Pipefitter vocational qualification

The pipe fitter is involved in the construction of wastewater collection, rainwater collection and drinking water distribution works.

On completion of the course, the learner will be able to:

• Contribute to public service missions related to drinking water supply, wastewater and rainwater collection and treatment

• Participate in environmental protection and flood risk prevention as part of ecological transition policies

• Implement operations to make a pipeline worksite safe (signposting, collective protection)

• Repérer, identifier et piqueter les réseaux et ouvrages existants à partir de plans et d'observations de terrain

• Participer à l'implantation des ouvrages projetés et à la préparation des tranchées

• Réaliser les travaux de terrassement, laying and assembling pipes and ancillary structures

• Performing backfilling operations, restoring roads and public spaces

• Conducting or participating in leakage tests and disinfecting networks before commissioning

• Applying collective and individual safety rules, identifying occupational hazards and implementing appropriate preventive measures

• Integrating the principles of sustainable construction, responsible resource management and waste reduction

• Adopt environmentally-friendly practices limiting the impact of work on ecosystems

• Contribute to raising team awareness of good environmental and safety practices

• Work as a team in compliance with instructions, current regulations and public infrastructure quality requirements

The training course is organised into several skill modules, enabling step-by-step progression. It alternates between theoretical input, practical exercises and assessment sessions to promote hands-on, progressive learning.

BC01 - Carry out operations relating to the laying of an underground pipe

• Carry out the preparatory work prior to laying an underground pipeline.
• Supervise the earthworks, secure and level the bottom of a trench.
• Carry out the backfilling and compaction of the trench around the pipe.
• Construct cast-in-situ and masonry structures on a pipework site.

BC02 – Constructing an open-trench sewerage network

• Lay a sewer for wastewater or stormwater in a trench.
• Connect a grating or gully to the main sewer.
• Install a sewer inspection chamber or connect to an existing one.
• Carry out individual connections for sewage and stormwater.

BC03 – Constructing a drinking water supply network using the open-trench method

• Connecting a new network or repairing a leak in an existing drinking water supply.
• Lay a drinking water pipe in a trench.
• Install tap fittings and accessories on a drinking water supply pipe.
• Carry out the various types of connections to a drinking water supply network.
• Disinfect a drinking water supply pipe and carry out testing.

Throughout the course, learners receive personalised support with regular monitoring by the teaching team and progress reviews to tailor the learning to each individual’s needs.

A work placement also enables learners to develop their professional skills in a real-world setting.

Skills are assessed progressively through role-plays, practical exercises, professional projects and assessments carried out throughout the course.

Our teaching methodology prioritises a practical, work-focused approach: case studies, role-plays, practical scenarios and collaborative activities enable learners to learn in conditions that closely resemble the real working world.

• Professional qualification from the Ministry of Labour Level 3

Find out more about this qualification (RNCP38078, exact wording of the diploma, name of the certifier, registration date of the qualification) by clicking here.

• All audiences

- literacy and numeracy

- good physical condition

12 people

• Fully classroom-based training

• Personalised course
• Group lessons

• Equipped technical platforms
• Room equipped with networked computer workstations
• Unmarked room with video projector

Positioning prior to entry into training.

Interviews, remediation with the educational referent and/or company referent during training.

Taking into account beneficiary satisfaction during and at the end of training.

For beneficiaries with disabilities: possible adaptation of training and certification methods, support by the TH referent.

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Equivalences and gateways: to be studied on a case-by-case basis depending on the candidate's background.

Education Nationale certified teachers, Bac +3 trainers with significant experience in adult training, professional speakers.

Trainers experienced in individualising learning.

For this professional qualification, ongoing assessments (ECF) are organised throughout the course to evaluate the candidate’s progress and their mastery of professional skills.

The final examination takes place before a two-member examination panel comprising professionals from the sector. It comprises a professional role-play and an interview based on the professional portfolio (DP), which highlights the experience and skills developed by the candidate.

The final examination takes place within two months of the end of the training course.

The examination panel validates all or part of the Professional Qualification. In the event of partial validation, the professional competence certificates (CCP) (or competence modules) obtained are valid for a period of five years.

The candidate may subsequently complete the missing modules to obtain the Professional Qualification in its entirety.

Positioning test by appointment.

Interview by appointment.

Apprenticeship training: Training is accessible within a minimum of 48 hours subject to validation of your application and the position in the company (diploma compliance) and this until the end of the 1st month of the start of the action.

For continuing education, depending on profile and positioning, the access period is a maximum of 14 days after the start of the action (special cases contact us).

Access the following occupations:

• Pipe layer or pipe fitter
• Pipe installer
• Drinking water and sewerage network maintenance or operating agent;
• Fontainier.

Exercise in:

• Companies in the public works sector whose main activity is piping
• General public works companies, water and sanitation departments of local and regional authorities;
• Network operators and concessionaires
• Companies involved in related activities (wastewater and drinking water treatment plants, pumping and lifting stations, reservoirs, for example)

Continuing your studies: Specialisation possible with other vocational qualifications in the same field, such as TP mason en voirie et réseaux divers

Access for people with disabilities

Catering

Transport

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