The importance of upgrading the UK’s vocational skills and plumbing training has been outlined by City & Guilds and The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), representing thousands of heating and plumbing engineers across the country. City & Guilds, the biggest name in UK vocational education, with two million learners working towards a City & Guilds qualification every year, highlighted the importance of plumbing and other types of vocational training. added Mr Westcott. How often do you have to rely on colleagues’ advice?