Plumber, Federal VET Diploma
From planning to installation
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Using your manual skills and technical expertise, you get water to exactly where it’s needed. As a plumber with Federal VET Diploma, you ensure convenience, efficiency and sustainability when it comes to water, gas and wastewater – in an extremely varied working environment.
Plumbers with Federal VET Diploma are experts in water, natural gas and wastewater systems. Be it new-builds or conversions, residential buildings or major construction sites – you install, maintain and repair systems, ensuring that water always gets to the right place at the right time. You combine precision craftsmanship with state-of-the-art technology, while also paying attention to energy and water efficiency.
Your apprenticeship at Equans not only offers you a solid foundation in theory and practice, it also provides fascinating insights into day-to-day life in a forward-looking professional field. Whether it’s customer contact, assembly schedules or maintenance work – you can be sure that the work will be varied and the responsibilities will be real.
Your activities
Become a water, gas and wastewater professional. As a plumber with Federal VET Diploma, you see to it that water flows, heat arrives and comfort is guaranteed. Your manual skills and technical expertise bring modern solutions to households, commerce and industry.
As a plumber, you’re responsible for ensuring that everything flows and works as it should – from planning right through to commissioning. You route pipes for water, gas and wastewater, install modern sanitary facilities such as toilets and bathtubs, and check everything for leaks. Be it installation, maintenance or repair – your manual skills and technical expertise provide reliable and sustainable solutions that make everyday life easier for your customers.
Planning work
You study construction plans, calculate material requirements and draw simple installation plans, ensuring that each project can be implemented efficiently and smoothly.
Routing and connecting pipes
Be it water, gas or wastewater – you cut pipes to fit, install connections and ensure that everything is perfectly integrated into walls, floors and ceilings.
Installing sanitary facilities
From toilets and bathtubs to washing machines – you install sanitary facilities, connect them to the pipe network and then commission them.
Maintenance and repair
You maintain existing systems, eliminate leaks and replace defective parts. Your specialist knowledge guarantees the durability of the installations.
Advising customers and explaining systems
You hand over finished systems and explain how they work. Your knowledge helps your customers make the most of their systems.
Working to conserve the environment and resources
You always look for energy- and water-efficient solutions to meet sustainability standards and conserve resources.
Your entry
into the world of water and building technology
Nothing works without you – literally! As a plumber with Federal VET Diploma, you ensure that clean water arrives reliably and wastewater drains away safely. Be it new builds or renovations – your workmanship keeps buildings running.
What you need to bring
- Enthusiasm for technology and skilled manual work
- Spatial sense for precise installations
- High-level school-leaving certificate (Sec. A)
- Enthusiasm for working at customer premises, on construction sites and in the workshop
- Team spirit and enthusiasm for customer contact
Your future
in the world of plumbing
An apprenticeship as a plumber opens up a variety of pathways for you. Whether you want to specialise further, take on management responsibility or run your own business – all the opportunities are in your hands.
Your training and development opportunities
- Additional apprenticeship in a related profession, e.g. Building Plumbing Services Technician, Federal VET Diploma
- Federal Professional Examination, e.g. Chief Plumbing Engineer
- Advanced Federal Professional Examination, e.g. Master Plumber
- Degree at a Professional Educational Institution, e.g. Qualified Technician, PEI, in Building Technology
Your potential career pathways
- Supervising fitter on large or small construction sites
- Service engineer for maintenance and repairs
- Team, project or department manager in building technology
- Workshop manager in charge of production
- Work in sales, consulting or technical support
- Independent contractor
Become an expert
in water and technology
Is water your element? Then start your apprenticeship as a plumber with Federal VET Diploma and make sure that everything flows perfectly in buildings! Download our flyer and read all about our apprenticeships!
