Worldskills London 2011
WorldSkills UK
WorldSkills UK are quality assured skills competitions. Run annually these competitions
aim to encourage people across the UK to excel in their vocational skill.
From 5-8 October 2011, the UK will be hosting WorldSkills London 2011, the largest
international vocational skills competition in the world. The four day event,
held in London’s docklands, will be the most exciting, inspiring and interactive
skills competition that the world has ever seen.
Be inspired... excel... achieve... get involved!
We take a look at Burton College students who got involved in WorldSkills competitions from 2009…
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Chris Wileman 'The talented mechanic' |
| Burton College apprentice, Chris Wileman, was acknowledged as one of the
country’s top young technicians after his winning performance in the
Regional Area Finals of a prestigious competition secured him a place in
the National UK Finals.
Organised as part of Worldskills UK, the competition was designed to promote excellence amongst young craftspeople in the UK, encouraging them to excel in their vocational area. The apprentices competed against each other within the job role of an automobile technician testing a range of skills from diagnostics to maintenance and repair of vehicles. |
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Ellenora Dean 'The budding stylist' |
| Hairdressing apprentice, Ellenora Dean beat thousands of hopefuls from
across the country to win a national Skills Factor competition designed
to find the best young stylists in England.
Run along similar lines to the X Factor, the Skills Factor was designed to find the next generation of hairdressing stars amongst apprentices aged between 16 and 25.
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Laura James, Andrew Briers and Steph Jones 'The accounting geniuses' |
| Laura James, Andrew Briers and Steph Jones won silver medals
in the finals of the WorldSkills UK Accounting Technician Skills 2009. The
three won through to the finals after they came first in their regional
heat for the Midlands.
The competition was open to Accounting Technicians wishing to showcase their financial expertise and team working skills and provided an invaluable opportunity to test skills nationally against other teams.
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Sadie Jones 'The gifted painter and decorator' |
| Sadie Jones, who studied Decorative Occupations was confirmed
as being amongst the top young trades people in the East Midlands after
her performance at the Regional Area Finals of the national Skillbuild competition
which was sponsored by CITB-ConstructionSkills and Jewson.
As part of WorldSkills UK, the Skillbuild competition is designed to showcase the talents of construction students in a wide range of disciplines.
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Visit the official WorldSkills UK website here!
