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 
 
