Backflow Prevention

Australia

Online Courses

• BPAA - Backflow Prevention Live Webinar 18:30 AEDST (Australia):
  • 5 August 2026
  • 30 September 2026
  • 2 December 2026

In-Person Training

• BPAA - 4 - 6 November 2026 — Backflow Prevention Association of Australia Conference (Hobart, Tasmania)

International

Online Courses

• ICC - Introduction to Backflow Prevention

United States

Online Courses

• ICC - 18 August 2026, 8:00am CST — Backflow Fundamentals, Troubleshooting & Repair, Practical Skills Bundle (Online Live - US focused)

In-Person Training

• American Backflow Prevention Association — Events

Drainage

New Zealand

Resources

• Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Technical Articles):
  • Safe excavating
  • Acceptable bedding materials for drains
  • Excavations near buildings

Gas

New Zealand

Resources

• Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Technical Articles):
  • Portable gas appliances
  • Certified design
  • Changes in LPG cylinder compliance
  • Dangers of Carbon Monoxide
  • Ignition sources
  • Imported Caravans
  • LP Gas cylinder clearances to gullies

Hydronics

Canada

Online Courses

• Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH)

  Virtual hydronics training presented by the Canadian Hydronics Council:

  • Hydronics 101
  • Hydronics Fundamentals
  • Heat Sources for Hydronic Heating
  • Heat Emitters for Hydronics Heating
  • Hydronic Circuit Components
  • Sizing Hydronic Components

Water Heating

New Zealand

Resources

• PGDB - Considerations for empty buildings (Technical article)
• PGDB - Hot water thermal efficiency (Technical article)
• PGDB - Dead legs in water pipe (Technical article)
• PGDB - Supplementary heat sources and the risk of legionnaires (Technical article)

United Kingdom

In-Person Training

• CIPHE - Low Temperature Heating and Hot Water Systems in Dwellings qualification

  With renewable systems coming to the fore, the objective of the new qualification is to teach professionals to both design and install low temperature heating and hot water systems. With this new qualification, installers will have the knowledge, competence and confidence to install technologies that may have previously felt quite unfamiliar.

• BPEC - Legionella Risk Assessment and Water Systems Disinfection for Mechanical Services

  The disinfection of cold water systems is work that can be carried out by competent plumbing operatives with the aim to ensure operatives have the knowledge and skills to undertake the disinfection process.

• BPEC - Domestic Hot Water Storage Systems (Unvented)

  This course is for plumbing and heating engineers who want to install Domestic Hot Water Storage Systems.