Gas Pipework Skills Courses

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The gas pipework skills course is an essential course for anyone without plumbing qualifications who are keen to learn safe and industry regulated gas pipework knowledge and methods. Equally, it is a very useful course for practising plumbers who are working on existing or future plumbing projects and are especially keen to become highly competent in all aspects of gas pipework.

The gas pipework skills course is mainly practical, providing essential and highly comprehensive skills that will enable you to work safely and competently on copper and steel pipes. For on-site training, you will be required to wear suitable clothing and protective footwear (preferably steel toed), which is compulsory.

Having recognised training and qualifications is a must to achieve your dream career of becoming a professional plumber. The gas pipework skills course is a carefully planned, industry wide and recognised course that will progress your plumbing career even further, especially if taken in conjunction with plans to become a Gas Safe engineer and further the viability of getting a gas portfolio placement.

Who is the gas pipework skills course aimed at?

The gas pipework skills course is for those with limited hands-on experience with gas pipe works and/or do not have plumbing qualifications. It is also a suitable course for qualified plumbers who have not done many pipework projects and would benefit greatly from hands-on training working with copper and steel pipe.

See course content below for more information.

Gas site skills course content

Cutting and measuring copper tube accurately
Pipe-work preparation for soldering
Soldering techniques, practical and assessments
Calculating X and Z dimension
Cutting, assembling and soldering practice frames to specific dimensions
Assembling compression fittings and compression fitting assessments
The different types of jointing pastes for compression jointing
Cutting, assembling and jointing compression fittings frames to specific dimensions
Cutting and treading low carbon steel pipe
Jointing steel pipe
Using different fittings on steel pipe

After completing the gas pipework skills course

Take a closer look at the courses below to see if any of them are pertinent to a successful plumbing career. Some providers offer a combined programme of Gas Site skills and gas pipework skills. Contact us for more information if you are interested in a combined programme or for any other enquiries that are not covered on our website.