Solar Thermal Hot Water System Installation and Maintenance (LCL, Level 3) Course near Slough

 Course Reference

EEA-SLC-XR3AGHP2L0

 Course Description

Solar Thermal Hot Water System Installation and Maintenance (LCL, Level 3) Course near Slough

Course Code: XR3AGHP2L0
Level: Entry
Duration: 3 days
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 16:30

Entry Requirements
The training/assessment course is targeting candidates with the following background:
• N/SVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing or equivalent relevant trade qualification

Candidates must also hold the following qualifications:

• Water Regulations/Water Byelaws

• Unvented Domestic Hot Water Storage Systems

• Energy Efficiency for Domestic Heating

Course Overview
This course will enable candidates to select the most appropriate solar system for a building based on the client’s needs and to install and maintain any of the common systems in the UK safely and efficiently.

Upon completion of this course candidates will successfully be able to install, commission, decommission, service and solar thermal hot water systems.

The course price includes assessment and certification and is VAT exempt.

This is a Level 3 qualification of 10 credits and 80 guided learning hours consisting of 5 mandatory units that comprise of practical and theoretical elements. ALL units must be achieved to achieve the overall qualification.

The course covers the following modules:

– Domestic ventilation in context

– Airflow requirements and calculations

– Health and safety

– Installation, inspection, testing commissioning and provision of information

Candidates will learn how to meet the requirements of the manufacturers for the installation, inspection, testing, commissioning and provision of information for fixed Domestic Ventilation Systems for both new and existing buildings currently available in the UK.Course information

What will I study?
This is a Level 3 qualification of 10 credits and 80 guided learning hours consisting of 5 mandatory units that comprise of practical and theoretical elements. ALL units must be achieved to achieve the overall qualification.

The course module covers:
– Know the requirements to install, commission and handover solar thermal hot water systems

– Install, commission and handover ‘active’ solar thermal hot water systems

– Know the requirements to inspect, service and maintain ‘active’ solar thermal hot water systems

– Inspect, service and maintain ‘active’ solar thermal hot water systems

How will I be assessed?
The course is assessed via a multiple choice, open book theory assessment.
This is 1 hour 55 minutes and consists of 56 questions.
There is also a practical assessment in which the candidate has to complete a practical job sheet.

Where can this course lead?
Learners may progress to undertake the LCL awards Installation and Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps Systems (Non-refrigerant Circuits) to gain a broader knowledge of other available systems.

Solar Thermal Hot Water System Installation and Maintenance (LCL Level 3) Course near Slough
EEA course code: EEA-SLC-XR3AGHP2L0
The Green Skills Academy, Room 134 Slough & Langley College, Station Road, Langley, SL3 8BY

 Entry Requirements

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 Learning Type

Classroom learning
Course is taught in a classroom

 Assessment Type

End of course test

 Qualification & Awarding Body

LCL

 Additional Info

 Follow-on Progression

Gateway to career progression

 Cost of Course

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