Guilford College

www.guildford.ac.uk

This reasonably priced self-study course is great for those looking for value for money and to complete it in their own home. The course is fast-paced and all assessments are done online, at your own pace. You will only need to be onsite 4 times during your training, to prove your competency for the NVQ 2. If you feel like you would prefer some tuition, then you can pay £52 per hour for a theory session at the college. There are no practical sessions at the college.

The exam board for this course is the City and Guilds London Institute, and covers the following modules:

1. Understand and carry out safe working practices in Building Services Engineering (BSE)
2. Understand how to communicate with others within BSE
3. Understand how to apply environmental protection measures within BSE
4. Understand how to apply scientific principles within mechanical services engineering
5. Understand and carry out site preparation, and pipework fabrication techniques for domestic plumbing and heating systems
6. Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation and maintenance techniques
7. Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation and maintenance techniques
8. Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation and maintenance techniques
9. Understand and apply domestic rainwater system installation and maintenance techniques
10. Understand and apply domestic above ground drainage system installation and maintenance techniques
11. Apply safe working practices in building services engineering working environment
12. Install and maintain domestic plumbing and heating systems
13. Install and maintain domestic heating systems