Twenty “elite” apprentices and students from the UK will head to Poland this autumn to compete against the best young trades people Europe has to offer at the EuroSkills finals.
Talented UK students in disciplines such as hairdressing, joinery, cooking, restaurant service, plumbing and web development will go up against their European peers in Gdańsk from September 5 to 9, with the competition encompassing 600 young learners from 32 member countries.
Following top ten positions from UK entrants in last year’s WorldSkills finals, Team UK organisers confirmed the UK will be entering the digital construction and robot systems integration categories for the European competition for the first time.
Lucy Yelland, a Siemens apprentice who will represent Team UK in mechatronics, said: “The training so far has been tough but really enjoyable.”
