Plumbing & Heating Technology
- Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
- Overview
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Engineering & Industrial Career Pathway
PLUMBING & HEATING TECHNOLOGY
Teacher: John McCuen
Plumbing Technology CIP Code: 46.0503
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What is it?
Students receive highly technical instruction that
prepares them for an entry-level position using their
academic and technical knowledge and skills to install,
service and maintain heating and plumbing systems.
This includes basics of heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning along with duct work hot air systems.What will I do?
Instruction includes: daily theory and hands-on
application of basic principles of plumbing and heating
systems, working with various types of piping, learning
about residential plumbing fixtures, garbage disposals,
kitchen and bath faucets, water heaters, gas and fuel
piping, blue print readings, basic electric, basic air
conditioning and basic hot air systems, along with
component replacement plumbing fixtures, garbage
disposals, kitchen and bath faucets, hot water heaters,
gas fuel piping; and heating systems; blueprint reading,
drain cleaning methods, and component replacement.
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CAREER PATHWAYS
Journeyman Plumber
Apprenticeship
Service Technician
Installation Technician
Maintenance Technician
Estimator
Specification Writer
Production Manufacturing
Supervisor
Heating Plant Technician
Self-employed Contractor
Inspector
Sales Representative
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COLLEGE ADVANCED CREDITS
Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR)
National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS)
AVAILABLE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
American Ladder Institute Safety Training
Gastite and Tracpipe Flexible Gas Piping
OSHA 10 Hour Safety
PBA Skills Certificate
PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS
Algebra 1
Color perception
Hand-eye coordination
Physical stamina
Read and interpret technical material at grade level