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There are three basic entry
requirements to join the WIAPS Scheme:
Trade Qualification Options
First you must posses a
recognised qualification in plumbing. The qualifications currently
accepted by WIAPS are:
A - Mechanical Services
Engineering (plumbing) Level 2 S/NVQ Certificate.
B - Completion of a
formal apprenticeship in plumbing
C - City & Guilds Craft
Certificate in Plumbing
D - City & Guilds
Certificate Mechanical Services Engineering (plumbing) Level 3 S/NVQ
Certificate.
E - If you do not hold
any of the above qualifications, do you hold any other that would verify
your plumbing skills? Alternatively a reference from a large
organisation you have worked for may be suitable, please check with the
Scheme.
To download a copy of the WIAPS
Terms and Conditions, please
click here
Regulation Qualification
Options
Second you must possess a
recognised qualification in the Water Fittings Regulations or Scottish
Water Byelaws.
The WRAS Technical Committee has
accredited several organisations which issue Certificates of Water
Regulations Knowledge or Scottish Water Byelaws Knowledge. These
certificates are one of these pre-requirements for candidates wishing to
join the Water Industry Plumbers Scheme or similar Schemes run by
others.
The accreditation of these
organisations' was carried out at their request. The organisations
underwent an assessment of their capabilities in testing candidates'
knowledge of the Water Regulations (Byelaws). This included a review of
the overall assessment process, checks on training material and an audit
of training and assessment sessions being undertaken on behalf of the
organisation. A programme of subsequent audit visits is planned to check
that the required standards are being maintained.
These organisations will adopt
the Water Regulations assessment question bank, when it is available.
Developed by the national Approved Contractors Schemes Coordinating
group, this question bank has three sets of papers comprising Legal
(dealing with the Regulations alone), General (dealing with Schedule 2
excluding backflow), and backflow and have been selected to reflect the
breadth of the topics covered by the Water Fittings Regulations. By
agreement amongst the Approved Contractor Schemes, certificates of
knowledge awarded using this question bank will be acceptable as
evidence of knowledge of the Regulations or Byelaws as part of the
entrance requirements for all Schemes.
The Regulations qualifications currently accepted by the
Scheme are:
A - City & Guilds Craft
Certificate for Water Regulations for Building Services
Personnel/Contractors
B - Certificate in Water
Regulations from a Water Supplier.
C - BPEC/WRAS Water
Regulations Certificate
D - LOGIC/WRAS Water
Regulations Certificate
E - NIC/WRAS Water
Regulations Certificate
F- An equivalent
qualification in Regulations recognised by the Scheme
To download a copy of the
various training options, please
click here
If you would like to sit a BPEC/WRAS
assessment offered by WIAPS, please download the
Regulations
assessment form
, print it
out, fill it in and then return it to WIAPS at the address below.
Insurance
Finally you or your employer are
required in paragraph 7 of the Terms & Conditions of Membership to
maintain Public Liability Insurance. Please read the Terms & Conditions
available here
Once you have met all three
criteria you can apply to WIAPS for membership. Please print out, fill
in and return the application form to the address below, taking care to
include all items listed in section 5 of the application form. To
download the application form please
click here
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