Many Steps: Become a Master Plumber
There are many steps that an aspiring Master plumber has to go through in order to get a Master plumber license. It takes about five years in the field in order to be eligible to even take the exam. Each of those years has to be under the supervision of a licensed plumber in order for them to count towards applying to take the Master plumber exam.
Apprenticeship
The first step in the process to get a Master plumber license is to become a plumber’s apprentice. During this part of the process to getting a master plumber license, the apprentices go through a plumber training program either before or during the time that they are working each day under the supervision of a Journeyman or Master plumber. They learn the basic skills that they need in order to work in the field, including math, science, mechanical drawing, flooring and woodworking, as well as handling electricity.
Apprentices have to spend four thousand hours under supervision of a Journeyman or Master plumber before being able to take a Tradesman licensing exam. This is only the first step towards the Master plumber license and is the first license that a plumber is able to get. It is limited in scope since the plumber still has a lot to learn.
After the Tradesman license, the plumber must still train for another four thousand hours under Journeyman or Master plumbers in order to be eligible to take the Journeyman’s exam. During the four thousand hours, the Tradesman plumber has to learn more about the different types of pipes that are used in the trade, along with the tubing, fittings and valves that go with them. They learn how to make calculations and work with handle power tools. In addition, they learn to trouble shoot and problem solve in more efficient ways. Once the four thousand hours are finished the plumber can take the Journeyman's exam.
The final step in the process to get a Master plumber's license is to work for one more year under a Master plumber's supervision as a Journeyman plumber. During this time the plumber learns even more about supervising other plumbers, customer service, building codes, and planning plumbing systems in more and more complex situations. That way, when the year is up and the plumber is able to take the exam, he will be able to complete the part of the exam that deals with the planning of a plumbing system in a multi-level building.
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Very interesting and informative. I didn’t know that until I read this post.