On the road to success: Coleg Gwent engineering student Lewis Lloyd is one of six Coleg Gwent students competing to be crowned the best in the UK
This week from the 14-16 November the UK Skills Show is taking place at the NEC, Birmingham.
Six Coleg Gwent students in total are competing in WorldSkills UK national finals after they all successfully qualified in previous stages:
- Catherine Bowe, Dorian Payne and Samuel Rawlings are a team of accountancy students from City of Newport Campus known as The Three Profiteers who are taking part in the accountancy final.
- Engineering students Lewis Loyd and Leon Ivin, also from City of Newport Campus, will take part in motor vehicle body repair and paint finals.
- Electrical Apprentice Nicholas Relph, from the Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone will compete in the electrical final.
The Skills Show is the UK’s largest skills and careers event. The highlight of the Show is the WorldSkills UK National Competition Finals which take place in 70 skills ranging from Floristry to Mechanical Engineering. During the three days of The Skills Show, 800 of the country’s most talented apprentices and learners will compete in front of 100,000 visitors to be named the ‘best’ in their skill in the UK.
WorldSkills UK Competitions inspire young people and adults to be ambitious in their pursuit of skills to the highest level. Entering the competitions is proven to catapult a person’s career. Taking part enables competitors to build on their skills, test their knowledge against their peers in industry and showcase their potential to employers.
Jaine Bolton, Director, National Apprenticeship Service which manages WorldSkills UK competitions in partnership with organisations from across commerce, industry and Further Education, said: “I wish every competitor the best of luck. It takes hard work, determination and a high level of skill to compete against the UK’s most talented apprentices and learners.
“By holding the WorldSkills UK National Competition Finals at The Skills Show we can showcase the high levels of talent entering the UK’s workforce and celebrate the excellent standard of teaching and learning delivered across the further education.”
Visitors to The Skills Show can also meet with advisers from the National Careers Service and National Apprenticeship Service to find more about different types of careers and training available to them.
