£700 inc vat
This course has increased from £700 to £750 due to rising material costs. Effective from October 2026.
The 5-day intensive plumbing course is a very hands-on practical course aimed at arming you with the knowledge and understanding to confidently take on plumbing jobs around the home or start up as a plumber offering a variety of plumbing services to your local area.
The plumbing course is suitable for total beginners with no previous experience or tradespersons such as tilers, plasterers, joiners, kitchen fitters etc who wish to undertake plumbing tasks from changing taps, plumbing in a kitchen sink including a washing machine to full bathroom replacements including fitting of radiators in order to gain more work and income. In the current climate the tradesperson who can do the whole job to a customer tends to get the more jobs leaving the customer without the headache of finding multiple trades to complete a home project.
This plumbing course is aimed to give you enough skills to develop your expertise to a career in plumbing as many of our former plumbing candidates have or just to give you the confidence to take on plumbing projects around the house however small or large.
Our 5-day plumbing course will provide you with a great insight and understanding of the plumbing trade whether you are a total beginner or have some previous plumbing experience.
If you would then like to expand your plumbing skills following the 5 day intensive plumbing course we offer a second week 5 day Advanced Plumbing Course with the option of level 1 accreditation.
Please feel free to arrange a visit prior to booking. Take the tour and have a chat to students actually on the plumbing course or just give YTA a call and we will be more than happy to discuss the course in more detail.
Learn Practical Plumbing Skills In Just 5 Days
The 5 Day Intensive Plumbing Course is designed for people who want to learn real practical plumbing skills in a hands-on workshop environment.
This course is ideal if you want to stop guessing, stop relying only on online videos and start learning properly with tools, pipework, fittings, taps, wastes, radiators, bathrooms and kitchen plumbing.
Many students attend because they want to improve their home maintenance skills, renovate properties, maintain rental properties, add plumbing to an existing trade or take the first step towards a more practical future.
You do not need previous plumbing experience. The course is designed for beginners and practical learners who want hands-on training, small class sizes and support from experienced instructors.
Over 5 days, you will work with real tools and materials, learning practical plumbing tasks that can help you build confidence and understanding.
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Intensive Plumbing Course Content.
Monday
Working with and using 15mm and 22mm copper pipe and fixings, fitting isolation valves and pipe bending.
Using a variety of fittings and tools to produce pipework.
Tuesday
Plan and install a bathroom (bath, taps, toilet, basin and all wastes). Installation of the bathroom will be with copper pipe and fittings and the use of a pipe bender and soldering ‘end feed’ joints to create a neat customer standard job.
1st and 2nd fix installations explained and planned before bathroom installing proceeds. Bathroom will be tested up to mains pressure and should there be any leaks, they will need fixing!
Wednesday
Before the toilet is installed a full strip down and full explanation of internal cistern fittings and different types of flush mechanisms you will come across. Fault finding, diagnosis of toilet flush problems and how to repair different faults.
How to fix faults and repair valves etc. Common plumbing call out jobs explained including an pricing projects, call outs and emergency call out work including hourly rates and plumbing day rates.
Thursday
Install a small 2 radiator system (3 radiators if your skills / timeframe allows) using copper pipe and fittings and again using the pipe bender to create a professional job keeping pipework neat and hopefully leak free!
Fill radiator system up to pressure and bleed air. Check for leaks and then undergo a common fault finding and valve replacement.
Drain down techniques and heating systems explained.
Friday
Plumbing up a kitchen sink, hot and cold pipework and a tee off for washing machine / dishwasher.
Kitchen is again plumbed in using copper pipe and solder fittings including end feed tap connectors!
Then a strip down the taps and complete a tap washer replacement, tap washer reseat and o ring replacement. Servicing a tap and fault finding common repairs.
Kitchen sink wastes, traps and all the varieties available will be explained and you can choose which to fit. You will have a working kitchen sink both supply pipework and waste pipework so confidence will be really growing by this stage!
Next you will get your first job add a garden tap to your completed kitchen pipework just like a real job! Then make sure it works. We then explain how to install a shower (thermostatic bar mixer and electric shower).
We finish off with plastic push fit pipework and fittings and we will complete a small project such as a radiator, kitchen or if you really want to go for it we can re-do the bathroom in plastic pipe!
Throughout the course the instructor will be going through how to tackle problems, real life solutions, replacement parts and fault finding and repairs. Pricing jobs, business start up is also covered.
The course is designed to help you leave on Friday with the confidence to practise and continue developing practical plumbing skills, whether your goal is home maintenance, property renovation, adding skills to an existing trade or taking the first step towards plumbing work.
Fitting of tap connectors including flexi ‘WC assembly including all internal fittings’ Fault finding and repair ‘Bathroom taps and wastes fitted and explained’.
