SCHEDULE OF COURSE UNITS

PLUMBING LEVEL 4
TERM
TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 Course duration
Unit Hours Unit Hours Hours Hours
BASIC UNITS BASIC UNITS
Communication skills 20 Digital Literacy 35 Industrial Attachment 300
Environmental Literacy 20 60
Entrepreneurial Skills
20 30
Occupational Safety and Health Practices Employability Skills

COMMON UNITS COMMON UNITS

Technical drawing 50 30
Scientific principles
Workshop Technology 45
Engineering 60
Mathematics
CORE UNITS CORE UNITS
Installation of water
pipes and ancillary
appliances 90 Installation of sanitary appliances 70
Installation of rainwater
harvesting systems 60 Installation of water storage systems and ancillary appliances 70
Installation of drainage
systems 80 Maintenance of plumbing systems 80
TOTAL 445 375 300 1120

1. Indicated are Notional hours (Notional hours = Contact hours+Assignments+Self driven activities+Field trips)
Notional hours per term = 520 hrs (1 term = 13 weeks; 1 week = 40 hrs therefore; I term = 40 x 13 hrs = 520 hours)
2. Contact hours = 75% of the Notional hours and should be used for timetabling)
3. Number of weeks =13 less 2 weeks end of term assessment and 1 week CAT = 10 weeks @40 hours=400 total contact hours.
(Note that the 3 weeks is part of notional hours.)