Training plumbers in colleges is invalid and dangerous and Dr Simon Reddy did a PhD to prove it - the plumbing industry in the UK is toxic and for this reason #apprenticeshipmovement have introduced the #JourneymanPlumber which is fixed duration 48 months - with mandatory 36 months under...
The problems of lead in water supply in Hong Kong were not detected in the first round of government tests because no time limit is specified to run tap before taking test. Thus, if you run tap for twenty minutes you are hardly likely to find lead contamination but if you leave system over night...
Your comments are no different to others on this report and indeed, I think your reasoning is good - the water board should have spotted a risk, and should have acted - but the risk is on domestic side, so in some ways beyond their remit - at some point we got to remove all of these lead joints...
Although I agree that risk of applying too much solder is reduced with solder ring compared to end-feed, we may not be as safe as we think. Scientists now argue strongly that there is no safe background level for lead in the environment and this means in pipes. This World Plumbing Council report...
Go to your local colleges and meet the teachers in person. Go for an assessor post (many advertised) and you will get job and college will support teacher training - don't do pre- service teacher training because it is pretty meaningless with the practice, never mind without
There are other colleges doing this but this is a good example of things to come!
https://www.tes.com/news/further-education/breaking-news/a-house-where-learners-can-build-their-careers
Thinking of being a plumber or gas installer - read this Are dangerous plumbing and gas qualifications putting the public at risk? - Installer OnlineInstaller Online
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New research on gas courses shows incompetence and fraud in English vocational training
"Alarming" research shows lack of consistency in standards of gas training - Installer OnlineInstaller Online
The oversupply in plumbing and gas is visible. On average colleges are progressing 46% of students into work - for plumbing it is way lower but no stat available. then you got 3million apprentices that gov are paying large firms to take on - this drives down pay and it is designed to. Then you...
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