This is an industry based programme for licensed plumbers, and non-plumbers currently employed in sales, contract management roles, or technical positions with solar water heating systems, wishing to gain experience in the field of solar installation, design and management of solar water heating installation.
The achievement of the full National Certificate is restricted to Licensed Plumbers, however SIT in conjunction with the Solar Industry Association (SIA) may offer components of the National Certificate for non licensed plumbers.
This course will allow students to:
- Gain skills and knowledge that are directly relevant to working or further training in the specialist field of solar water heating installation and design and management of Solar Water Heating Installation
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills to standards recognized by the industry sector as appropriate
- Develop work habits encouraging good practice installation and management, of Solar Water Heating Installation
- Install, test commission and maintain solar water heating systems
- Demonstrate knowledge of solar water heating safety, system types and applications, regulatory compliance, and design
- Select and specify solar hot water systems; and manage their installation and commissioning
- They will also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the legal system in New Zealand and apply the law of contract to solar hot water heating installation situations
Unit Standards Covered:
Unit 25407
Demonstrate knowledge of solar water heating safety, system types and applications, regulatory compliance and design
- Explain the safety considerations for the installation and operation of solar hot water systems
- Explain regulatory considerations for the installation of solar hot water systems
- Describe reference standards and codes available for the installation of solar hot water systems
- Demonstrate knowledge of solar hot water system types and applications
- Explain solar hot water system supplementary heating options
- Explain solar water heating components and operation
- Explain solar water heating valves and piping
- Explain solar water heating system design considerations
- Demonstrate knowledge of solar water heating system troubleshooting
Unit 25408 - Manage installation and commissioning of a solar hot water heating system
- Assess and confirm system design suitability for a solar hot water system
- Organize and prepare pre-installation documentation
- Plan solar hot water system installation
- Manage solar hot water system installation
- Manage testing and commissioning of a solar hot water system
- Train solar hot water system users
- Handover commissioned solar hot water systems.
Unit 25409
Select and specify solar hot water systems
- Identify customer requirements for solar hot water systems
- Select and specify solar hot water systems
- Predict performance for solar hot water systems
- Explain selected solar hot water system to client
Unit 24305 (Licensed Plumbers)
Plum 103 (Non Plumbers)
Install, test, commission and maintain solar water heating systems
- Demonstrate knowledge of solar water heating systems
- Prepare for installation of solar water heating systems
- Install, commission, and test solar water heating systems
- Maintain solar water heating systems
- Work safely and with care
- Demonstrate knowledge of regulatory requirements, selection of methods and materials, and underpinning concepts and principles, as applied to the installation, commissioning, testing, and maintenance of solar water heating systems
Unit 11631
Demonstrate knowledge of the legal system in New Zealand
- Explain the nature of law
- Explain classifications of law
- Describe the sources of New Zealand law
- Describe the law made by the legislative branch of government, the process by which it is made, and its effect
- Describe the law made by the administrative branch of government and the process by which it is made
- Describe the law made by the judicial branch of government and the process by which it is made and reported
Unit 11633
Apply the law of contract to a given fact situation
- Define a contract
Apply the law relating to the formation of a contract
- Apply the law which may invalidate a contract or render it unenforceable
- Apply the law of discharge of contract
- Apply the law of contractual remedies
Further Accreditation
People holding a current plumbers licence as issued under the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006 may also wish to achieve the National Certificate in Solar Water Heating (Management, Selection and Specification) (Level 5) upon completion of Unit Standards 15757, 21884, and either of 25282 or 25288.
For Registered and Craftsman Plumbers who do not hold units 21884 and 25282 / 25288 there is an RPL process (recognition of prior learning) for assessment of these units.
Open entry. Although the course is designed for plumbers, the course is also open to non-plumbers wishing to achieve unit standards appropriate for solar water heating system specification and installation management. However, some unit standards covered in the course are not able to be awarded to non-licensed plumbers.
For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme, and be eligible for award of the qualification by application to NZQA or through their respective Industry Training Organisation, they must have successfully completed the requirements for all qualification unit standards, as specified in the programme schedule or National Qualification docuement.