Plumbing Assistant, Federal VET Certificate
Clean water and perfect installation
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As a plumbing assistant with Federal VET Certificate, you bring water, comfort and a sense of well-being to any building. You learn how to install sanitary facilities, route pipes and maintain systems, displaying team spirit and excellent manual skills.
An apprenticeship as a plumbing assistant with Federal VET Certificate opens up an exciting world of work in the field of building technology. During your two-year apprenticeship, you learn the basics of sanitary installations – from preparation to installation and commissioning. Whether it’s cutting pipes, routing water pipes or installing fittings – you ensure an optimum water supply for any building.
You work both in the workshop and on the construction site, learning what it means to combine precision and teamwork. This hands-on apprenticeship lays the foundations for a varied career in the trades.
Your activities
As a plumbing assistant, you literally bring freshness into buildings! You’re there when drinking water and wastewater pipes are laid, sanitary facilities are installed and systems are commissioned. Your tasks are as diverse as the buildings you work on.
Plumbing assistants with Federal VET Certificate are the helping hands of building technology. They help specialists install and maintain plumbing systems – from planning to assembly. Whether in the workshop or on the construction site – their work ensures smooth processes and satisfied customers.
Preparing work
You perform initial steps, such as measuring and calculating pipe lengths, creating sketches and providing tools and materials – all aimed at ensuring a smooth process.
Cutting and installing pipes
Working with precision, you cut pipes to the right length, shape them and then install them – an important foundation for any water installation.
Installing sanitary facilities
From taps and showers to toilets – you learn how to professionally install sanitary facilities and connect them to the pipes.
Removing old systems
Together with your team, you remove old pipes and systems and then ensure that waste is disposed of in an environmentally sound way – sustainably and professionally.
Commissioning systems
You check that the new systems are leak-tight, flush pipes and make sure everything is working properly.
Your entry
into plumbing technology
Like working with your hands and want to learn how water flows in buildings? Then an apprenticeship as a plumbing assistant with Federal VET Certificate is just the thing for you! You don’t need any special prior knowledge – if you’re interested and motivated, you’ll learn everything you need for this profession.
What you need to bring
- Interest in technology and skilled manual work
- Good spatial sense
- Intermediate or high-level school-leaving certificate (Sec. B or A)
- Enthusiasm for hands-on work on construction sites and in the workshop
- Team spirit and reliability
Your future
in the plumbing industry
After completing your training as a plumbing assistant with Federal VET Certificate, you’ll have a wealth of opportunities for further training and professional development.
Your training and development opportunities
- Additional apprenticeship as a plumber with 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 for sanitary installations
- Service engineer for maintenance and repairs
- Team, project or department manager in building technology
- Workshop manager in charge of production
- Consultant or salesperson for modern plumbing technology
- Independent contractor for sanitary installations
Become
a water and technology pro
Want to learn how sanitary facilities are built and installed? Then start your apprenticeship as a plumbing assistant with Federal VET Certificate! Download our flyer and read all about our apprenticeships.
