LAHR, GERMANY —The Worldwide Affiliation of Plumbing and Mechanical Officers (IAPMO) was happy to have participated within the Plumbing and Heating occasion at WorldSkills Competitors 2022 Particular Version (WSC2022SE), Nov. 2-4 at GROHE Technikum in Lahr, Germany. The competitors showcased nationwide champions from 20 WorldSkills member international locations.
IAPMO CEO and World Plumbing Council (WPC) Deputy Chair Dave Viola relished the chance to current medals to the successful champions, concluding an exciting three-day competitors on the celebratory closing ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 5. Viola was joined by IAPMO Chief Administrative Officer and WPC Secretariat Gaby Davis, in addition to IAPMO President David Gans and Vice President Steve Panelli, each experiencing a WorldSkills competitors for the primary time.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards
Plumbing and Heating competitor Florian Bliem of Austria captured the gold. Joint silver medals have been awarded to Tom Pean of France and Marton Offner of Hungary, and the bronze medal was gained by Tai-Yu Chen of Chinese language Taipei.
Indicative of the excessive customary of this yr’s long-awaited, rescheduled competitors, six further entrants have been awarded medallions for reaching a closing evaluation above WorldSkills’ benchmark for excellence: Sangyeop Kim (Korea), Saku Hurtig (Finland), Luca Herzog (Switzerland), Connor Cruden (United Kingdom), Fabian Grün (Germany), and Yuto Itahashi (Japan).
“What we’re seeing at present at WorldSkills is the perfect of the perfect, showcasing their abilities and galvanizing different individuals to do their highest quality work,” Gans mentioned. “We’re the way forward for plumbing, and plumbers. These are the younger women and men who’re going to take plumbing to the following degree and assist change the world.”
New Coaching Exercise
The occasion additionally showcased a brand new Plumbing Champions coaching exercise, sponsored by the World Plumbing Council and delivered by the Worldwide Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Basis (IWSH), charitable arm of The IAPMO Group. Three younger college students, accompanied by one mentor and one interpreter—all from Ukraine—have been sponsored to take part in an academic workshop finishing the identical check mission as was tackled within the WorldSkills competitors, guided and supported by technical consultants from IAPMO and GROHE.
Mayor of town of Lahr Markus Ibert paid a particular tribute to the Ukrainian group in his closing remarks.
“I want to thank all members who made this particular occasion attainable, and I want you all the perfect in your ongoing life; success, and peace—particularly to our friends from Ukraine. To you, to your households and your neighbors, have an excellent time, in peace, and with advantages, for an excellent life.”
The biennial WorldSkills worldwide competitors returns in September 2024, the place will probably be hosted in Lyon, France.
For extra details about WorldSkills, go to https://worldskills.org/.