Certificate III in Plumbing

Work safely at heights

Carry out interactive workplace communication

Read plans, calculate quantities and mark out materials

Work effectively in the plumbing services sector

Carry out WHS requirements

Handle and store plumbing materials

Use plumbing hand and power tools

Carry out levelling

Cut and join sheet metal

Carry out simple concreting and rendering

Work safely on roofs

Flash penetrations through roofs and walls

Weld polymer pipes using fusion method

Fabricate and install non-ferrous pressure piping

Prepare simple drawings

Install trench support

Locate and clear blockages

Install stormwater and sub-soil drainage systems and drain work site

Install prefabricated inspection openings and inspection chambers

Plan layout and install below ground sanitary drainage systems

Install on-site domestic wastewater treatment plants and disposal systems

Fabricate and install fire hydrant and hose reel systems

Install gas pressure control equipment

Install gas appliance flues

Purge consumer piping

Disconnect and reconnect Type A gas appliances

Calculate and install natural ventilation for Type A gas appliances

Size and install consumer gas piping systems

Install LPG storage of aggregate storage capacity up to 500 litres

Install and commission Type A gas appliances

Collect and store roof water

Fabricate and install roof drainage systems

Fabricate and install external flashings

Install roof components

Plan the layout of a residential sanitary plumbing system and fabricate and install sanitary stacks

Install discharge pipes

Connect and install storage tanks to a domestic water supply

Set out and install water services

Install and commission water heating systems and adjust controls and devices

Install water pumpsets

Install and fit off sanitary fixtures, water services and adjust water service controls

Install backflow prevention devices

Provide First Aid

Erect and dismantle restricted height scaffolding

Operate elevated work platforms up to 11 metres

Complete penetrations and flashings

Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry

Cut using oxy-acetylene equipment

Weld mild steel using oxy-acetylene equipment

Weld using metal arc welding equipment

Plan layout and install vacuum drainage systems

Install residential life safety sprinkler systems

Test and maintain fire hydrant and hose reel installations

Install LPG systems in caravans, mobile homes and mobile workplaces

Install LPG systems in marine craft

Maintain Type A gas appliances

Install gas sub-meters

Install LPG storage of aggregate storage capacity exceeding 500 litres and less than 8 kl

Design domestic urban irrigation systems

Set out, install and commission irrigation systems

Install and commission domestic irrigation pumps

Assemble mechanical services components

Fabricate and install steel pressure piping

Select and fit insulation and sheathing

Install small bore heating systems

Install and test medical gas pipeline systems

Install and test ducting systems

Install air handling units

Install and commission a single head split system air conditioning

Install air conditioning control equipment

Maintain mechanical services equipment

Install and commission evaporative air cooling systems

Install domestic solid fuel burning appliances

Select and install roof sheeting and wall cladding

Fabricate roof coverings for curved structures

Receive roofing materials

Install roof coverings to curved roof structures

Install roof sheets, wall cladding and complex flashings

Select and install a heritage roof system

Install pre-treatment facilities

Install sewerage pumpsets

Install and maintain domestic water treatment equipment

Install property service

Install water pipe systems

Install home fire sprinkler systems

Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding

Perform routine gas metal arc welding

Undertake manual handling

Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering

Organise and communicate information

Install cure in-place linings for existing pipeline systems

Enter and work in confined spaces

Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

Install and start up single head split air conditioning and water heating heat pump systems

Prepare and connect refrigerant tubing and fittings

Recover, pressure test, evacuate, charge and leak test refrigerants - split systems