Skillbuild - Northern Ireland 

Philip Green - Gold medal winner @ WorldSkills London 2011 in Brickwork!! Quite an achievement to be best in the world!!

An elated Stuart Millar who scooped a Bronze medal in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning at WorldSkills London 2011!

Over its 60 year history, WorldSkills International (formerly known as the "Skill Olympics") has come to symbolise the pinnacle of excellence in vocational training. Every two years hundreds of young skilled people, accompanied by their teachers and trainers, gather together from around the world to compete before the public in the skills of their various trades and test themselves against demanding international standards. They represent the best of their peers drawn from regional and national skill competitions held currently in 52 countries/regions.

The experience and results of all the competitions provide valuable feedback both to the individuals and the systems and enterprises in which they are being trained. For some it is recognition for outstanding achievement, while for others it provides the motivation and knowledge to aspire to higher standards. For the onlookers it is a revealing experience to see highly competent young tradespeople in action. The competitions are particularly effective in the context of providing positive career role models for school aged youngsters. Click here to access the WorldSkills website.

Calgary, Canada hosted the competition in 2009 where Trevor Woods brought back a Bronze medal in Joinery! London were the hosts of the 2011 competition which just saw Philip Green, our Bricklayer from BMC achieve Gold and Stuart Millar, our Refrigeration apprentice from SERC achieve Bronze! Ian McMahon, Wall & Floor Tiler from NWRC Limavady also made the tremendous journey to WorldSkills London to compete against his peers in his trade from all over the world! See our News & Events section for their amazing journeys!

The next WorldSkills competition is set to be held in Leipzig, Germany in 2013, with Madrid being the location for the 2015 competition. Follow this link for more information on these upcoming competitions.