Plumbing

If it has ever crossed your mind to learn a trade, there’s a good chance that plumbing is one of the trades that you will have considered. There are understandable reasons for that, including the famed job security of plumbing as a career, as well as the fact that you could enjoy earnings as high as £40,000 a year once you have become experienced in this field.

But let’s presume that as someone reading this, you’re at the other end of the experience spectrum, having not even undertaken a rudimentary plumbing task so far in your life. 

Or perhaps you’re skilled in another trade such as tiling, plastering or joinery, and you like the idea of expanding your capabilities so that you can, for instance, change a tap or plumb in a kitchen sink, in the event of a customer of yours requesting this? 

If either of the above situations describes you, you might have already been comparing plumbing courses, and considering which one might represent the best match to your requirements. Well, here at YTA, we present the opportunity for you to earn a full Level 1 qualification in order to get your plumbing career off to the best possible start – in as little as five days. 

Could you really become a qualified plumber in just five days? 

Yes, you read that correctly; you only need to be at our Yorkshire training centre for less than a week if you join our five-day intensive Level 1 plumbing course, which – if you are successful in satisfying the requirements – leads to the Level 1 Award in Preparation for Plumbing Operations. 

This course will see you trained and assessed in two units – one that introduces you to construction work, and another focusing on carrying out plumbing operations. Over the five days, you will take on such tasks as the fitting of isolation valves and the bending of pipes on the first day, right through to a final day when you will be plumbing up a kitchen sink, completing a tap washer replacement, and finishing a small project, such as re-doing a bathroom in plastic pipe. 

Or you would be very welcome to join us for the full 10 days 

For an even more detailed introduction to what life is truly like as a plumber, you always have the option of enrolling on our 10-day intensive plumbing course at Level 1. 

This programme effectively rolls together two five-day courses – the latter our five-day advanced plumbing course – and will allow you to develop your plumbing skills to an even greater extent. The second week of this course will enable you to complete the fitting of a domestic hot-water storage system, in addition to learning how to fit a full bathroom suite. You can also expect to be trained in relation to rainwater guttering, hoppers, and drainage. 

The above rundown encompasses just some of the aspects of this exciting trade that our five-day and 10-day Level 1 plumbing courses here at YTA can educate you in, so that you benefit from the strongest possible platform for your future as a plumber. 

To learn more and to receive advice on the best route forward for you, why not contact our team via email or phone today, the latter by calling 01274 682199? 

It’s the phrase that has been uttered by people disgruntled with their careers seemingly since time immemorial; “I should’ve just become a plumber”. Well, given that we officially have a recession on our hands, is now the time to make good on that vague declaration of frustration with your lot, by actually training to be a plumber?

Of course, here at YTA, we would only wish to encourage the most responsible career choices. Indeed, while the National Careers Service advises that experienced plumbers can command salaries of as much as £40,000 a year, you also need to be sure it is the right long-term path for you.

Nonetheless, if you do come to the conclusion that becoming a plumber should be your next big professional step, our training centre can help you to get off to a great start with it, when you take on one of our five-day or 10-day plumbing courses.

Make us your destination for Level 1 plumbing training

As we mentioned in the title of this blog post, you only need to join us at our Bradford premises for a week or two to be able to put yourself in a highly advantageous position to start your plumbing career.

Our five-day intensive Level 1 plumbing course, for instance, culminates in the successful student being granted the nationally recognised Level 1 Award in Preparation for Plumbing Operations, accredited by Ascentis Awarding Organisation.

People leaving this very hands-on, practical course have gone on to use their newly acquired knowledge and confidence to take on plumbing jobs around the home and even start up as professional plumbers.

But you might be just as interested to learn that you don’t need to possess any prior experience in plumbing to take on this course – it really is excellently suited to total beginners, as well as those working in other trades, such as tiling or plastering, who wish to expand their skills base.

Or get even more when you join us for five days more

OK, so you now know that you can earn a Level 1 plumbing qualification if you sign up for our five-day Level 1 course. But you might not have known that we also run a five-day advanced plumbing course that represents a natural continuation of the five-day Level 1 course for further developing your burgeoning plumbing skills.

Alternatively, you might fancy effectively taking on both of these courses at once, by enrolling on our 10-Day Level 1 Intensive Plumbing Course.

Again, this 10-day course includes the chance to earn the aforementioned Level 1 qualification if you desire this. However, it’ll also allow you to become an even more confident and capable plumber when it comes to such tasks as installing domestic hot water storage systems, fitting radiators including thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs), central heating fault finding, and so much more.

Simply click through to the relevant pages for these courses on the YTA website to learn more about what each of them entails, and so that you can determine the training route that is likely to represent the best choice for you.

Then, don’t hesitate to get in touch directly with us to discuss your needs in greater detail and book your place on the most suitable course.