WorldSkills UK
WorldSkills UK is a set of dynamic skills competitions for young people and adults, designed and delivered by industry experts. They run each year in over 70 skills across the UK, culminating in the National Finals at WorldSkills UK Live.
For the last 65 years, WorldSkills UK has been pivotal in preparing young people to represent the UK at World Skills International, a competition for 72 nations dubbed the ‘Skills Olympics’.
WorldSkills UK Live, is the nation’s largest skills, apprenticeships and careers event, attracting more than 75,000 visitors.
Aeronautical Engineering: Avionic
Gold – Harry Randles, QinetiQ
Silver – Helena Jennings, QinetiQ
Bronze – Joshua Morris, Royal Navy
Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical
Gold – Ben Welsby, Royal Navy
Silver – Gareth Jarvis, British Airways Maintenance, Cardiff
Bronze – Matthew Goddard, Titan Airways
Highly Commended – Ewan Payne, Royal Air Force
Automation
Gold – Scott Eley & Oliver Newdall, Toyota Manufacturing Ltd
Silver – Liam Whitbread & Thomas Cass, Toyota Manufacturing Ltd
Bronze – Charley Whetton & Connor Tilley, Toyota Manufacturing Ltd
CNC Milling
Gold – Joel Keen, Rolls Royce-Plc
Silver – Carwyn Roberts, Coleg Cambria
Bronze – George Sewell, University of Nottingham
Bronze – Abigail Stansfield, BAE Systems
Highly Commended – Gareth Butler, Coleg Cambria
CNC Turning
Gold – Arron Orr, Fort Vale Engineering
Silver – Jake Room, BAE Systems – Preston
Bronze –
Construction MetalWork
Gold – Joe Mason, Dudley College
Silver – Kieran McShane, Burnley College
Bronze – Balveen Nota, Dudley College
Bronze – Sam Carter, Burnley College
Highly Commended – Aydan Whatling, Pembrokeshire College
Industrial Electronics
Gold – Liam Hughes, Gower College Swansea
Silver – Rhys Watts, Gower College Swansea
Bronze – Erjon Berisha, Belfast Metropolitan College
Highly Commended – Ben Lewis, Gower College Swansea
Manufacturing Team Challenge
Gold – Belinda Nightingale / Chloe Millington / Thomas Mills – Shrewsbury College
Silver – Thomas Moule/ Harry Maddox/ Ryan Lee – Shrewsbury College
Bronze – Charles Samson/ Nathan Griffith/ James Blackwell – Magellan Aerospace (UK) Ltd
Mechanical Engineering: CAD
Gold – Jedrzej Matwiejcszuk, New College Lanarkshire
Silver – Lewis Batchelor, New College Lanarkshire
Bronze – Neil Donnelly, New College Lanarkshire
Mechatronics
Gold – David Fryer Winder & Dan Slaney, Toyota Manufacturing Ltd
Silver – Oliver Shimwel & Josh Sibley, Toyota Manufacturing Ltd
Bronze – Brad Ellison & Paul Hayter, UTC Sheffield
Robotics
Gold – Luke Vials & Mantas Budraitis, Make UK
Silver – Ibrahim Abdi & Abubakar Munye, Middlesex University
Bronze – Szymon Sebastian Malecki & Szymon Klimek, Middlesex University
Sheet MetalWork
Gold – Lewis Franks, KMF Limited
Silver – Ewan Spooner, KMF Limited
Bronze – Emma Yee, KMF Limited
Bronze – Callum Bullough, Burnley College
Highly Commended – Oliver Artell-Bolland, Coleg Cambria
Highly Commended – Aaron Butschok, Burnley College
Highly Commended – Bradley Parfitt, Burnley College
Welding
Gold – Curtis Rees, Neath Port Talbot College
Silver – Morgan Roberts, Lakes College
Bronze – David Duncan, Coleg Cambria
Highly Commended – Danny Hills, Lakes College
2020 registrations
Congratulations to everyone who took part. The 2019 cycle of competition is now closed – if you are interested in becoming involved when the registrations open in March 2020.