Challenge
Sponsors Electrical Education Training
Foundation (EETF) SELECT CITB Edinburgh City Council Edinburgh College SNIPEF Unite the Union.
enjoy the practical challenges of the day, which are totally outside their normal experience. Winning CABEC has boosted the confidence of these young people and highlighted their interest in the industry. “I am especially proud to have seen their teamwork and communication, which are vital no matter what path they chose for their future. Thank you again for a brilliant day!” My role is to manage the CABEC
Neil Gardiner, far left, and Jamie Hepburn, far right, with the winning team
1999. Local college and university staff and training providers devise and run a series of construction, engineering and building services challenges. Each team is marked by the lecturers on a number of criteria, including teamwork, understanding and carrying out instructions, working safely and completing the tasks.
3RD
St David’s High, Dalkeith
Esme Anderson, from winners James Gillespie’s, said “CABEC is an excellent opportunity for students to experience construction and engineering challenges. We’ve found it encourages students to further study Design and
Technology subjects and they so
competition and source sponsorship to ensure that we can continue this great event which has been inspiring pupils for the past 20 years. A total of 300 pupils took part in a series of heats before the final. This year there was a feeling of real excitement on the big day. All the teams were very enthusiastic upon arrival and this carried on throughout the day. The talented students all performed
very well and the feedback from the challenge providers was positive and highlighted the excellent teamwork. I found the pupils to be most engaging and interested in all in the challenges. We are so fortunate to have a fantastic group of challenge providers who are delighted to share their knowledge and expertise with the pupils and teachers.
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