Author: Billy Camden

Betsy Crosbie stands out from the crowd at EuroSkills Gothenburg not only for her talent, but because she is the only female to compete in mechanical engineering CAD. The 20-year-old (pictured above) from New College Lanarkshire has transformed from a shy and quiet young person into a confident adult who is one of the best […]

Team UK has bagged an early gold medal at EuroSkills Gothenburg after Daniel McCabe came out on top in 3D game design earlier today. The 20-year-old from West Cheshire College was the team’s first competitor to finish on the final day of the competitions at around 11:30am. He had a four hour wait until he […]

Danielle Scandone came out of day two of EuroSkills Gothenburg feeling reenergised thanks to her intricate fingers that produced a smashing floristry body adornment. The Merrist Wood College 21-year-old (pictured above) has spent the last two days completing four different flower arrangements. And she feels most confident about one in particular, her body adornment that […]

Lucy Knight is hoping she proved to be a cut above her hairdressing competitors on day one of EuroSkills 2016, as the day-to-day experience of owning her own salon paid off. The 21-year-old (pictured above), who opened Hair by Knight in Bristol two years ago after completing an apprenticeship at City of Bristol College, spent […]

The most skilled young people in Europe were told they are becoming the “role models of the future” as the curtain was raised on EuroSkills 2016. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven gave a powerful speech as thousands gathered in the Scandinavium Arena for the competition’s opening ceremony tonight [November 30]. After each of the 28 […]

  One coach and a 659 mile flight later and Team UK has finally landed in Gothenburg ready to go for gold at EuroSkills 2016. The 22-strong team set out around 11am this morning from a Holiday Inn hotel in central London where they stayed overnight following a parliamentary send-off event yesterday. Robert Halfon, the […]

“You are helping to improve the national culture around skills and apprenticeships” was the message from Robert Halfon to EuroSkills Team UK at a special send-off event in Westminster today. The apprenticeship and skills minister gave a heartfelt speech to the 22 competitors who are flying out to Sweden tomorrow. Mr Halfon congratulated them on […]

The FE commissioner is attempting to drum up support for a three-way merger that was cancelled after one of the colleges involved was handed a grade four rating from Ofsted. The education watchdog gave Hereward College, based in Coventry, its lowest possible rating in a report that was published November 21. It had been in […]