Description
PIPE (Plumbing Industry Professional Education) is a plumbing apprenticeship training program offered at Orange Technical College West Campus in conjunction with local plumbing contractors and construction associations.
The mission of PIPE is to produce highly skilled, competent, and productive professional plumbers. PIPE focuses on all aspects of the plumbing industry (both construction and service) by combining classroom and lab training and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training. This apprenticeship program is a sequence of four years training and requires the apprentice to be employed by a participating employer/sponsor. The sponsoring contractor/employer pays for the tuition and books for their apprentices. PIPE training program is registered and approved by the US Department of Labor and the Florida Department of Education. Apprentices participate in structured classroom and lab training related coursework specifically aligned with the apprenticeship standards approved by the above state and federal agencies.
Industry Certification/Licensure
Upon successful completion of this program, students enrolling in an A.S. degree program are eligible to be awarded articulated credits at:
Valencia College:
- Supervision & Management for Industry AS degree – Up to 27 credits
This independent apprenticeship program is not accredited through the Council on Occupational Education