AI assessment for plumbing apprentice competency
Rubric-graded, human signed-off. Not a quiz generator.
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Scorafy is the assessment-feedback layer for plumbing training. It reads an apprentice's written method statements, fault-finding explanations and uploaded video, audio or files such as photos of a rough-in or a test gauge, then scores them against your own rubric with cited evidence from the submission. A qualified assessor reviews every result and signs off before it is recorded, so no judgement is made by software alone. It is not an LMS or a student-management system - it handles grading and feedback alongside the tools you already use.
What you assess for plumbing apprentice competency
- Installing and connecting to the plumbing code, including correct fall, venting and pipe sizing to AS/NZS 3500
- Pressure and leak testing an installation and confirming it complies before sign-off
- Backflow prevention and cross-connection control, including selecting and justifying the right device
- Systematic fault diagnosis on a water, drainage or gas system, explaining the reasoning behind each step
- Safe work practice, including isolation, confined-space and hot-works precautions and when to stop
A worked rubric criterion
You define the criteria and levels. Scorafy grades each answer against them, with the evidence.
Criterion
Pressure-tests an installation and confirms it complies
Why a quiz won't cut it
Plumbing protects health and property, and a quiz cannot show whether an apprentice actually tests an installation, sizes a system correctly, or stops when something is unsafe. The competency is in the method and the reasoning - why they sized it that way, how they confirmed it held pressure, how they diagnosed a fault. Scorafy grades that open-ended evidence against your rubric, so you assess the practice and the thinking, not a memorised answer.
Written, video, audio or file
Video and photos are valuable for plumbing because you can see the actual work and the test. An apprentice can upload a recording of a pressure test or a fault-finding sequence, and photos of a rough-in or a completed connection, and Scorafy assesses the method and the workmanship against your rubric. That is far harder to fake than a written description and gives the assessor real evidence to confirm.
A qualified person signs off
Scorafy drafts the scoring against your rubric and references the evidence. A qualified assessor reviews every result, overrides anything, and finalises it. The AI score is kept alongside the human-final score as an audit trail, so no decision is solely automated and every result can be explained.
Compliance and defensibility
Plumbing is safety-critical and regulated, so the human check is essential. Scorafy is built compliance-first under the GDPR and the EU AI Act, and a qualified assessor reviews and signs off every result - there is no solely-automated decision about whether an apprentice is competent. Every score keeps an audit trail showing the cited evidence and the assessor who confirmed it, which is what you need to stand behind a result at audit.
Frequently asked questions
Can Scorafy assess a video of a pressure test or a rough-in?
Yes. An apprentice can upload a recording of the test or the work, plus photos. Scorafy assesses the method and workmanship against your rubric, cites the moments that support each judgement, and the assessor reviews and signs off.
Can the rubric reference standards like AS/NZS 3500?
Yes. You write the rubric, so it can require an apprentice to justify fall, venting, sizing and backflow protection against the standards you teach to. Scorafy grades the evidence against the criteria you set and shows the reasoning behind each score.
Does software decide whether an apprentice is competent?
No. Scorafy scores the evidence and shows its reasoning, but a qualified assessor reviews and signs off every result before it is recorded. No safety-critical competency decision is made by software alone.
Is Scorafy an LMS for the apprenticeship?
No. Scorafy is the assessment-feedback layer. It grades open-ended evidence and gives feedback against your rubric, and it works alongside the LMS or student-management system you already run.
See it on your own rubric
Start free, build one rubric, and run a real submission through it before you decide.