UK Skills

About the competition - Heating and Ventilation - Closed

Competitors will undertake a series of practical tests based on the workplace which will demonstrate their abilities and highlight their outstanding skills in the heating and ventilating industry.

Dates and venues of competition heats are not yet available; if you have registered already, you will be notified when you are able to choose which heat you would like to attend, if your competition is to have heats.

TO ENTER contact: angela.buckingham@summitskills.org.uk or 01908 303960 (England and Wales).

Entry Levels: Advanced

Entry Deadline: 31 March 2010

Entry Type: Individual competitors

Competition Type: Passive

Competition structure

Stage one: colleges and employers identify suitable candidates and register their entry to the appropriate contact (English & Welsh entries to SummitSkills by end of March 2010. Entries for Scotland and Northern Ireland contact BEST Scotland and Skillbuild NI separately).

Stage two: candidates will be invited to participate in a two-day UK wide heat (Spring/Summer 2010).

Stage three: highest scoring competitors meeting the required standard will be invited to compete at the UK final.

How many can enter?

One competitor per organisation.

Further information

For further information, or to register, contact:

Angela Buckingham at SummitSkills angela.buckingham@summitskills.org.uk or 01908 303960

Who can enter?

The competition is intended for those employed in the heating and ventilating industry, who have a current H&V S/NVQ level 2 qualification and are working towards (or completed)a S/NVQ level 3 in industrial & commercial heating. They will also need to have relevant skills and qualifications in pipe welding using either metal arc or oxy-acetylene welding equipment.

Advanced: Those undertaking qualifications up to level 3 (for England, Northern Ireland and Wales), up to level 6 (for Scotland) or up to five years experience in a working environment.

Further opportunities

There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.

There is the possibility of progressing to a EuroSkills competition.

There is the possibility of progressing to an International WorldSkills competition.

Competition partners


This competition is called SkillPIPE and is organised by SummitSkills in conjunction with sector partners: HVCA, Grundfos Pumps,Durapipe UK, BSS