Technical Education and Skills Development Act of 1994 (Republic Act No. 7796)
Section 22, “Establishment and Administration of the National Trade Skills Standards” of the RA 7796 known as the TESDA Act mandates TESDA to establish national occupational skill standards. The Authority shall develop and implement a certification and accreditation program in which private industry group and trade associations are accredited to conduct approved trade tests, and the local government units to promote such trade testing activities in their respective areas in accordance with the guidelines to be set by the Authority.
The PLUMBING NC II Qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve in installing multiple units of plumbing system with multi-point hot- and cold-water lines for medium-rise buildings. It also includes plumbing repair and maintenance work. This Qualification is packaged from the competency map of Construction – Civil Works sub-sector as shown in Annex A.