Registration is now open until 1 April 2022 for trainee plumbers of all ages. Entries can be made by colleges, training providers, or employers via the WSUK website.

The SkillPLUMB competition enables talented young plumbers to test their expertise in a series of challenging practical tests in a bid to be named SkillPLUMB UK Champion.

New for 2022 is the passive stage, to take place during April, where all candidates will complete an initial plumbing task at their local training centre or college. Once completed, selected candidates will be invited to take part in a regional heat.

Throughout May and June, several regional events are being held across the UK and those who score the highest will progress to a grand UK final to be held in November. BPEC is looking for competitors who can perform plumbing skills at the standard set in the plumbing qualifications at Level 2/3, who will be required to complete a task with all these skills in a time of four hours.

There are several resources to help you select a talented competitor with a talent spotting checklist, pre-competition task with marking scheme, and detailed information in the resource Training to Succeed. These are all free resources available on BPEC's SkillPLUMB webpage.

Entries can be made by application through the WorldSkills UK competition website.

“We’re delighted to announce that the SkillPLUMB competition is back at last - it will be amazing to see plumbing competitors back in action this year, and to welcome Monument Tools as our lead sponsor,” said Neil Collishaw, BPEC Chief Executive Officer. “We would like to thank Monument and all of our other sponsors for their invaluable support for this fantastic competition.”

Regional competitions will be held at various locations across the UK:

The highest scoring competitors from the above heats will be invited to take part in a two day UK final in November.

Head to the BPEC website for further SkillPLUMB information, including details of how to enter.