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the training requirements should be and why. Through
these two steps, the aim is to create a storehouse of per-
country or per-jurisdiction case studies concerning training
requirements to participate in plumbing industries.
After we have gained a collection of case studies for the
Participation (training requirements) ‘pillar’, we will repeat the
process to obtain case studies for the other three pillars.
The WPC is holding its first Four Pillars of Plumbing Forum,
focused on training requirements, on 19 October 2017 in Abu
Dhabi, in conjunction with the 2017 WorldSkills Competition.
The initial phase of the Four Pillars programme will culminate
in the next World Plumbing Conference in September 2019, in
Melbourne, Australia. The theme for the conference is: ‘What’s
the best way to build a plumbing industry?’
Plumbing industries can get ideas for improving their
industry frameworks by learning about the features of
frameworks in other jurisdictions. We can jointly gather
evidence and arguments that support establishing —
and in some cases defending — strong frameworks for
plumbing industries.
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WPC members, and other organisations that
contribute case studies, will be able to draw on this
unique storehouse of knowledge. WPC members will
also be able to obtain tailored information from the
WPC Secretariat, drawn from analyses of the case
studies.
The WPC does not think there is a one-size-fits-all
‘best’ plumbing industry framework. The economic,
institutional, and cultural environments of plumbing
industries, and the scopes of plumbing industries,
are too varied globally for there to be one ideal
framework. But we do think better frameworks bring
better outcomes, with the outcomes ranging from
better availability of clean water and efficient sanitation
services, to better prosperity of plumbing businesses
and better growth of strong plumbing industries.
If you are willing to help this initiative, whether by
contributing a case study for one or more of the
pillars or some other means, please contact the World
Plumbing Council: [email protected]. In
particular, I encourage you to join us in Abu Dhabi for
the WPC General Meeting and the Four Pillars Forum
event on 19 October 2017. PA
Plumbing
industries can get
ideas for improving
their industry
frameworks by
learning about
the features of
frameworks in
other jurisdictions.
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