- Type Validation
- Level Intermediate
- Time Days
- Cost Free
Demonstrate An Understanding Of Basic Pipework Skills and Technologies To Enable The Sector To Help Achieve Net-Zero
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Earners of this badge have successfully demonstrated a good use tools and equipment to complete a series of practical tasks. They have shown an understanding of the environmental impact of conventional domestic heating methods and how existing and emerging technologies can help achieve net zero.
- Type Validation
- Level Intermediate
- Time Days
- Cost Free
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Earners have demonstrated a basic understanding and safe methods of cutting and joining copper and plastic pipe, using benders to bend, fix and install pipes. Earners have also demonstrated basic soldering techniques, clipping pipework and waste pipe installation. Earners have shown a basic understanding of radiator pipework, drainage, gutters and conventional heating boilers and ventilation.
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Earners have demonstrated a basic understanding of heating technologies including sources of energy and heat transfer, renewable and non-renewable energy sources (gas, ground, air, wind, solar).
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Earners have shown a basic understanding of how the plumbing and gas industry can help to achieve Net-Zero. Earners understand the impact of greenhouse gasses and carbon dioxide. Earners also understand methods of minimising waste and recycling.
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Standards
This badge has been mapped to the Demonstrate Layer of the Cities of Learning Badging Standard. The earner has demonstrated they can apply knowledge with real world context and has gained experience, consistently and applied feedback they have received in order to develop.