LADYVILLE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT
PLUMBING
COURSE OUTLINE
2015 -2016
Course: Plumbing
Lecturer: Mr. Valentin Uh I Mr. Ian Arana
JP Form: First
Period:' 40/120 min. Monday - Friday
Course Objective:
When students hear about plumbing one of the first taught that comes to mind is dealing with
feces. This course is designed in such a way so students can understand that attending a
technical institution that offers technical subjects is one of the most beneficial advantages to
any student. In the technical field any person who has acquired any vocational or technical
discipline can either save money or make a lot from his or her skills. The student should be
able to repair or replace any plumbing fixture or pipe line.
General Objective:
1. To help students adopt good safety, health and environment practices.
To provide students with the basic concept and principles used in the field of plumbing.
3. To provide students with knowledge of the different types of materials that pipes are made
from, the different sizes of pipes and the different systems to which they belong.
To provide students with knowledge of the different plumbing systems and their usage.
5. To provide students with knowledge of theory and practical applications to nurture the well
balanced vocational/ technical individual.
6. To provide students with basic fundamentals of the different fixtures and how they must
repair them.
Text Requirement:
BNVQ Modules
Self-contained units
Practical Motivate series
Course Expectations:
Students are expected to adhere to rules set in place by the school.
2. Students are required to show respect to self, classmates, teachers, visitors and all other
members of staff.
3. Students are required to be on time at all time with all require and relevant equipment to
class.
4. Come into course with an open mind to learn the information that the teacher is teaching so
that he or she can apply themselves theoretically and practically.
5. All safety rules and regulations apply at all times.

Methods of Instructions:
Methods of Instructions will include but are not limited to the following:
1. Lecturing
Practice and drills
Discussion and questions
Research
5. Guided discovery
6. Integrated teaching
Cooperative learning
Methods of Evaluations:
Methods of Evaluations will include but are not limited to the following:
1. Tests
2. Quizzes
3. Class work
4. Assignment
Presentation/ Practical
6. Research/ Project
7. Exam
Grading Procedures:
1. Tests
Quizzes
20 pts
Class work
20 pts
4. Assignment
5. Presentation/ Practical
Research/ Project
30
Exam
?

40 pts

15 pts
30 pts

First Semester Plumbing - 15 Weeks - August - December 2016

Week/ Date
Topics
Evaluation/ Assessment
SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE
Week 1
Plumbing History,
General Health and Safety
Week 2
General Health and Safety
Equipment,
Appropriate Health and
Safety Equipment, Gears and
Accessories
Week 3
First Aid, Fire, Fire
Extinguisher
Week 4
Safe and Healthy Working
Environment,
Accident Reports
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Week 5
Types of tools that a plumber
use, The usage of each tool
Week 6
Labelling and Identifying
tools for a particular job
Week 7
Maintenance of
common hand tools
PIPES AND FITTINGS
Week 8
Types of materials that pipes
and fittings are made from
Week 9
Types of fitting a plumber
uses,
Pipe
Sizes,
Different types and Sizes
of fittings
Week 10
How
to identify fittings
theoretically and practically
THE PLUMBING SYSTEM
Week ll
The three subsystems in the
plumbing systems,
The Supply System
Week 12
The Drainage System
Week 13
The Vent System
Week 14
The different pipes that are in
the different systems
Week 15
The different sizes of the
different pipes in the
different systems.
Week 16
Revision of all topics
discussed, Introduction
to new topic - Water
conservation

Assignment, Class work,

Quiz
Assignment, Quiz, Test

Assignment, Class work,

Quiz
Assignment, Quiz, Test

Assignment,
Quiz
Quiz, Test

Class

work,

Class work, Quiz

Assignment, Class work

Assignment,
Quiz

Class

work,

Class work, Quiz, Test

Assignment, Class work

Class work
Class Wok, Quiz, Test
Assignment,
Class work,
Quiz
Class work, Quiz, Test.
Test - all topics

Second Semester Plumbing - 20 Weeks -January -June 2017

Topics
Evaluation/ Assessment
Week/ Date
WATER CONSERVATION
Week 1

The importance of conserving Assignment, Class work

water
Week 2
Ways to conserve water
Class work, Quiz Test
Week 3
Create Posters and Brochures
Project
on conserving water
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCES OF THE PLUMBING SYSTEM
Week 4
Ways how to take care for
Class work, Quiz
our Plumbing System
Week 5
Identifying the important
Assignment, Quiz, Test
fixtures and fittings that
needs caring
TRAPS
Week 6
Assignment,
Class work,
Purpose of a Trap
Different types of trap
Quiz
Test
Week 7
Knowing how to use a
Assignment, Class work,
Week 8
measuring tape
Quiz, Test
Week 9
Comparing the Linear to
Class work, Quiz, Test
Metric measurement
ANATOMY OF TOILET
Assignment, Class work
Week 10
How the toilet functions
Week 11
Functions of the toilet parts
Class work, Quiz, Test
Week 12
EASTER BREAK
Week 13

Identify the different parts of

the toilet
Week 14
Rectifying possible problems
with the toilet
Week 15
Assembly and Disassembling
of the toilet
ANATOMY OF THE FAUCET
Week 16
How the Faucet functions
Week 17
Identify the different parts of
Week 18
the faucet
Rectifying possible problems
Week 19
with the faucet
Week 20
REVIEW
Week 21
EXAM

Class work, Quiz, Test

Class work, Quiz
Class work, Quiz, Practical

Assignment, Class work

Class work, Quiz, Test
Class work, Quiz