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. ...
12th September, 2019
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 ...
8th August, 2019
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...
3rd June, 2019
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...
1st May, 2019
SkillELECTRIC 2019 gets off to a flying start
The SkillELECTRIC 2019 regional events have got off to a flying start with the first two competitions demonstrating some excellent skills from electrical apprentices. Successful candidates so far are: Northern ...
14th March, 2019
Thom to represent UK electrical industry at WorldSkills 2019
Thomas Lewis of Blues Electrical has been selected to represent the UK at the ‘Skills Olympics’ in Russia this summer. Following a challenging selection event last week, apprentice electrician Thom was one of m...
