After an intensive round of heats, Gower College Swansea is delighted that six students have made the WorldSkills UK National Finals. They are:

Tarran Spooner, Faroz Shahrokh, Rhys Lock – Industrial Electronics
Callie Morgan – Graphic Design
Georgia Cox – Laboratory Technician
Cameron Bryant – Foundation Skills: Restaurant Services

They will now take their places alongside over 400 other talented students and apprentices at the National Finals on 14-17 November.

Over 500 of the best students and apprentices from all over the UK came together for hours of intense competition in November, to be crowned as WorldSkills UK National Final winners.

WorldSkills is a global movement of over 80 countries which supports young people across the world via competition-based training. The UK National Final saw young people compete in 62 disciplines from 3D Digital Game Art to Laboratory Technician, and medalists were announced during an online celebration event on Friday 25 November.

Ben Lewis, an electronics apprentice at Gower College Swansea, is set to represent Team UK at the WorldSkills 2022 competition in China.

Gower College Swansea student, Scott Tavner, has been entered straight into the WorldSkills Lyon squad after his outstanding performance in the WorldSkills UK 2021 National Finals.

WorldSkills is a global movement of over 80 countries, which supports young people across the world via competitions-based training, assessment, and benchmarking. The WorldSkills competitions are known by many as the ‘skills Olympics’, with competitors being trained to develop their personal and employability skills, as well as technical.

Nine current and former students from Gower College Swansea have been named as national finalists at WorldSkills UK, clearing the way for them to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in November. They are:

Gower College Swansea is to get a world-class skills boost after being selected to join an elite training programme.

The College is one of 12 leading institutions (colleges and Independent Training Providers) to have been selected to join the skills revolution by becoming part of WorldSkills UK’s Centre of Excellence.