Tēnā koe,
Welcome to the 2024 Young Plumber of the year Competition.
Submissions for the 2024 YPOTY Branch Skills Tests from our Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors are open. Thank you to everyone who has supplied this already.
BRANCH SKILLS TEST
These should be a quick-fire test focused on simple or fundamental knowledge and skills from the Plumbers/Gasfitters core trade competencies.
The following points are worth noting when formulating your test:
- 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.
Branch Skills Tests submissions are due no later than 4pm, Friday 16th February 2024
Do you require a power drill/driver? Please let us know so this can be organised.
Once approved, you will be asked to create 2 sets of your test (A third set is encouraged in case of breakages etc).
In 2024 sponsors will once again 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 Regional and National Final equipment logistics as we have previously.
BRANCH EVENT PREFERENCES
We are also working to finalise our event schedule. Please get back to us with your preferences so we can do our best to accommodate these. If you are yet to do so and have a preference to note, please forward this info through to daniel.keenan@plumbingworld.co.nz.
Thanks again for your support, we cannot wait to get into the competition schedule.
Ngā Mihi
Dan & Michelle
