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The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers\u2019 Federation<\/a> (SNIPEF) has renewed its call for government to prioritise funding and upskilling apprentices in the industry<\/h2>\n

The SNIPEF is calling on the government to support upskilling apprentices following the release of details on the UK\u2019s new immigration system<\/a> that takes effect on 1 January 2021.<\/p>\n

A recent survey by\u00a0WaterSafe<\/a>, the national accreditation body for plumbers in the UK, found that less than a third of people in Scotland were aware that plumbers should have particular qualifications to work on pipes and fittings that supply drinking water. More than two-thirds (68%) strongly favoured a compulsory minimum set of qualifications for plumbers.<\/p>\n

Plumbing and heating apprentice levels have not recovered from those pre-recession, during which they fell by 50%.<\/p>\n

SNIPEF has called on the government to provide incentives to employers to employ apprentices and to provide financial support for older entrants into the industry.<\/p>\n

Expand and upskill<\/h3>\n

Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of the SNIPEF, said: \u201cThe demand was already outstripping supply and amid the existing shortage of qualified plumbers, the new immigration system she feared would make it more difficult to achieve government objectives on housing stock and climate change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been a lot of talk about \u2018the unskilled Polish plumber\u2019 these last few days, but plumbing is a skilled occupation and only those who have undergone a recognised apprenticeship should be acknowledged as a plumber.”<\/p>\n

Hodgson added: \u201cWe have long campaigned for the upskilling and expansion of the existing workforce. With the new immigration rules set to take effect in less than a year, urgent action is now needed to support employers in bringing new apprentices into the trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpskilling and apprenticeships were one of four key planks in our election manifesto<\/a>, and as we approach 1 January, this remains one of the most pressing topics on the industry\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cSkills are at the core of our industry \u2013 there will be serious long-term consequences for the plumbing trade and the wider construction sector if we don\u2019t address this issue now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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