UK Skills

About the competition - Plumbing - 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 plumbing industry.

The competition tests performance in a selection of tasks from the plumber’s role. These tasks include planning and installing:

- Hot and cold water services
- Plastic soil and waste pipework systems
- Heating pipework in both copper and steel pipe

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.

Entry Levels: Advanced

Entry Deadline: 31 March 2010

Entry Type: Individual competitors

Competition Type: Live

Competition structure

Stage one: colleges, training centres and employers identify suitable candidates and register their entry to the appropriate contact (English and Welsh entries to SummitSkills by March 2010. Entries from Scotland and Northern Ireland contact SNIPEF and Skillbuild NI separately).

Stage two: candidates will be invited to participate in regional skills competition events (Spring/Summer 2010).

Stage three: highest scoring competitors across all heats that meet the required standard will be invited to compete at the UK final.

How many can enter?

One competitor per organisation.

Further information

Angela Buckingham at SummitSkills angela.buckingham@summitskills.org.uk or 01908 303960 (England and Wales)

Eric Ferguson at Skillbuild NI eric.ferguson@btconnect.com or 056 0048 1256 (Northern Ireland)

Alan Wilson at SNIPEF alan.wilson@snipef.org or 0131 225 2255 (Scotland)

Who can enter?

The competition is open to candidates employed in the plumbing industry, who have at least achieved a current plumbing S/NVQ level 2 and are working towards a S/NVQ level 3 qualification.

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 SkillPLUMB and is organised by SummitSkills in conjunction with sector partners: APHC, BPEC, UK, CopperBoard, EAL, LA-CO, Plumb Center, Monument Tools, the Welsh, Assembly Government,SNIPEF, Skillbuild NI, C&G, UK Skills