Plumbing and domestic heating technician Apprenticeship
PATHFINDER PARK HOMES LTD
DEVON (TQ12 6FJ)
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 August 2025
Contents
Summary
Under the direction and guidance of a Team Leader to assist in installing all aspects of plumbing and heating into new-build luxury lodges, built from specifications and in accordance with the day sequence, whilst upholding safety guidelines and complying with codes and regulations. You will be required to undertake work throughout the site
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
Shifts to be confirmed.
30 minutes lunch break.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 20 September 2025
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- 1st and 2nd fix plumbing works
- Matching materials to design specifications
- Measuring materials and spaces for installation accurately
- Ensure good quality workmanship which upholds company standards, complies with building codes, and follows safety requirements
- Ensuring health and safety regulations are met and best practice standards observed
- Attending college as required by the learning provider and academic year timetable
- Ensuring your Apprenticeship portfolio is up-to-date with write-ups, observations and evidence as required by the learning provider to satisfy the course framework
- To undertake all training, including mandatory and best practice training, as required by the business
- Ensuring the integrity of our core values, ‘Innovation, Inspiration and Imagination’ at all times
Where you'll work
CAVALIER ROAD
HEATHFIELD
NEWTON ABBOT
DEVON
TQ12 6FJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PGL TRAINING (PLUMBING) LIMITED
Training course
Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Operate in a safe working manner by adhering to health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating and sanitary appliances and pipework).
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of rainwater systems.
- Plan tasks within plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
- Identify and document hazards for the plumbing and domestic heating systems work. Apply control measures.
- Carry out commission and handover procedures and techniques on plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, and rainwater).
- Install, test, and commission, electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on the non-electrical components of plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems including industry safe isolation procedures.
- Decommission plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Plan, size and select cold and hot systems to meet customer’s needs in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.
- Plan, size and select domestic heating and rainwater systems to meet customers' needs in accordance with manufacturers' guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.
- Carry out and apply the common installation processes and techniques used in the installation and maintenance of natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input) in the workplace.
- Install, purge, test, commission and handover low pressure natural gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and natural gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
- Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
- Plan, size and select low pressure Natural Gas systems (up to 35mm R1¼) and Natural Gas fired hot water and central heating appliances (up to 70kW net heat input).
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of solar thermal systems.
- Test, commission and handover air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
- Test, commission and handover solar thermal systems.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on solar thermal systems.
- Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
- Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) solar thermal systems.
- Plan, size and select air source heat pump (non-refrigerant circuits) systems.
- Plan, size and select solar thermal systems.
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing pipework.
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation of plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances (cold water systems, hot water systems, sanitary appliances and pipework systems and rainwater systems).
- Test, commission and handover plumbing pipework (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances in the workplace. (cold water systems and sanitary appliances and pipework systems).
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.
- Decommission (including disconnection and dismantling) plumbing (above 28mm) and non-domestic plumbing systems and appliances.
- Operate in a safe working manner by adhering to health and safety legislation, approved codes of practice and guidance and applying safe working practices.
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating and sanitary appliances and pipework).
- Carry out and apply the common processes and techniques used in the installation and test of rainwater systems.
- Plan tasks within plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
- Identify and document hazards for the plumbing and domestic heating systems work. Apply control measures.
- Carry out commission and handover procedures and techniques on plumbing and domestic heating systems (cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, and rainwater).
- Install, test, and commission, electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on the non-electrical components of plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems including industry safe isolation procedures.
- Decommission plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Decommission electrical and electrical control systems applicable to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Plan, size and select cold and hot systems to meet customer’s needs in accordance with manufacturers guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.
- Plan, size and select domestic heating and rainwater systems to meet customers' needs in accordance with manufacturers' guidance, regulatory requirements and industry recognised standards and procedures.
Training schedule
You will attend PGL Training one day per week for training, Clyst Road, Clyst Works, Exeter, EX3 0DB
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
It would be beneficial if you have your own driving licences
About this employer
Pathfinder Homes, for over 60 years has been the leading, pioneering manufacturer of luxurious residential park homes and holiday lodges. Designs are innovative and cutting-edge, that’s what makes us different. We bring ground-breaking concepts to the industry which has resulted in winning ‘Ultimate Lodge of the Year’ three years in a row; 2013, 2014, 2015 and the ‘Most Innovative Specialist Home Builder 2022’. Established in 1958, we have always been known for our aspirational and architecturally brilliant designs. If you’re searching for your new bespoke holiday lodge, new residential park home, or even a park operator. With our finest interiors and awe-inspiring exteriors, Pathfinder Homes is the luxury lodge manufacturer you’ve been looking for.
After this apprenticeship
- There may be the chance of full-time employment after the Apprenticeships
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PGL TRAINING (PLUMBING) LIMITED
Alberto Pitocco
alberto.pitocco@learningcurvegroup.co.uk
07899636409
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338160.
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Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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