All Eastern Trades programs are available at the Saint John, NB Campus only.
Plumber
Are you naturally talented with mechanics and math? Then consider Eastern College’s Plumbing Diploma program as a natural fit for your existing skill set. Work in this highly specialized trade can include focusing on a niche offering, such as installing piping systems in new buildings, maintaining commercial and industrial settings, or retrofitting and repairing existing systems. No matter which area you choose to focus on, Plumbing students will obtain evenly divided training between classroom theory and shop application, giving you practical hands-on experience before you ever start working on a job site. Graduates may use this training as a credit towards apprenticeship, for a head start on your plumbing career path. Graduates will be eligible to complete the Apprentice Level I Exam.
Program Length: 28 Weeks
Campus Locations: Saint John
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This program has given me self-confidence in my ability and has helped to bring my life together. I am now focused and moving forward in a very positive career change.
Course Highlights
Student Success Strategies
Safe Work Practices
WHMIS
Introduction and Definitions
Hand and Power Tools
Hand Tools
Power Tools
Explosive Actuated Tools
Iron Pipe and Fittings
Copper Tube, Tubing and Fittings
Welded and Flanged Piping
Plastic and Pipe Fittings
Cast Iron, Fibreglass, Glass, Lead and Historic Piping
Pipe Hangers
Valves
Introduction to Plumbing – Single Family Dwelling
Building Drains, Sewers, and Vents
Fixture Traps, Floor Drains, Cleanouts and Manholes
Wet Venting of a Residential Bathroom Group
Dual Vents, Flat Vents and Residential Storm Drainage
Residential Drainage Waste and Vents Including Sumps
and Backwater Valves
Residential Drainage Waste and Venting
Sewage Sumps, Receiving Tanks and Dumping Stations
Plumbing Fixtures
The Water Supply System
Boilers and Trim
Hot Water Heating Systems
Heat Emissions Units
Bolting, Fasteners and Tensioning
Rigging and Hoisting
Rigging Procedures: Scaffolds, Man Baskets and Moving Equipment
T-Drill, Brazing, Tube Bending and Grooved Pipe
Brazing and Soldering
Introduction to Oxyacetylene Equipment
Oxy-fuel equipment
Oxy-fuel Cutting
Applied Mathematics
Perimeters, Areas, Percentage and Grade
Temperature and Heat
Matter, Density and Relative Density
Pressure and Atmosphere
Transfer of Heat and the Effects of Heat
Introduction to Sketching and Drawing
Blueprint Interpretation
Single Line Drawing and Blueprint Interpretation
Introduction to Code
Cross Connection Control Awareness
Plumber Apprenticeship Training Program Orientation
Professional Skills
Work Placement
Workplace Standard First Aid WHMIS
Essential Skills Assessment and Support
Island Vent, Vent Stacks, Yoke Vents, Offset Vents and Relief Vents
Interceptors and Indirect Wastes
Fixture Spacing
Mathematic Text
Introduction to Rigging
Potential Careers
Graduates of this program may find work as a Plumber in:
- Residential Construction
- Commercial Construction
- Manufacturing Maintenance Departments
- Commercial Maintenance Departments
- Public Facility Maintenance Departments
- Plumbing Maintenance Companies
- Plumbing Supply Businesses
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