Talented electrotechnical apprentices are being encouraged to register for this year’s SkillELECTRIC competition. The application window is now open and runs until 02 April 2020. During the competition, entrant...
Squad UK names four SkillELECTRIC competitors
Four SkillELECTRIC competitors have been named amongst over 130 young people joining the WorldSkills UK’s official squad now training for WorldSkills 2021 in Shanghai. Alex Rendall, Ben Kidner, Ben Martin and T...
Ben Kidner named SkillELECTRIC 2019 Champion
Nineteen year-old Ben Kidner has been named 2019 SkillELECTRIC Champion following a challenging three-day event at WorldSkills UK LIVE – the nation’s largest skills and careers event with over 80,000 visitors. ...
SkillELECTRIC 2019 finalists announced
The eight competitors who will compete in the 2019 SkillELECTRIC UK final have been named, following a series of challenging regional heats earlier this year. All will now go head-to-head across 21-23 November ...
Good luck Thomas! Kazan awaits…
It’s not long now until WorldSkills 2019, where 37 members of Team UK will travel to Kazan, Russia to take part in the ‘world championship of skills’. Thomas, employed by Blues Electrical in Cardiff, was not on...
Regional heats continue…
Since our last news report, we’ve held two further regional heats, each showcasing some of the best young talent this industry has to offer. The successful candidates from the latest heats are: Coleg Cambria, 8...