BPEC Certification Ltd · RQF Level 3
BPEC Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits180
- Guided learning1,400 hours
- Units in this qualification34
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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, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Air Source Heat Pump SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll study health and safety legislation and risks related to air source heat pump systems. The unit covers system types, design, installation, servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification, emphasising safe working practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the health and safety risks associated with air source heat pump systems and relevant legislation.
- Describe the different types of air source heat pump systems available.
- Design air source heat pump systems to meet specific requirements.
- Install air source heat pump systems according to manufacturer's instructions and industry best practice.
- Service and maintain air source heat pump systems to ensure optimal performance.
- Diagnose faults and rectify defects and malfunctions on air source heat pump systems.
- Test, commission and handover air source heat pump systems to the client, providing necessary documentation and instructions.
Building Services and StructuresReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of installation requirements, methods, and materials for Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas pipework. The unit also covers ventilation needs, chimney system types and operation, and methods for checking and testing chimney performance related to gas appliances.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the installation requirements, methods, and materials for Natural Gas (NG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pipework.
- Describe ventilation requirements, types, and methods for gas appliances.
- Identify different types and explain the operation of suitable chimney systems for gas appliances.
- Describe methods for checking and testing chimney performance to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Cold Water Supply to Non-Domestic PremisesReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll study cold water supply systems used in non-domestic premises, including system types, water pressure and flow principles, and typical components. The unit also covers relevant requirements, regulations, and standards for designing, installing, and maintaining these systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of cold water supply systems in non-domestic premises
- Understand the requirements for cold water supply systems in non-domestic premises
- Know the regulations and standards related to cold water supply in non-domestic buildings
Cold Water Treatment and RoutingReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit provides learners with an understanding of cold water treatment methods and routing principles for dwellings. Topics include water softening, filtration, advantages and disadvantages of treatment options, and factors influencing the routing of cold water supply pipes.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different methods of cold water treatment for dwellings
- Understand the principles of routing cold water supply to dwellings
- Know the regulations and standards related to cold water supply routing
Combustion and Properties of GasReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of natural gas supply networks, pressure regulators, and factors affecting gas pressure loss. The unit covers gas burner operation, design, and the properties of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, including associated risks.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the natural gas supply network and its components.
- Explain the operation of pressure regulators within a gas system.
- Identify the factors that affect pressure loss in gas systems and describe the equipment used to measure gas pressure.
- Explain the combination of gases and potential risks associated with different gas mixtures.
- Describe gas burner operation, design features, and different types of gas burners.
- Explain the properties and characteristics of Natural Gas (NG).
- Explain the properties and characteristics of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
Commission and Handover Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit equips learners with skills to commission and handover cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary, and rainwater systems. You'll understand relevant industry standards and regulations and apply correct commissioning and documentation procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Commission cold water systems and components according to industry standards and regulations.
- Handover cold water systems and components to the client, providing necessary documentation and instructions.
- Commission hot water systems and components according to industry standards and regulations.
- Handover hot water systems and components to the client, providing necessary documentation and instructions.
- Commission central heating systems and components according to industry standards and regulations.
- Handover central heating systems and components to the client, providing necessary documentation and instructions.
- Commission sanitary appliances, pipework systems and components according to industry standards and regulations.
- Handover sanitary appliances, pipework systems and components to the client, providing necessary documentation and instructions.
- Commission rainwater systems according to industry standards and regulations.
- Handover rainwater systems to the client, providing necessary documentation and instructions.
Common Installation Processes and TechniquesReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll develop skills in the safe use of hand and power tools for plumbing and domestic heating work. The unit also covers pipework types, jointing principles, site preparation techniques, and the use of clips and brackets to support plumbing and heating components.
What you'll be able to do
- Use hand and power tools safely and effectively in plumbing and domestic heating work
- Identify the types of plumbing and domestic heating pipework and their jointing principles
- Apply site preparation techniques for plumbing and heating work
- Use clips and brackets to support plumbing and domestic heating pipework and components
- Install plumbing and domestic heating pipework according to industry standards
Common Processes and Techniques in Non-Domestic Plumbing SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of health and safety risks, legislation, and safe working practices for non-domestic plumbing systems. You'll use hand and power tools safely, understand pipework and jointing methods, and apply site preparation techniques.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify health and safety risks and relevant legislation associated with working on non-domestic plumbing systems.
