The UK’s talented student plumbers are being encouraged to enter this year’s SkillPLUMB competition, with the registration window open until 28th March.
During the competition, entrants will be judged on a series of challenging practical tests in a bid to be named the 2025 SkillPLUMB champion. The event is aligned to the WorldSkills network, so competitiors who do well at the national level may have the opportunity to compete internationally at the next WorldSkills event, set to take place in Aichi, Japan, in 2028.
All those who register will take part in an initial practical task carried out at the competitor’s college or training provider. This work will be tutor-assessed and then the scores and evidence will be moderated by SkillPLUMB and WorldSkills UK. Those who are successful will be invited to one of the UK-wide qualifying heats taking place across May and June.
The top scoring students from all qualifying heats combined will be invited to compete in the UK grand final which this year will be taking place in South Wales along with around 50 other WorldSkills UK national competitions.
Designed to promote and showcase high standards and skills across the plumbing industry, SkillPLUMB is open to apprentices and Level 2 or 3 plumbing students and is organised by the BPEC Charity with Ideal Heating as its headline sponsor.
“We are proud to organise SkillPLUMB and are committed to supporting the regional, national, and international plumbing skills competitions as a means of showcasing the best in apprenticeship training,” says Neil Collishaw, BPEC chief executive.
“Each year the quality demonstrated by our industry’s student plumbers is astounding; we look forward to the excellent standards we’ll be witnessing from competitors again this year.”
The BPEC website has more information on the competition and also provides access to an in-house training task designed to help prepare competitors: www.bpec.org.uk/skillplumb
