Certificationship

The Trust has launched a Certificationship scheme to provide a pathway by which apprentices can train all the way up to and including registration as a Certifying Plumber and Gasfitter, and so provide industry with fully qualified tradespeople.  This pathway is also open to past apprentices who now want to complete whatever they still need to gain registration as Licenced and then Certifying tradespeople    

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The Certificationship is a two phase pathway for both new and existing apprentices:

Phase 1: The present 8000 hour Trust apprenticeship in Plumbing and Gasfitting that completes with apprentices gaining their National Certificates in Plumbing and Gasfitting and obtaining registration as a Licensed Plumber and Licensed Gasfitter.  

Phase 2: Staircase onwards to Certification. Individuals remain employed by the Trust and subcontracted to their host employer; working as a Licensed tradesperson for a further 2+ years and completing both the time served and examination requirements for registration as a Certifying Plumber and Certifying Gasfitter.

During Phase 2 each individual will undertake the present (or replacement) training courses for  Certifying status with either a local provider or the Open Polytechnic, and then sit the present (or replacement) PGDB examinations for Certifying status.

The Trust will cover all training, registration and examinations costs during Phase 2 as well as provide additional training in OSH, Backflow Prevention and Limited Electrical. Individuals will continue to have access to the Trust’s Tool Account and continue to be issued with replacement PPE.   

All existing Trust apprentices will be offered the opportunity to transfer to the Certificationship scheme   Former Trust graduates and other apprentices will also be able to apply to the Trust to undertake Phase 2 of the Certificationship.

The Certificationship Group Training Scheme is seen as the flagship for the Trust.  Graduates of it will generally be those with the ability, commitment and drive needed to complete it in the 6+ years and move onwards and upwards into leadership roles throughout industry.