- Demonstrate the safe use of hand and power tools when working on non-domestic plumbing systems.
- Describe the pipework and jointing methods commonly used in non-domestic plumbing systems.
- Apply appropriate site preparation techniques before commencing work on non-domestic plumbing systems.
- Demonstrate the correct use of clips and brackets to support non-domestic plumbing pipework and components.
- Install non-domestic plumbing pipework according to industry standards and regulations.
Decommission Non-Domestic Plumbing systemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll learn to safely decommission non-domestic plumbing systems in line with regulations and environmental guidelines. The unit covers isolating, draining, removing, and disposing of plumbing components while adhering to environmental protection requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Decommission non-domestic plumbing systems safely and in accordance with relevant regulations and environmental guidelines
Decommission Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit equips learners with the skills to safely decommission plumbing and domestic central heating systems. You'll isolate systems from services, drain and remove components safely, and dispose of waste materials in accordance with environmental and regulatory requirements.
What you'll be able to do
- Decommission plumbing and domestic central heating systems safely and in accordance with industry regulations.
Domestic Fuel SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll analyse factors influencing fuel selection for domestic heating systems, compare fuel types, and evaluate their environmental impacts. The unit also covers combustion processes and the principles of chimney and flue systems associated with domestic fuel systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Analyse the factors affecting fuel selection for domestic fuel systems
- Understand the combustion processes of fuel supplied systems
- Understand the principles of chimney and flue systems
Electrical Work and the Control of Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit equips learners with skills to safely undertake electrical work related to plumbing and domestic central heating systems. You'll plan and perform electrical installations, apply safe isolation procedures, test systems, and identify and repair electrical faults.
What you'll be able to do
- Undertake pre-installation activity prior to undertaking electrical work on plumbing and domestic heating systems
- Apply industry standard safe isolation procedures
- Safely install, test and decommission electrical systems
- Identify faults and safely repair electrical work
Environmental Technologies - On-Site Portfolio of EvidenceReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
It teaches you to install, commission, service, and diagnose faults in air source heat pump and solar thermal hot water systems. You'll apply manufacturer instructions and industry best practices to ensure safe and effective system operation.
What you'll be able to do
- Install air source heat pump or solar thermal hot water systems according to manufacturer's instructions and industry best practice
- Commission air source heat pump or solar thermal hot water systems to ensure efficient and safe operation
- Service air source heat pump or solar thermal hot water systems, carrying out routine maintenance tasks
- Diagnose and rectify faults in air source heat pump or solar thermal hot water systems
Environmental Technology SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll develop knowledge of renewable and non-renewable energy sources and the operating principles of micro-renewable energy technologies. The unit covers requirements for installing such systems, current energy efficiency advice, government incentives, and effective communication of energy-related information.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and differentiate between sources of renewable and non-renewable energy.
- Explain the operating principles of micro-renewable energy technologies.
- Describe the requirements for installing micro-renewable energy systems to existing systems.
- Provide current energy efficiency advice and guidance to clients.
Fault Diagnosis and Rectification on Non-Domestic Plumbing SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
It teaches you to diagnose and rectify faults in cold water, hot water, sanitary pipework, and rainwater systems within non-domestic premises. You'll use appropriate tools and techniques to repair or replace damaged components and verify system functionality.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on cold water systems and components in non-domestic premises.
- Apply fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on hot water systems and components in non-domestic premises.
- Apply fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on sanitary pipework systems in non-domestic premises.
- Apply fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on rainwater systems in non-domestic premises.
Fault Diagnosis and Rectification on Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit develops learners' skills in diagnosing and rectifying faults across cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, and rainwater systems. You'll identify common issues and apply appropriate repair techniques to maintain system functionality.
What you'll be able to do
- Diagnose faults and rectify issues on cold water systems and components.
- Diagnose faults and rectify issues on hot water systems and components.
- Diagnose faults and rectify issues on central heating systems and components.
- Diagnose faults and rectify issues on sanitary appliances and pipework.
- Diagnose faults and rectify issues on rainwater systems and components.
