Pipefitter vocational qualification

The pipe fitter is involved in the construction of wastewater collection, rainwater collection and drinking water distribution works.

On completion of the course, the learner will be able to:

• Contribute to public service missions related to drinking water supply, wastewater and rainwater collection and treatment

• Participate in environmental protection and flood risk prevention as part of ecological transition policies

• Implement operations to make a pipeline worksite safe (signposting, collective protection)

• Repérer, identifier et piqueter les réseaux et ouvrages existants à partir de plans et d'observations de terrain

• Participer à l'implantation des ouvrages projetés et à la préparation des tranchées

• Réaliser les travaux de terrassement, laying and assembling pipes and ancillary structures

• Performing backfilling operations, restoring roads and public spaces

• Conducting or participating in leakage tests and disinfecting networks before commissioning

• Applying collective and individual safety rules, identifying occupational hazards and implementing appropriate preventive measures

• Integrating the principles of sustainable construction, responsible resource management and waste reduction

• Adopt environmentally-friendly practices limiting the impact of work on ecosystems

• Contribute to raising team awareness of good environmental and safety practices

• Work as a team in compliance with instructions, current regulations and public infrastructure quality requirements

BC01 - Carry out operations associated with laying a buried pipeline

• Perform operations prior to laying a buried network.
• Supervise earthworks, secure and adjust the bottom of a trench.
• Coat the pipeline, backfill and compact the trench.
• Complete the cast-in-place and masonry works on a pipework site.

BC02 - Construct a sewerage network in an open trench

• Place a wastewater or rainwater sewer in a trench.
• Connect a grate or gully to the main sewer.
• Put in a sewerage inspection manhole or connect to an existing manhole.
• Make private connections, wastewater and rainwater.

BC03 - Build a drinking water supply network in open trench

• Connect a new network or repair a leak on an existing drinking water supply.
• Laying a drinking water pipe in a trench.
• Laying fountain fittings and accessories on a drinking water supply pipe.
• Making the various types of connection to a drinking water supply network.
• Disinfecting a drinking water supply pipe and carrying out tests.

• Professional qualification from the Ministry of Labour Level 3

Find out more about this qualification (RNCP38078, exact wording of the diploma, name of the certifier, registration date of the qualification) by clicking here.

• All audiences

- literacy and numeracy

- good physical condition

12 people

• Fully classroom-based training

• Personalised course
• Group lessons

• Equipped technical platforms
• Room equipped with networked computer workstations
• Unmarked room with video projector

Positioning prior to entry into training.

Interviews, remediation with the educational referent and/or company referent during training.

Taking into account beneficiary satisfaction during and at the end of training.

For beneficiaries with disabilities: possible adaptation of training and certification methods, support by the TH referent.

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Education Nationale certified teachers, Bac +3 trainers with significant experience in adult training, professional speakers.

Trainers experienced in individualising learning.

Tests at the end of training (one-off assessment)

Course evaluations (ECF)

Professional portfolio

Professional project

Interview with a professional jury

Positioning test by appointment.

Interview by appointment.

Apprenticeship training: Training is accessible within a minimum of 48 hours subject to validation of your application and the position in the company (diploma compliance) and this until the end of the 1st month of the start of the action.

For continuing education, depending on profile and positioning, the access period is a maximum of 14 days after the start of the action (special cases contact us).

• to 28 apr 2026 09h00
         Lycée Golf Hôtel - allée Georges Dussauge 83400 HYERES

Access the following occupations:

• Pipe layer or pipe fitter
• Pipe installer
• Drinking water and sewerage network maintenance or operating agent;
• Fontainier.

Exercise in:

• Companies in the public works sector whose main activity is piping
• General public works companies, water and sanitation departments of local and regional authorities;
• Network operators and concessionaires
• Companies involved in related activities (wastewater and drinking water treatment plants, pumping and lifting stations, reservoirs, for example)

Continuing your studies: Specialisation possible with other vocational qualifications in the same field, such as TP mason en voirie et réseaux divers

Access for people with disabilities

Catering

Transport

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