- Location
- Cardonald Campus
- SCQF Level
- 5
- Start Date
- 1 Sep 2025
- Qualification Type
- Other non-advanced qual
- Course Type
- Full-Time
- Duration
- 1 Year (3 days per week August to June )
Applications Temporarily on Hold
Would you like to get into the plumbing industry? You can take your first steps into the trade on this Pre-Apprenticeship Plumbing Installation programme, which is designed to get you ready to train while you work. You’ll learn everything from the principles of commercial, domestic and industrial plumbing to central heating and drainage, gain essential employability skills which will help your prospects for an apprenticeship or work experience with a local employer.
What will I learn?
In this Pre-Apprenticeship Plumbing Installation work programme you'll learn:
- Health and safety in building services
- Electrical principles and processes for building services engineering
- Scientific principles for domestic, industrial and commercial plumbing
- Common plumbing processes: Cold water systems / domestic hot water systems
- Sanitation
- Central heating systems
- Drainage systems
- How to communicate with others within building services engineering.
Glasgow Clyde College is committed to working towards sustainability and this course also supports our net zero goals.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- National 4, or equivalent, in Maths and English are desirable
- Please note you should be aged 16 or over by the course start date
- We will consider your application if you have relevant experience but no formal qualifications
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications (SCQF) Framework can help you to check if you're choosing the right level of study. Take a look at the SCQF Interactive Framework here.
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
We work with SNIPEF, the industry body, and are approached by employers wishing to give work experience to students, leading to them gaining apprenticeships.
Jobs and further study
If you successfully complete this course you could progress to:
- Plumbing apprenticeships
- NC Construction: Built Environment at Glasgow Clyde College.
Take a look at the course progression map for construction courses.
Making an application
For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.
Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Made a direct offer (unconditional or conditional)
- Invited to book an interview session. You should bring qualifications and photographic ID to the interview. You may be asked to supply a reference.
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level. We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
- If you are invited for an interview, You will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, joining instructions and induction date.