Training in Plumbing

Vocational Didactics and Teaching Methodology:

Learn and work assignments (application), role of teacher and learner (application), cooperative learning (application), self-directed learning (application), problem-based learning (application), organizing group work (application), presentation (application), feedback (application), learning motivation (application), self-concept (application), culture and values (application), safety and environment (application)

Technical and Professional Specialization:

Sizing and protecting the water supply system (techniques for sizing water supply systems, including calculating system requirements and demand, developed lengths, and pressure drops); reviews of the factors that can reduce efficiency of water supply piping; introduction of different backflow prevention devices and explains how they work, where they are used, and how they are installed in water supply systems); potable water supply treatment (disinfect, filter, and soften water supply systems); types of venting, sizing DWV and storm systems (calculate drainage fixture units for waste systems. Re-views how to size drain, waste, and vent (DWV) systems); sewage pumps (installation, diagnosis, and repair of pumps, controls); corrosive-resistant waste piping (corrosive wastes and reviews related safety issues and hazard communications); service plumbing (troubleshooting and repair of fixtures, valves, and faucets in accordance with code and safety guidelines); renovation of a bathroom: planning, calculation, challenges in implementation, possibilities and limits of implementation; front wall installation: planning, construction frame, in-house drain installation, in-house fresh water installation; domestic pumps: planning, calculations, set up a domestic pump, install domestic pump, trouble-shooting domestic pumps; monitoring.

Vocational Didactics and Teaching Methodology:

Learn and work assignments (evaluation), role of teacher and learner (evaluation), cooperative learning (evaluation), self-directed learning (evaluation), problem-based learning (evaluation), organizing group work (evaluation), presentation (evaluation), feedback (evaluation), learning motivation (evaluation), self-concept (evaluation), culture and values (evaluation), safety and environment (evaluation)

Technical and Professional Specialization:

• Install domestic pump: pump system design, types of pumps, connecting types, pressure calculation, construction site preparation, transfer of calculated system size in to the building, pre-assembling delivered parts, mounting the domestic pump, on wall pipe installation, connecting the installed components, function test, costumer handover, monitoring
• outside drain installation: public drain system design, material of different drain systems, waste water calculation, national waste water standards, construction site preparation, transfer of calculated system size in to the building, pre-assembling, floor and on wall pipe installation, wall penetrations and covers, connecting the installed components, function test, costumer handover, monitoring.
• setting up on-site wastewater treatment plant: function of treatment plant, water saving reasons, design of treatment plant, construction site preparation, determine the location and size of the excavated hole, mounting the system, preparation the in-house system connection, connecting the installed components, function test, costumer handover, monitoring.

Vocational Didactics and Teaching Methodology:

Learn and work assignments (improvement), role of teacher and learner (improvement), cooperative learning (improvement), self-directed learning (improvement), problem-based learning (improvement), organizing group work (improvement), presentation (improvement), feedback (improvement), learning motivation (improvement), self-concept (improvement), culture and values (improvement), safety and environment (improvement)

Technical and Professional Specialization:

• Installation in bathroom:
  • standards: collecting information about position of washbasin unit, installation of wall mounted toilet, collecting information of shower wall installation, collecting information about position of washbasin unit, installation of wall mounted toilet, collecting information of shower wall installation according to customer’s order and standards,
  • planning: position of washbasin unit according to standard, installation of wall mounted toilet, calculation of connecting pipes at WC, shower wall installation, construction site preparation, transfer of calculated system size into the building, pre-assembling delivered parts,
  • monitoring.
• Installation of firefighting system:
  • collecting information about customer’s orders and design of a fire-fighting system
  • planning: different types of firefighting systems, calculation of number and position of sprinkler, pipe size calculation, according to national standards, construction site preparation, transfer of calculated system size into the building, pre-assembling, construction site preparation, determine the location and prepare material needed
  • monitoring.
• Installation of an irrigation system: connection to the domestic pump system, collecting information about customer’s order and standards in irrigation, planning function of irrigation, water saving reasons, design of different irrigation systems, monitoring.