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Preparation for the last leg of the SkillFRIDGE competition has begun as the six qualifying apprentices fromthe national heats hone their skills and sharpen their knowledge in readiness to compete in theSkillFRI DGEfinal, taking place at orldSkillsUKLIVE .
Preparation for the last leg of theSkillFRIDGE competition has begun as the six qualifying apprentices from the national heats hone their skills and sharpen their knowledge in readiness to compete in the SkillFRIDGE final, taking place at WorldSkills UK LIVE.
After a period of intensive trainingwithRACHP experts to ensure the competitors can compete according to industry’s stringent standards, againstwhich theywill be benchmarked, the WorldSkillsUKLIVEeventwill host the
SkillFRIDGEfinalists and provide themwith an arena to showcase their abilities to awider audience.
Held atBirmingham’sNECfrom15-17
November,WorldSkillsUKLIVEis theUK’s largest apprenticeships and careers event ofwhich the RACHPsector,with its associatedSkillFRIDGE competition, is just one part.
Fromyoung professionals pursuing careers in engineering, technology and construction, to those with an interest in the health, lifestyle or creative sectors, all receive the opportunity to demonstrate their talents at theWorl competitions,which are
run byWorldSkillsUK. dSkillsUKLIVE
Funded by theDepartment forEducation, WorldSkillsUKoperates as a partnership between
businesses, education and government,working collectively to help accelerate young people’s careers and bolster the reputation of apprenticeships. WorldSkillsUKchief executive,DrNeilBentley, states: “WorldSkillsUKis all about improving the prestige of apprenticeships and technical education, to inspiremore young people to consider these as career routes and get off to a better start inwork and life.”
As such, theWorldSkillsUKLIVEevent ismuchmore than a platformformulti- industry skills competitions.Drawingmore than73,000youngsters fromschools across the country each year, the interactive event–which alsowelcomes parents, families and young adults–enables themto come face-to-facewith major employers and tr aining providers froma variety of se ctors; try their hands at a range of jobs-related activities, fromTVproduction to v obtain one-to-one guidance fromexpert careers advisors. For this year’s cohort ofSkillFRIDGEcompetitors, though set firmly on the task at hand as they battle it out in the final.
, their sightswill be irtualwelding; and
Vying to come awaywith theSkillFRIDGEgoldmedal areChandlerDavison andKevinBallantine,who are both trainingwithBathCollege and employedwith Thermocold Ltd andTKBAirConditioning, respectively;SamGills,who is employed and trained byStarRefrigeration;Refrigeration Lindum’sThomas Thompson,who is studying atGrimsby Institute;DominicDray fromRoyale Refrigeration&AirConditioning, trainingwithEastleighCollege; andDunbia Foods’EdwardDa iv ,s who studies atCardiff andValeColleg e.
Over the course of the three-day event, the apprenticeswill be taskedwith the completion of a series of challenging assignments under test conditions, in a comprehensive examination of their overall knowledge, practical skills, and adherence to industry standards.
The gold, silver and b ronzemedallistswill be announced at a ceremony on the
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For more information on the SkillFRIDGE competition series, visit
www.skillfridge.co.uk
ormore information on the SkillFRIDGE competition series, visit
www.skillfridge.co.uk
final day ofWorldSkillsUKLIVE.
The intense final is no easy feat, but the benefits of taking part in the competition cycle are invaluable and
lasting.WorldSkillsUKtrainingmanager and leadSkillFRIDGEjudge,MarkForsyth, explains: “They always say in their feedback that it has helped themin theway they approach things and plan for a job, and in theway that they critique themselves.”
Thosewho score sufficiently highly in theSkillFRIDGEfinalwill also be eligible to compete at a global level in theWorldSkills international competition, forming part ofSquadUKand going head-to-headwith the very best talent froma host of other countries across theworld.
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