Record-breaking year for Team Wales as 148 competitors shortlisted for UK National Finals!

With the 2021 WorldSkills UK National Finals just around the corner, students from Team Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will be battling it out to win the title of Skills Champions across 63 disciplines. Today, WorldSkillsUK announced the complete shortlist of competitors and we’re delighted to announce that it’s another record year for Wales!

148 competitors from Wales have been shortlisted for the competitions, which will see them go against students from all over the UK. Competitions will include subjects such as Forensic Science, Cyber Security and Foundation Restaurant Services. The number of competitors shortlisted for this year make up for over 30% of overall attendance and places Wales at the top of the table, completely leading the way against other competing regions.

This year’s competitions will be slightly different, with competitions held all over the UK for the first time. Three of the competitions will be held in Wales, with Cardiff and Vale College playing host to a selection of Automotive competitions, Gower College Swansea selected to host Industrial Electronics, and Coleg Cambria selected to host a selection of Engineering and Beauty Competitions. To accommodate some competitors, Foundation Skills competitions will be held remotely across a number of disciplines.

Paul Evans, Project Director for Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales said,

“It’s a fantastic achievement for Wales to once again be leading the way at the UK National Finals and for us as a nation to position ourselves so strongly amongst other regions.

“This year’s competition in particular, will be a brand new, but an exciting opportunity for all involved and it’s fantastic that a UK-wide approach has now been adopted. This not only gives students an insight into other facilities across the UK, but a chance for us here in Wales to showcase three fantastic locations.

“I cannot wait to see how our competitors do – a huge congratulations to all finalists and an even bigger ‘good luck’!”

Competitions will run from 12-19th November 2021, with winners crowned at a special ceremony hosted by TV presenter Steph McGovern. Steph will be awarding competitors from her Packed Lunch studio on Friday 26th November. More details on this will follow over the coming weeks.

From all of the team at Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales, we wish all competitors a massive good luck in their upcoming competitions and we can’t wait to celebrate your successes at the end of November.

On the night of the awards, you can follow all of the action via our dedicated social media channels:

Instagram: @ISEinWales

Twitter: @ISEinWales

A full list of shortlisted competitors from Wales are available below.

