After a proud history spanning more than four decades, MPA Skills rebranded to NextGen Skills as of January 2025, in line with our innovative training and employment programs designed for the next generation of Western Australia’s plumbing and painting industries.
MPA Skills thanks its valued stakeholders for their support and reiterates its commitment to deliver excellence in training and employment for the next generation of aspiring tradespeople in this great state we call home.
NextGen Skills – delivering the next generation of service for the next generation of West Aussie apprentices.
This qualification reflects role of a person installing, testing, maintaining and repairing gas lines, meters, regulators and piping systems downstream of the billing meter, and appliances and ancillary equipment such as hot water systems, gas heaters and heat pumps associated with the use of fuel gases, including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems.
Learn moreThe Certificate II in Plumbing is a pre-entry course for students seeking to gain an apprenticeship in the plumbing sector.
Learn moreThis course meets Building and Energy requirements in Western Australia. This unit of competence specifies the outcomes required to diagnose and repair faults on domestic and commercial Type A gas appliances. Work associated with this unit is undertaken within the scope of AS5601.1:2022 gas installations and local licensing requirements (gas, electrical and plumbing).
Learn moreThis course reflects the role of a plumber who is responsible for assembling, installing, and maintaining water services, sanitary plumbing and sanitary drainage, gas, roofing, and mechanical services in both existing and new constructions.
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