Gas SafetyReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit covers gas safety legislation, standards, and emergency procedures within the gas industry. You'll recognise unsafe situations, understand emergency actions, perform tightness tests, and check gas installations in compliance with regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand safety, legislation and standards within the gas industry
- Apply gas emergency actions and procedures
- Recognise unsafe situations, emergency notices and warning labels
- Describe the operation and positioning of emergency controls and valves
- Describe low pressure domestic gas meters, regulators and housings
- Apply the methods and requirements to tightness test and purge small gas installations
- Check and set gas installation operating pressures at gas meters and LPG regulators
- Safely assess the potential risks, tightness test and relight temporarily isolated appliances
- Apply the requirements to check and set appliance burner pressures and compare measured gas rates with published figures
- Explain the principles of operation and methods of testing gas appliance safety controls
Health and Safety SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit equips learners with knowledge of health and safety legislation relevant to the building services industry. You'll identify hazards, apply personal protection measures, respond to accidents, and follow safe working procedures for electrical equipment, heat-producing devices, and access equipment.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the health and safety legislation that applies to the building services industry
- Identify hazardous situations when working in the building services industry
- Apply personal protection measures in the building services industry
- Respond to accidents in the building services industry
- Follow procedures for electrical safety in the building services industry
- Work safely with heat producing equipment
- Safely use access equipment
- Work safely in excavations and confined spaces
Install and Maintain Gas Water Heating and Wet Central Heating Appliances - On-Site Portfolio of EvidenceReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll develop competence in installing, servicing, and fault finding gas water heating and wet central heating appliances. The unit covers installation according to regulations, gas tightness testing, purging, relighting appliances, and identifying unsafe situations.
What you'll be able to do
- Install gas water heating and wet central heating appliances according to manufacturer's instructions and relevant regulations.
- Service gas water heating and wet central heating appliances in accordance with industry best practice.
- Diagnose faults in gas water heating and wet central heating appliances and implement appropriate rectification measures.
- Install gas pipework (up to 35 mm) in compliance with relevant standards.
- Perform gas tightness testing, direct purging (IGEM/UP/1B) and relighting of appliances safely and effectively.
- Identify and report unsafe situations encountered during installation, servicing, or fault finding.
Install, Commission, Service and Maintain Non-Domestic Plumbing Systems - On-Site Portfolio of EvidenceReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit covers the installation, commissioning, servicing, and maintenance of non-domestic plumbing systems and components in the workplace. You'll learn to install systems to industry standards, commission them effectively, and diagnose and rectify faults safely.
What you'll be able to do
- Install non-domestic plumbing systems and components in the workplace.
- Commission non-domestic plumbing systems in the workplace.
- Apply fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on non-domestic plumbing systems.
Install, Commission, Service and Maintain Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems - On-Site Portfolio of EvidenceReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll gain practical on-site experience in installing, commissioning, servicing, and maintaining plumbing and domestic central heating systems. The unit includes applying health and safety regulations, preparing installations, fault diagnosis, rectification, and commissioning.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply health and safety regulations and welfare practices in the plumbing and domestic heating workplace
- Prepare for the installation of plumbing and domestic heating systems and components, ensuring all necessary resources are available
- Install plumbing and domestic heating systems and components in the workplace, adhering to industry standards and regulations
- Perform fault diagnosis and rectification procedures on plumbing and domestic heating systems
- Commission plumbing and domestic heating systems in the workplace, ensuring optimal performance and safety
Install, Service, Repair and Remove Gas Water Heating and Wet Central HeatingReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit provides learners with the knowledge and skills to install, service, repair, and remove gas water heating and wet central heating appliances. You'll understand appliance uses, types, layout requirements, site preparation, and commissioning processes within domestic dwellings.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the uses of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances in dwellings.
- Identify the different types of gas water heating and wet central heating appliances and their layout requirements.
- Apply site preparation techniques for gas water heating and wet central heating appliances.
- Install and commission gas water heating and wet central heating appliances.
- Service and maintain gas water heating and wet central heating appliances.
- Decommission gas water heating and wet central heating appliances.
Installation of Non-Domestic plumbing SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll learn to interpret technical drawings and install non-domestic plumbing systems, including cold water, hot water, sanitary appliances, pipework, and rainwater systems. The unit emphasises compliance with industry standards and regulations.
What you'll be able to do
- Interpret layouts of non-domestic plumbing systems.
- Install cold water systems in non-domestic premises according to industry standards and regulations.