Competition First Name Surname Provider
Beauty Therapist Carlie-Jayne Dutton Pembrokeshire College
Beauty Therapist Aimee Nurse NPTC Group
Beauty Therapy Practitioner Lucy Johnson Coleg Cambria
Beauty Therapy Practitioner Lucy Lewis NPTC Group
Beauty Therapy Practitioner Paulina Ziarko Coleg Gwent
Beauty Therapy Practitioner Leah Moore Coleg Gwent
Beauty Therapy Practitioner Hannah Stubbs Bridgend College
Commercial Make-Up Tiana Elizabeth Roberts Coleg Gwent
Nail Technician Melissa Dodd Coleg Cambria
Construction MetalWork Rhys Stanhope Coleg Cambria
Construction MetalWork Idris Turner Pembrokeshire College
Manufacturing Team Challenge Jack McKnight Coleg Cambria / Ardagh
Manufacturing Team Challenge Lucas Abbott Coleg Cambria / Ardagh
Manufacturing Team Challenge Owen Bailey Coleg Cambria / Ardagh
Sheet MetalWork Technology Joel Eccles Coleg Cambria
Sheet MetalWork Technology Oliver Bolland Coleg Cambria
Sheet MetalWork Technology Jack Dion Coleg Cambria
Welding Joel Blair Pembrokeshire College
Welding Cohen Lewis Pembrokeshire College
Welding Ross Jones Pembrokeshire College
Welding Deriece Raimann Pembrokeshire College
Automotive Body Repair Lewis Hastings Cardiff and Vale College
Automotive Body Repair Harry Cooper Cardiff and Vale College
Automotive Body Repair Joel Windsor Cardiff and Vale College
Automotive Body Repair Tiler Moorcroft-Jones Grwp Llandrillo Menai
Automotive Refinishing Sion Lewis Cardiff and Vale College
Automotive Refinishing Tom Venn Cardiff and Vale College
Automotive Refinishing Callum Roberts Cardiff and Vale College
Automotive Refinishing Dominic Duance Cardiff and Vale College
CNC Milling Kodie Higgins University of Wales Trinity St David
CNC Milling Sion Murray University of Wales Trinity St David
CNC Milling Matthew Smith Coleg Cambria / Ardagh
CNC Milling Nathan Moore Coleg Cambria / Ardagh
CNC Milling Samuel Lewis Coleg Cambria / Ardagh
CNC Milling Will Holmes University of Wales Trinity St David
Confectionery Celt John Coleg Ceredigion
Culinary Arts Natasha Ellis Coleg Ceredigion
Restaurant Service Dominic Castleton Pembrokeshire College
Restaurant Service Jack Lewis Gower College Swansea
Restaurant Service Daniel Davies Coleg Ceredigion
Restaurant Service Hannah Cooper Coleg Gwent
Restaurant Service Ruby Pile Cardiff and Vale College
Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical Lewis Hughes Coleg Cambria
Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical Matthew Cutt Coleg Cambria
Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical Adele Hughes Coleg Cambria
Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical Ben Newall Coleg Cambria
Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical Gareth Allen Coleg Cambria / Airbus
Aeronautical Engineering: Mechanical Paul Patterson Coleg Cambria / Airbus
Cyber Security Thomas Hindby University of South Wales
Cyber Security Arron Luker University of South Wales
Cyber Security Jake Sumner Wrexham Glyndwr University
Cyber Security Konrad Gutmanski St David's 6th Form College
Cyber Security Sam  Chapman-Skinner University of South Wales
Cyber Security Henry Mconnell University of South Wales
Cyber Security Savva Pistolas University of South Wales
Cyber Security Samuel Whatley University of South Wales
Cyber Security Oskar Werys University of South Wales
Cyber Security Max Clark University of South Wales
IT Support Technician Scott Martyn Redding Coleg Cambria
Mechanical Engineering: CAD Aidan Skinner Grwp Llandrillo Menai
Mechanical Engineering: CAD Luke Williams Coleg Sir Gar
Network Infrastructure Technician Yohannes Zerzghi University of Wales Trinity St David
Hairdressing Sanaa Sofi Coleg Cambria
Hairdressing Leah Browning Coleg Gwent
Hairdressing Elisha Dixon Coleg Gwent
Hairdressing Harley Dark Coleg Sir Gar
Fitness Trainer: Personal Training Diana Williams Coleg Gwent
Fitness Trainer: Personal Training Rhys Edmunds Coleg Gwent
Fitness Trainer: Personal Training Amanda Hartshorn Coleg Gwent
Fitness Trainer: Personal Training Shannon Greenway Coleg Gwent
3d Digital Game Art James Daniel Roberts Cardiff and Vale College
3d Digital Game Art Ryan Williams Coleg Gwent
AccountancyTechnician Natalie Hill Bridgend College
AccountancyTechnician Rebecca Morgan Bridgend College
AccountancyTechnician Amy  Jones Bridgend College
AccountancyTechnician Adam Jenkins Bridgend College
Forensic Science Holly Ashley University of South Wales
Forensic Science Paris Williams University of South Wales
Forensic Science Lauren Woolford University of South Wales
Forensic Science Johanna Mahe University of South Wales
Forensic Science Ellie Davies Cardiff and Vale College
Forensic Science Paige Tynan Wrexham Glyndwr University
Forensic Science Megan Evans Gower College Swansea
Forensic Science Cara Morgan Gower College Swansea
Graphic Design Brynley Moore Pembrokeshire College
Laboratory Technician Rachel Price Coleg Cambria
Laboratory Technician Evie Huhtala Coleg Cambria
Laboratory Technician Joel Farrant Gower College Swansea
Laboratory Technician Luke Ball Gower College Swansea
Laboratory Technician Maisie Hughes Coleg Cambria
Butchery Ben Roberts Cambrian Training
Bricklaying Rhys Howells Coleg Sir Gar
Carpentry Sammy Young NPTC Group
Joinery Steffan Thomas Coleg Ceredigion
Joinery Dion Evans Coleg Ceredigion
Painting and Decorating Keira Evans The College Merthyr Tydfil
Plastering Kieran Jones-Rees Coleg Sir Gar
Plastering Kieron Thomas Coleg Sir Gar
Wall and Floor Tiling Laura Jones Cardiff and Vale College
Industrial Electronics Emma Hill Gower College Swansea
Industrial Electronics Danil Timakov Gower College Swansea
Industrial Electronics Tomos Hopkins Gower College Swansea
Industrial Electronics Scott Tavner Gower College Swansea
Industrial Electronics Cai Jones Grwp Llandrillo Menai
Floristry Emma Howells Coleg Cambria
Web Design Rhydian Brown Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Hairdressing Macey Williams Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Hairdressing Caitlin Thomas Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Hairdressing Abby Simmons Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Hairdressing Chardonnay Palmer Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Catering Elin Gorman Elidyr Communities Trust
Foundation Skills: Catering Jake George Pembrokeshire College
Foundation Skills: Catering Aaliyah James Derwen College
Foundation Skills: Catering Peter Davies Derwen College
Foundation Skills: Media Emily Sinnott Pembrokeshire College
Foundation Skills: Media Declan Morrissey Pembrokeshire College
Foundation Skills: Media Jeffrey Letts Derwen College
Foundation Skills: Media Louis Baker Derwen College
Foundation Skills: Media Logan Joslin Derwen College
Foundation Skills: Media Iman Nadeem Derwen College
Foundation Skills: Fitness Assistant Kyle Robertson Pembrokeshire College
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business james ducay NPTC Group - Neath College
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Mark Childs Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Bailey Richardson Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Alex Van Bilion Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Cynan Richardson Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Sacha Ellis-Stych Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Ben White Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Liam Townsend Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Liam Hoey Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: IT Software Solutions for Business Hawey Ede Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Health & Social Care Alisha Thomas ACT Training
Foundation Skills: Health & Social Care Mia Jenkins Coleg Sir Gar
Foundation Skills: Motor Vehicle Connor Jamie Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Motor Vehicle Leon Payne Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Woodworking Ben Thewlis Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Woodworking Connor Smith Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Woodworking Adrian Buik Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Woodworking Ellison Jays Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Horticulture Shaun Davies Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Horticulture Matthew Charles Pembrokeshire College
Foundation Skills: Horticulture Mellisa Caner Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Horticulture Zenia Amjad Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Horticulture Mackenzie Foley Cardiff and Vale College
Foundation Skills: Horticulture Laura Evans Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Horticulture Leanne Hill Coleg Gwent
Foundation Skills: Restaurant services Anna Walker Derwen College
Foundation Skills: Restaurant services Maisy Cadwallader Derwen College

 

 

 

 

 

 

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