What comes to your mind when you think of plumbers, and Master Drains plumbing? Toilets, bathrooms, bath fittings and fixtures? Contrary to the popular belief, certified and professional plumbers handle a lot more than regular bathroom and fittings repair jobs. Plumbing is a demanding and highly rewarding profession that has full-fledged certifications to be earned through sweat and toil in order to achieve competency in a specific type of plumbing.
Scope of work under plumbing
Plumbing not only involves installation and subsequent repair of not only water pipes but also for waste water, sewage, gas, and chemicals – some highly corrosive, inflammable and dangerous. Obviously, it is not easy and calls for acquiring highly specialized skills to do serious industrial work. Certification for a particular class of plumbing work, and an appropriate license, are therefore essential to take up jobs of that class.
Career journey of a licensed plumber
Most plumbers start as apprentices – working under a senior, certified and licensed plumber for on-the-job training and stipend – in order to earn credits and hours necessary for achieving the certification. Upon completion of the training, apprentices can appear for professional exams and tests in order to earn one or more certifications before they can actually advertise their availability and services and start as certified professionals themselves.
You will find plumbers working at every new construction project – bridges, high rise residential and commercial buildings, train stations, bus terminals, stadiums, dams, shopping malls, hospitals, offices, etc. Plumbers are an important community who are actively involved in construction planning as they work closely with architects right from planning stage till the project is finished.
So how does certification help?
Well, as stated above, it is not easy to acquire a certification and it takes at least 2 to 3 years of training and working to be able to write exams towards certification. So a certification guarantees that the professional is an expert in his trade and can be implicitly relied upon. A certified professional is more likely to be insured and licensed, to charge you right and exhibit professional, ethical behavior all the time, to make quick and efficient repairs, to fetch you discounts through his network of hardware retailers and store owners, to be more skilled, resourceful and experienced than a non-professional.
So, whenever you need to call up a plumber for repair to your home or office, make sure that you have enquired and established his credentials such as certification, insurance and license for the desired class of work before you hire him. This will ensure the best value for your money while at the same time making sure that the repair is well done. Peace.