2023 Regional Finals

Stage one of this year’s competition is now complete and it was great to see 343 young plumbers from across the country participate, showing incredible skill and enthusiasm and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our family of sponsors, so a big thank you for helping to make these events such a success.

The regional finalists have all been identified, and are now preparing for their respective regional events kicking off in a few weeks time. You may hear more from the more ambitious guys and girls, however we ask that you please guide them only and nothing more as we need to ensure the integrity of the competition is upheld.

2023 will be the first time all 8 regional finals will be held at offsite venues, and we’re looking forward to welcoming additional supporters, careers advisors and students while continuing to enhance the competition as it continues to grow.  As with previous years, the regional finals are open to you and your team and we look forward to seeing you there.

Our Platinum and Gold supplier skills tests and marking schedules have all been finalised. Set up at each venue is from 3:30pm, with the competition starting at 5:30pm. We will have extra copies of the marking schedules available in case these are needed

That’s it for now, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of the team if you have any questions, otherwise we look forward to seeing you and your team at our upcoming events. 

Nga mihi,
Dan & Michelle

Regional skills test submission- overdue

Please note this email was only sent to outstanding Platinum and Gold sponsors.

Kia Ora,

This is a friendly follow up as your 2023 YPOTY Regional Skills Test has not been submitted.  We are now past the extended submission date.

We will see the top 80 contestants from throughout the country vie for a spot at the 2023 National Final.  This is really where the competition rubber meets the road, so your regional skills test needs to be more technical with a focus on pushing competitors’ knowledge and skills at a more in-depth level.

Important points to note – just a reminder to please include the following when formulating your test: 

• FOCUS: We need to test competitors’ speed, accuracy, skills in system construction, problem solving/diagnosis/servicing, and general product knowledge. Please keep this in mind.
• WHAT/HOW: A detailed diagram and process of what your regional skills test is and how it will work for competitors.
• TIMING: Optimal timeframe is 10 minutes or less, and this includes your introduction and test overview for competitors.
• MARKING CRITERIA: Any specific criteria you need to include.  This will help to build your marking schedule.  Please pay attention to the timing brackets, this is a great way to spread the field.
• TRANSPORTATION: Plumbing World are managing logistics so please bear the size of your test in mind when building. We will be palletising all tests at the end of each event for transport to the next event. 
• UTILITIES: If you require power or a drill/driver please let us know.  Milwaukee once again has loan tools on offer we can utilise.

At your earliest convenience please forward all the necessary info through to daniel.keenan@plumbingworld.co.nz.

Once approved, we will work with you to get this to our first event in Wanaka on 19th September 2023.

If you have any further queries please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Nga mihi,
Dan & Michelle

Timeline Update

Kia Ora,

Please note that a revised version of the full timeline is below – this has the following updates:

The Plumbing World team will do their best to contact your TM’s regarding these details however we would appreciate if you could PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS UPDATED INFORMATION WITH YOUR TEAM.

We do apologise that the event locations were communicated incorrectly.  If you have any further queries, please don’t hesitate in making contact to discuss, we are here to help.

Kind Regards

YPC

Southern Timeline Update

Kia Ora,

Please note that due to the New Zealand and Australian School holidays falling on the first 2 weeks of July we have had to adjust the Week 2 timeline to hold our scheduled Central Otago Young Plumber of the Year events.

The revised dates are as follows:

Due to low engagement on the West Coast the team have made the call to cancel the Greymouth branch event.

Our Southern team have done their best to make contact with your TM’s regarding these changes however we would appreciate it if you could PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS UPDATED INFORMATION WITH YOUR TEAM.

We do apologies for this however we feel this is the best approach for the competition.  If you have any further queries please don’t hesitate in making contact to discuss, we are here to help.

Kind Regards

YPC

2023 Branch Skills Test Submissions

Good Morning,

We are now taking submissions for the 2023 YPOTY Branch Skills Tests from our Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors.

The branch skills tests are quick-fire events consisting of simple skills tests focused on Plumbers/Gasfitters core competencies.

Please email michelle.bingham@plumbingworld.co.nz with your Branch level skills test for consideration, and please include the following:

• WHAT/HOW: A detailed diagram and process of what your skills test is and how it will work.
• TIMING: Optimal timeframe to complete test. Tests are to be no more than 5 minutes in duration, including introduction and overview.
• MARKING CRITERIA: Any specific criteria to help with building the marking schedule, such as time brackets etc
• FOCUS: A focus on categories such as speed/accuracy, system construction, problem solving, servicing/product knowledge.

Submissions are due no later than 3PM, FRIDAY 24th March 2023

Does your test require a power drill/driver? Milwaukee have kindly offered loan tools, so please let us know if you require one for your test.

Once approved, you will be asked to create 2 sets of your test (A third set is encouraged in case of breakages etc).

In 2023 we are asking all sponsors to manage the transportation of their own branch skills tests and banners between their allocated branch events. Please bear this in mind when building your skills tests.
The YPC team will continue to manage the logistics of all Regional Final and National Final equipment.

Thank you to those Gold & Silver sponsors who have already indicated their branch preferences, if you are yet to do so and have a preference to note, please forward these to daniel.keenan@plumbingworld.co.nz

Kind Regards

YPC

Kia ora koutu,

We would like to start our first update with a warm welcome to you all – our 2023 Young Plumber of the Year (YPOTY) sponsors.

Thank you for your continued support of the YPOTY initiative, because without you, we would not have a competition. We are excited to once again be working with you all in this space during 2023.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Timeline

To view the full timeline, click here.  The first branch event kicks off on 20th June in Invercargill.  Please lock this in your teams diaries.

Official Sponsor Logo

Please utilise this as you wish. If you require this in a different format or are having difficulties downloading it, then please let us know. To view all sponsors in their categories, click here.

• Download Platinum Logo
• Download Gold Logo
• Download Silver Logo
• Download Bronze Logo

Advertising

The 2023 competition will officially launch on 3rd April in branches nationwide, across our dedicated social channels and in the April/May edition of NZ Plumber Magazine. 3 further appearances in NZ Plumber (June/July, Oct/Nov and Dec/Jan) will help drive the profile within the industry.

Collateral

An array of collateral will be sent to you to utilise through your own databases and networks. This includes A1 Poster, DL Registration Cards and social media assets.

Launch Events

Over the next couple of months, our branch network will be holding launch events focusing on competition promotion and registration. In addition to this, we have our dedicated Young Plumbers website where competitors can also join the club, enter the competition and view content, event photos and links to our social/sponsor pages.

Social Media

Our dedicated YPC Facebook and Instagram channels play a pivotal role in the promotion of the competition. As our young plumbers are digital natives it’s the best place to keep everyone updated. To enable us to grow the profile of the competition further, we encourage you to utilise your social channels and tag and use our appropriate hashtags.
Tag: @youngplumbersclubnz
Hashtag: #YPOTY; #YPOTY2023; #YPC; #watertightcareer; #youngplumbers
We have also created some awesome GIFs which are available to use in Instagram Stories by searching ‘YPOTY’.

IMPORTANT – BE MINDFUL OF WHAT IS SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA DURING THE COMPETITION.
We welcome your support throughout the competition however we request that you please ensure tests are not profiled in any way before they are completed at the end of the branch and regional stages of the competition.
We collectively need to ensure the competition maintains a high level of integrity and do not want to disadvantage competitors who have completed their events before the overall competition stage is complete.

We will be in contact with additional updates and information as the competition progresses.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.