Plumbing in a complete bathroom and water testing under pressure !!
Fitting of kitchen sink taps and waste ‘Strip down a kitchen tap, repair washer and re-test’ Plumbing in a kitchen sink with hot and cold outlets for a washing machine, then water test everything under pressure.
Fitting of radiators ‘Fault finding and repair’ Plumbing up and filling up until under full pressure ‘THEN under pressure and full of water, change a radiator and valve !!’
What You Will Learn On The 5 Day Plumbing Course
During the course, you will cover practical plumbing tasks such as:
– Working with 15mm and 22mm copper pipe
– Using compression, end feed and push fit fittings
– Cutting, bending and preparing pipework
– Soldering pipework and fittings
– Installing bathroom pipework
– Fitting baths, basins, toilets, taps and wastes
– Understanding first fix and second fix plumbing
– Fault finding common toilet and tap problems
– Installing and testing radiator pipework
– Filling, bleeding and checking a small radiator system
– Plumbing in a kitchen sink
– Connecting washing machine or dishwasher pipework
– Understanding wastes, traps and common fittings
– Fitting an outside tap
– Understanding common plumbing repairs
– Pricing, quoting and basic plumbing business advice
The course is practical from start to finish. You will be working in training bays, using tools and materials, and building confidence through hands-on tasks.
Some of the plumbing tools we use on the course and/or recommend can be found HERE.
Extra content covered on every YTA plumbing course.
- Tricks of the trade throughout the plumbing course
- Full Measuring and In-Depth Quoting based on your full size kitchens and bathrooms.
- Marketing Techniques
- Business cards, logo design and how to advertise
- Insurance, TAX, CIS scheme and CSCS cards
- Plumbing Business Start Up
- Course progression and NVQ’s
Please feel free to arrange a visit prior to booking. Take the tour and have a chat to students actually on the plumbing course.
5 Day Plumbing Course Overview
- Plumbing with copper pipe
- Using plumbing fixings such as compression, end feed (solder) and push fit
- Plumbing in a bathroom
- Plumbing in a kitchen sink
- Plumbing in a radiator system
- Plumbing tools explained
- Plumbing Business start up
- £700 inc vat
5 Day Plumbing Course Or 10 Day Level 1 Plumbing Course?
The 5 day plumbing course is a strong practical starting point for students who want to learn useful plumbing skills quickly.
The 10 Day Level 1 Plumbing Course is usually better for students who want more training time, in depth bathroom and heating systems, more practice and the opportunity to work towards a recognised Level 1 qualification.
As a simple guide:
– Choose the 5 day course if you want practical plumbing skills for DIY, property maintenance, renovation work or to add plumbing to another trade.
– Choose the 10 day Level 1 Plumbing course if you are serious about career change, self-employment or building a stronger foundation in plumbing.
Both courses are practical and workshop-based. The main difference is the amount of training time and the qualification route.
If you are unsure which course is right for you, contact YTA Training and we can help you choose the best route for your goals.
More Than A Plumbing Course
For many students, learning plumbing is not just about pipes, taps and fittings.
It is about wanting more options.
Some people come to YTA Training because they want to move away from work they no longer enjoy. Some want to become more practical, improve their property maintenance skills, work towards self-employment or build a trade skill they can use for years to come.
A plumbing course can be the first serious step towards that change.
You may not know exactly where it will lead yet. You may still be deciding whether plumbing is right for you. But if you are ready to stop just thinking about learning a trade and start building practical skills, YTA Training can help you take that first step.
You will not become an experienced plumber overnight, and no honest training provider should promise that. But you can begin learning real skills, using real tools and building the confidence to move forward.
Course price £700
Why Choose YTA Training?
YTA Training has been delivering practical construction training since 2006.
Students choose YTA because we offer:
– Practical hands-on plumbing training
– Small class sizes
– Beginner-friendly instruction
– Experienced trainers and assessors
– Real tools and materials
– Workshop-based training bays
– 5 day and 10 day plumbing course options
– Hundreds of independent 5 star reviews
– Training from our centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire
Our aim is to help students build real practical confidence, whether they are learning for DIY, property maintenance, career change, self-employment or further trade development.
YTA is the UK’s premier training centre for construction training and assessment backed up by outstanding independent customer reviews on www.reviews.co.uk (5 out of 5!)
If you would then like to expand your plumbing skills following the 5 day intensive plumbing course we offer a second week 5 day Advanced Plumbing Course with the option of level 1 accreditation.
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To book please book online above or call the YTA Team 01274682199
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Courses are held every week Monday to Friday.
All Course Times are: 9.00am – 16.00pm
This link is for students who have previously been and completed the 1 day plumbing taster.
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