and Gasfitting trade area. However, pre-apprentice course graduates can expect to have an improved chance of gaining an apprenticeship as they have already covered up to 1 year of the "off-the-job" training component of a relevant apprenticeship.

Clothing:

All students must provide own appropriate work attire, including safety boots.
Work Boots: All student workboots are provided in the materials fees. Students should purchase the text.
Tools: All tools and equipment are provided - students should purchase their own tools at the mid point of the course (prior to work placement and satisfactory progress).

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENT:

Completion of Year 11 or 12 with sound Maths and English. Applicants are short listed and are required to attend our offices for an interview and aptitude test before being accepted on the course. Work experience in the related field is highly recommended.

COURSE DURATION:

15 weeks full-time (600 hours). There are three intakes a year (January, May and August).

VENUE:

MPA Skills
106 Caledonian Avenue
Maylands


COURSE OUTLINE:

Work effectively in the plumbing and services sector
Carry out interactive workplace communication
Carry out OH &S requirements
Read plans and calculate plumbing quantities
Handle and store plumbing materials
Use plumbing hand and power tools
Carry out levelling
Cut and join sheet metal
Mark out materials
Apply first aid in the workplace
Weld using oxy-acetylene equipment
Fabricate and install non-ferrous pressure piping
Cut with oxy-LPG/Acetylene
Weld using arc welding equipment
Complete daily work activities
Prepare for work
Work safely on roofs
Read in the workplace
Use numbers in the workplace
Carry out concreting to simple forms
Carry out excavation
Undertake a basic construction project
Undertake a basic project
Work Placement.

Any list of Units of Competency provided in this document is intended as a guide only and is always subject to change.

FEES/CHARGES:

Details of the course tuition and administration fees are available upon request. Fee reductions are available for students providing concession cards OR are under the age of 18 (birth certificate to be sighted).

Applications for Concession cards are to be made through Centrelink. MPA Skills will supply supporting documentation on request.

This course is YOUTH ALLOWANCE, AUSTUDY and ABSTUDY approved.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL):

MPA Skills can provide RPL as any prior learning can result in the awarding of credit for a unit of competency or for a whole course. Under the guidelines for mutual recognition, any relevant competencies achieved through previous training can be credited against our courses. Please contact us for more details.

MPA Skills is bound by the National Privacy Principles of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 and is committed to safeguarding personal information it may hold at any time in respect of any individual in accordance with the requirements of those Principles. Please refer to our Privacy Policy contained in the MPA Skills Code of Practice for more information.

Applications for RPL can be obtained by contacting us and are assessed on an individual basis. Fees and charges apply. Please contact our administration office on 08 9471 6600.

CERTIFICATION:

51991 - Course in General Plumbing and Gas Fitting (Pre-apprenticeship) - AQF Level 1

How to apply

The provision of training services for this course has been funded through the Department of Training and Workforce Development.

MPA Skills is a Registered Training Organisation

RTO No: 1892