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ELGAS Educational Trade function
20 August 2014
Master Plumbers College of Excellence
Paul Naylor
CEO MPA Group
Master Plumbers Association of NSW
Master Plumbers Apprentices Ltd
M P A Training
ELGAS Educational Trade function
20 August 2014
Master Plumbers College of Excellence
Trade Training for Apprentices
- Certificate III in Plumbing
- Certificate III in Gasfitting
- Certificate III in Roof Plumbing
- Certificate II in Drainage
NB Enrolment is open to all apprentices.
Post-trade Training for Registered Plumbers
- Certificate IV in Plumbing (Operations) – Contractor Licensing
Industry based professional development for
practitioners in the plumbing industry
Manufacturers, Agents and Suppliers deliver their
training on site
ELGAS Educational Trade function
20 August 2014
Master Plumbers College of Excellence
INDUSTRY REGULATION
AUSTRALIAN BUILDING CODES BOARD (ABCB)
National Construction Code (NCC)
Building Code of Australia
Plumbing Codes Committee (PCC)
Building Codes Committee (BCC)
Plumbing Code of Australia (PCA)
POINTS OF INTEREST:
• The National Construction Code Volume Three
is the Plumbing Code of Australia
• NCC will become free to industry early 2015
– 3 year cycle for changes in 2016
• ABCB to scope Gas Code under the NCC
Standards Australia
AS/NZ3500
-WS014 Committee
ELGAS Educational Trade function
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Master Plumbers College of Excellence
AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS
AS5601: 2013 has been released
but is NOT CALLED UP IN NSW
In the GAS SUPPLY (Consumer Safety) Regulation 2012
AS5601-2004 is called up under Part 3 Gasfitting Work
Clause 22 Gasfitting work to comply with certain Standards
AS:3500
Review Committees
Public Comment
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