The primary regional warmth of the HIP Learner of the Yr 2024 will commencing subsequent week. Throughout January and February, HIP will likely be travelling to 6 areas throughout the UK in search of the perfect upcoming expertise inside our trade. In every location, 12 college students will battle it out in a reside sensible check, with six regional winners going by way of to the Grand Closing in April. 

Reflecting on his expertise, final yr’s winner Elliot Julian from Cornwall Faculty, St Austell mentioned, ”100% go for it! It’s not even about profitable, only for collaborating you’ll be taught a lot.” 

Celebrating its fifteenth yr, the competitors supplies a platform for apprentice and pupil plumbers to showcase their abilities, achieve confidence and win an array of prizes to assist them on the very begin of their careers. 

HIP Learner of the Yr 2024 is sponsored by Viessmann, Wolseley Plumb and Components, Milwaukee, Alberts IPS, Kingspan, Polypipe, Stelrad, Triton, WaterSafe, Wilo, Snickers, Talon, The Worshipful Firm of Plumbers, Yorkshire Copper Tube, FIX Radio and CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering). 

2024 Regional Heats Schedule 

– South West: Exeter Faculty, Tuesday sixteenth January 

– Wales: Cardiff & Vale Faculty, Thursday 18th January 

– North East: Darlington Faculty, Tuesday thirtieth January 

– North West: St. Helen’s Faculty, Thursday 1st February 

– South East: Harrow Weald Faculty, Tuesday sixth February 

– Midlands: Tresham Faculty, Thursday eighth February