- Install hot water systems in non-domestic premises according to industry standards and regulations.
- Install sanitary appliances and pipework systems in non-domestic premises according to industry standards and regulations.
- Install rainwater systems in non-domestic premises according to industry standards and regulations.
Planning and SupervisionReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit covers the roles and responsibilities of construction team members within the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry. You'll explore relevant information sources, effective communication methods, and the production of risk assessments and method statements to support project planning and supervision.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the role of the construction team within the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
- Identify and utilise relevant information sources in the building services industry.
- Communicate effectively with others involved in plumbing and domestic heating systems projects.
- Explain the responsibilities of relevant people in the building services industry.
- Produce risk assessments and method statements for tasks within the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
- Develop a work programme for tasks in the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry, considering timeframes and resources.
Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating System LayoutsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll develop the ability to recognise layouts of plumbing and domestic heating systems, including cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary pipework, and above ground drainage systems. The unit focuses on identifying system configurations accurately.
What you'll be able to do
- Recognise the layouts of plumbing and domestic heating systems
Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit covers the installation of plumbing and domestic central heating systems, including cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary appliances, pipework, and rainwater systems. You'll apply correct procedures and comply with relevant legislation and standards.
What you'll be able to do
- Install cold water systems in accordance with industry standards and regulations
- Install hot water systems in accordance with industry standards and regulations
- Install central heating systems in accordance with industry standards and regulations
- Install sanitary appliances and associated pipework systems in accordance with industry standards and regulations
- Install rainwater systems in accordance with industry standards and regulations
Scientific PrinciplesReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit provides learners with an understanding of scientific principles relevant to plumbing and domestic heating systems. You'll identify units of measurement, material properties, mechanical principles, and electrical concepts, including safety considerations, applicable within the industry.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and apply units of measurement used in the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
- Describe the properties of materials used in plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Explain mechanical principles relevant to the plumbing and domestic heating systems industry.
- Describe the relationship between energy, heat and power in plumbing and domestic heating systems.
- Apply principles of force and pressure in the context of the plumbing and domestic heating industry.
- Explain the principles of electricity as they apply to plumbing and domestic heating systems.
Service and Maintenance of Non-Domestic Plumbing SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit provides learners with the skills to service and maintain cold water, hot water, and sanitary pipework systems in non-domestic premises. You'll identify common faults, apply correct servicing techniques, and understand procedures for isolating and maintaining these systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform service and maintenance on cold water systems in non-domestic premises
- Perform service and maintenance on hot water systems in non-domestic premises
- Perform service and maintenance on sanitary pipework systems in non-domestic premises
Service and Maintenance on Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll learn to service and maintain cold water, hot water, central heating, and sanitary appliance systems. The unit includes identifying potential problems, performing maintenance tasks, and applying appropriate service procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform service and maintenance on cold water systems
- Perform service and maintenance on hot water systems
- Perform service and maintenance on central heating systems
- Perform service and maintenance on sanitary appliances and pipework systems
Size and Select Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit provides learners with the ability to size and select plumbing and domestic central heating systems and components for dwellings. You'll calculate demands and select appropriate pipe sizes, materials, and system components for cold water, rainwater, hot water, and heating systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Size and select cold water systems and components for dwellings, considering demand and regulatory requirements
- Size and select rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse systems and components for dwellings, considering water conservation and regulatory requirements
- Size and select hot water systems and components for dwellings, considering demand and energy efficiency
- Size and select central heating systems and components for dwellings, considering heat loss and energy efficiency
- Size and select sanitary appliances, pipework systems and components for dwellings, considering building regulations and user needs
- Size and select rainwater systems components, considering drainage requirements and building regulations
Solar Thermal Hot Water SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
This unit provides learners with knowledge of health and safety, legislation, and design principles for solar thermal hot water systems. You'll learn to install, test, commission, handover, service, maintain, and diagnose faults in these systems.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify health and safety risks and relevant legislation, regulations and standards related to solar thermal hot water systems.
- Explain the fundamental design principles for solar thermal hot water systems.
- Install solar thermal hot water systems according to manufacturer's instructions and industry best practice.
- Test, commission and handover solar thermal hot water systems to the client, providing necessary documentation and instructions.
- Service and maintain solar thermal hot water installations to ensure optimal performance.
