Students Earn UK honours in national skills final

Students from Coleg Ceredigion and Coleg Sir Gâr took part in the WorldSkills UK national final where they scooped a UK bronze and four highly commended.

Ruby Webster, who studies at Cardigan campus won the bronze award for Restaurant Service.

Four students earned Highly Commended awards across several subjects: Daniel Bonnell (Mechanical Engineering, Graig Campus) for Renewable Energy, Elis James (Catering, Cardigan Campus) in Culinary Arts, Nia Whiteman (Beauty Therapy Practitioner, Cardigan Campus) and Evan Adams (Restaurant Service, Cardigan Campus).

WorldSkills UK is an independent charity that works with government, industry, and education providers across the UK.

Its mission is to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education by utilising national and international best practices through competition-based training.

The National Final is the culmination of the entire competition cycle and represents the UK’s largest vocational skills event.

Highest-scoring finalists are eligible for selection to Squad UK, where they undergo further training and may ultimately represent the UK at the biennial international WorldSkills and EuroSkills competitions.

The college would like to thank competitors and their supporters, employers and college staff who provide additional training and attendance at events for students undertaking competition work.