How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer BPEC Certification Ltd has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and BPEC Certification Ltd awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from BPEC Certification Ltd.
We are a specialised provider of industry recognised qualifications, assessments, learning materials and learning materials within the plumbing, heating, gas and wider energy sectors, plus fire and security.
These are the units BPEC Certification Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with BPEC Certification Ltd. It does the teaching and the mapping. BPEC Certification Ltd sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques Real unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the types of central heating system and their layout requirements, including conventional, combi, and system boilers
- Know the design techniques for central heating systems, including heat loss calculations and radiator sizing
- Apply design techniques for central heating systems to specific scenarios
- Know the installation requirements of central heating systems and components, including pipework, radiators, and controls
- Install central heating systems and components according to industry standards
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for central heating systems and components, including common problems and their solutions
- Diagnose and rectify faults in central heating systems and components using appropriate tools and techniques
- Know the commissioning requirements of central heating systems and components, including testing and documentation
- Commission central heating systems and components according to industry standards
Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques Real unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the legislation relating to the installation and maintenance of cold water supplied for domestic purposes, including relevant regulations and standards
- Know the types of cold water system layout used in multi-storey dwellings, including direct and indirect systems
- Know the types of cold water system layout used with single occupancy dwellings fed by private water supplies, including the specific requirements for these systems
- Know the requirements for backflow protection in plumbing systems, including the types of backflow prevention devices and their applications
- Know the uses of specialist components in cold water systems, such as pressure reducing valves, expansion vessels, and water softeners
- Know the design techniques for cold water systems, including calculating pipe sizes and flow rates
- Apply design techniques for cold water systems to specific scenarios
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for cold water systems and components, including common problems and their solutions
- Diagnose and rectify faults in cold water systems and components using appropriate tools and techniques
- Know the commissioning requirements of cold water systems and components, including testing and documentation
- Commission cold water systems and components according to industry standards
Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques Real unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the different types of hot water system and their layout requirements, including the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
- Know the uses of specialist components in hot water systems, and how these components contribute to the overall system performance.
- Know the design techniques for hot water systems, including calculations for heat loss, flow rates, and pipe sizing.
- Apply design techniques for hot water systems, producing detailed plans and specifications for installation.
- Know the installation requirements of hot water systems and components, including relevant regulations and best practices.
- Install hot water systems and components, ensuring compliance with safety standards and manufacturer's instructions.
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for hot water systems and components, including common problems and their solutions.
- Diagnose and rectify faults in hot water systems and components, using appropriate tools and techniques.
- Know the commissioning requirements of hot water systems and components, including testing and documentation procedures.
- Commission hot water systems and components, ensuring optimal performance and energy efficiency.
Understand and apply domestic sanitation system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques Real unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the types of sanitation system and their layout requirements, including gravity and pumped systems
- Know the design techniques for sanitation and rainwater systems, including calculating pipe sizes and gradients
- Apply design techniques for sanitation and rainwater systems to specific scenarios
- Understand the installation requirements of sanitation system components, including pipework, traps, and vents
- Know the fault diagnosis and rectification procedures for sanitary pipework systems and components, including common problems and their solutions
- Diagnose and rectify faults in sanitary pipework systems and components using appropriate tools and techniques
- Know the commissioning requirements of sanitary pipework systems and components, including testing and documentation
- Commission sanitary pipework systems and components according to industry standards
Understand and carry out electrical work on domestic plumbing and heating systems and components Real unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the electrical standards that apply to the mechanical services industry, including BS 7671
- Know the principles of electricity supply to dwellings, including single-phase and three-phase systems
- Know the layout features of electrical circuits in dwellings, including lighting, power, and control circuits
- Understand the electrical industry safe isolation procedure, including the steps required to isolate electrical supplies safely
- Carry out the electrical industry safe isolation procedure correctly and safely
- Know the site preparation techniques for the electrical connection of mechanical services components in dwellings, including cable routing and termination
- Apply site preparation techniques for the electrical connection of mechanical services components in dwellings
- Understand the installation and connection requirements of electrically operated mechanical services components, including wiring diagrams and earthing
- Install and connect electrically operated mechanical services components safely and correctly
- Know the inspection and testing requirements of electrically operated mechanical services components, including continuity, insulation resistance, and earth fault loop impedance testing
- Inspect and test electrically operated mechanical services components using appropriate test equipment
- Know the procedures for safely diagnosing and rectifying faults in electrically operated mechanical services components
- Safely diagnose and rectify faults in electrically operated mechanical services components
Understand how to organise resources within BSE Real unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Know the responsibilities of relevant people in the building services industry, including site managers, supervisors, and operatives
- Oversee building services work, including monitoring progress and ensuring quality
- Produce risk assessments and method statements for the building services industry, including identifying hazards and implementing control measures
- Plan work programmes for work tasks in the building services industry, including scheduling activities and allocating resources
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Perform electrical work on mechanical building services systems
The credits, and who awards them
Level 3 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by BPEC Certification Ltd rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniquesUnderstand and apply domestic cold water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniquesUnderstand and apply domestic hot water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniquesUnderstand and apply domestic sanitation system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniquesUnderstand and carry out electrical work on domestic plumbing and heating systems and componentsUnderstand how to organise resources within BSE
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Learners will explore various domestic central heating system types and their layout requirements. The unit covers design techniques such as heat loss calculations and installation requirements, enabling learners to apply these principles practically.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for BPEC Level 3 Diploma In Plumbing Foundation
6 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by BPEC Certification Ltd.
- Understand and apply domestic central heating system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
- Understand and apply domestic cold water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
- Understand and apply domestic hot water system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
- Understand and apply domestic sanitation system installation, commissioning, service and maintenance techniques
- Understand and carry out electrical work on domestic plumbing and heating systems and components
- Understand how to organise resources within BSE
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