- Diagnose and rectify faults in a solar thermal hot water installation.
Specific Core Gas SafetyReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of gas safety controls, chimney construction and operation, and the procedures for chimney performance checks in domestic settings. The unit covers identification and rectification of unsafe gas safety controls and completion of relevant documentation to ensure compliance.
What you'll be able to do
- Determine if gas safety controls are operating correctly and identify actions required when unsafe or ineffective operation is found.
- Describe the construction and operation of chimneys used for domestic gas appliances.
- Demonstrate how to carry out chimney performance checks.
- Complete the correct notices, forms and labels used in domestic gas utilisation.
- Demonstrate the correct use of combustion and atmosphere sampling analysers.
- Install and commission a small domestic gas installation.
- Calculate the requirements for permanent ventilation in domestic gas utilisation environments.
- Demonstrate how to work correctly and safely with electrical systems and components used in domestic gas utilisation.
Test Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll learn to perform soundness tests on cold water, hot water, central heating, sanitary, and rainwater systems and components. The unit covers identifying faults and leaks using appropriate equipment and following correct testing procedures.
What you'll be able to do
- Perform soundness tests on cold water systems and components
- Perform soundness tests on hot water systems and components
- Perform soundness tests on central heating systems and components
- Perform soundness tests on sanitary appliances, pipework systems and components
- Perform soundness tests on rainwater systems
Test and Commission Non-Domestic Plumbing SystemsReal unit · BPEC Certification Ltd
You'll develop the ability to perform soundness tests and commission cold water, hot water, sanitary, and rainwater plumbing systems in non-domestic premises. The unit focuses on ensuring systems meet industry standards for flow, pressure, temperature control, and safety.
What you'll be able to do
- Soundness test and commission cold water appliances, systems and components in non-domestic premises.
- Soundness test and commission hot water appliances, systems and components in non-domestic premises.
- Soundness test and commission sanitary appliances, pipework systems and components in non-domestic premises.
- Soundness test and commission rainwater systems in non-domestic premises.
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 3 credits are regulated. 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’ve earned and what’s next.
Air Source Heat Pump SystemsBuilding Services and StructuresCold Water Supply to Non-Domestic PremisesCold Water Treatment and RoutingCombustion and Properties of GasCommission and Handover Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating SystemsCommon Installation Processes and TechniquesCommon Processes and Techniques in Non-Domestic Plumbing Systems
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
Meet all twelve tutorsWhere this connects
Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
BPEC Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating
- Carry out system and electrical diagnostic operations in the gas sector
- Commission plumbing and heating systems
- Connecting and testing liquid petroleum gas systems and equipment in leisure vehicles
- Decommission gas storage vessels and supply systems
- Decommission industrial and commercial heating and ventilating systems
- Decommission plumbing and heating systems
- Diagnose and rectify electrical faults on domestic gas appliances
- Diagnose and rectify faults in environmental technology systems
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
Carry out system and electrical diagnostic operations in the gas sectorCommission plumbing and heating systemsConnecting and testing liquid petroleum gas systems and equipment in leisure vehiclesDecommission gas storage vessels and supply systemsDecommission industrial and commercial heating and ventilating systemsDecommission plumbing and heating systemsDiagnose and rectify electrical faults on domestic gas appliancesDiagnose and rectify faults in environmental technology systemsDiagnose and rectify faults in gas storage vessels and supply systemsInspect and Pre-commission Plumbing and Heating SystemsInspect and verify gas measurement systemsInstall and test plumbing and heating systemsInstall, service, repair and remove gas water heating and wet central heatingInstall, test and commission environmental technology systemsPlan and prepare to work on gas systems, installations and components for industrial and commercial properties and leisure accommodationService and maintain plumbing and heating systems
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Applied to your own work
Learners will study health and safety legislation and risks related to air source heat pump systems. The unit covers system types, design, installation, servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and rectification, emphasising safe working practices.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for BPEC Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing and Domestic Heating
34 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by BPEC Certification Ltd.
- Air Source Heat Pump Systems
- Building Services and Structures
- Cold Water Supply to Non-Domestic Premises
- Cold Water Treatment and Routing
- Combustion and Properties of Gas
- Commission and Handover Plumbing and Domestic Central Heating Systems
and 28 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying
for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with
you, on your real work, is for.
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.