SKILLFRIDGE or gold
Worldskills in Russia in 2019, so we really are looking for the best of the best.”
“I would say to other people that it’s intense” comments Connor Green. “You really have to be prepared, have a clear mindset and stay focused.”
“It’s great to see them all giving it everything they’ve got,” says Mr Ormson. “It’s fantastic to see such a good standard at such a young age.
“The tasks that they’re given represent tasks and challenges that they would face on a day-to-day basis in the workplace. That means they make real world mistakes and have the opportunity to learn from them. They’re also under pressure both in terms of time and with people watching their every move, which also gives them experience of the kind pressures there are out there.”
Jack Culhane adds: “The competition has become more diffi cult as it’s gone on as there is more and more to do and less time. It’s more intense than every day work, especially with the judges watching over you and checking everything you do.”
Commenting on SkillFRIDGE as a concept, Mr Canning says: “This is a great forum not only for tesing new products and methods of working, such as joining metals in diff erent ways, but more importantly, for demonstrating the wide and varied skill sets that our industry has. From brazing to fault fi nding, from controls to refrigerant recovery, electrics and commissioning and so much more.” “The refrigeration part of it has been enjoyable, because it’s what I do day-in-day-out,” says Mr Rawlings. “I’ve found the electrical side of it challenging though, because I don’t deal with that so much at work and now I know I need to learn more about that. They deliberately put a mixture of tasks in, so that it’s fair on everyone.” Jonathon Lansdowne concludes: “It’s a challenging competition, but if you can handle that challenge it’s a great chance to get yourself out there.”
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Gary McGaughey.
Conor Green.
Jack Culhane and Luke Courtney. Abc.
Judge Derek Davies has an eye for detail.
Judges Ian Lemmon and Roger Smith watch every move the competitors make.
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