With the WorldSkills 2019 competition only a month away, we introduce the 37 members of Team UK that’ll be flying the flag for our country.
They are drawn from all four corners of the United Kingdom, and various disciplines: from landscape gardening to cyber security; from cabinet making to hairdressing.
Each will be competing in the first WorldSkills since the Abu Dhabi competition in 2017, where the UK came in tenth for medal points.
Sixty three countries will be competing in 56 skills competitions at this year’s contest, which is being held in the city of Kazan in Russia between 22 and 27 August.
While this year’s Russian hosts are making the final preparations for the tournament, the WorldSkills flag is making its way to the Kazan venue from Abu Dhabi – much like the Olympic flame does when it is transported from Greece to the latest host city.
The full list of Team UK members:
3D digital game art – Patrick Buckley
Provider: West Cheshire College
Training manager: Mike Spence, Arcademic
Aircraft maintenance – Haydn Jakes
Provider: Nottingham University
Employer: Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group
Training manager: Martin Yates
Architectural stonemasonry – Ethan Conlon
Provider: Bath College
Employer: APS Masonry
Training manager: Marc Pate, Man of Stone
Automobile technology – Declan Porter
Provider: North West Regional College
Employer: Donagheys Garage
Training manager: Barry McDaid, North West Regional College
Beauty therapy – Rebecca West
Provider: East Sussex College
Employer: Bespoke You
Training manager: Jenna Wrathall Bailey MBE, Jenna Wrathall Bailey Training
Bricklaying – Lewis Greenwood
Provider: York College
Employer: PDS Construction
Training manager: Michael Burdett, York College
Cabinet making – Owen Aldous
Provider: Chichester College
Employer: Callow & Co
Training manager: Christian Notley MBE, Chichester College
Car painting – Conor McKevitt
Provider: Riverpark Training
Employer: Wrights Accident Repair Centre
Training manager: Richard Wheeler, Coleg Gwent
Carpentry – Jack Goodrum
Provider: The College of West Anglia
Employer: Peter Goodrum Ltd
Training manager: Gareth Evans, University of Wales Trinity St David – Construction Wales Innovation Centre
Chemical laboratory technician – Tonicha Roberts
Employer: Eurofins Forensic Services
Training manager: Dr Dirk Wildeboer, Middlesex University
Cloud computing – Eduard Adam
Provider: Bradford College
Training manager: Wei Jie, University of West London
CNC milling – Elliott Dawson
Provider: Training 2000
Employer: Fort Vale
Training manager: Mike Watson, GKN Aerospace
CNC turning – Jack McCarthy
Provider: DMG Mori
Training manager: Adam Youens, Coleg Cambria
Construction metal work – Tyler Atkinson
Provider: Burnley College
Employer: WEC Group
Training manager: Andy Whitehouse, Dudley College of Technology
Cooking – Sam Everton
Provider: Pembrokeshire College
Employer: Crwst Council
Training manager: Sean Owens, SO Consultancy
Cyber security – Kyle Woodward
Provider: Cardiff and Vale College
Training manager: Kamadchisundaram Sureshkumar, NESCOT
Cyber security – Adrian Cybulski
Provider: Glasgow Clyde College
Training manager: Kamadchisundaram Sureshkumar, NESCOT
Electrical installation – Thomas Lewis
Provider: Cardiff and Vale College
Employer: Blue Electrical
Training manager: Gareth Jones, Coleg Gwent
Electronics – Thomas Andrews
Provider: Alton College
Employer: Sonardyne International
Training manager: Steven Williams, Gower College Swansea
Floristry – Elizabeth Newcombe
Provider: Guildford College
Employer: Self-employed
Training manager: Laura Leong
Hairdressing – Phoebe McLavy
Provider: Coleg Sir Gar
Employer: Morgan Edward Salon
Training manager: Linzi Weare, Reds Hair Company
Joinery – Christopher Caine
Provider: Pembrokeshire College
Employer: DH Carpentry and Joinery
Training manager: Andrew Penegelly
Landscape gardening – Samuel Taylor
Provider: Myerscough College
Employer: Garden TLC
Training manager: Simon Abbott
Landscape gardening – Shea McFerran
Provider: CAFRE
Employer: Logan Landscape
Training manager: Simon Abbott
Manufacturing team challenge – Andrew Joyce
Provider: Stegta
Employer: CarnaudMetalBox Engineering
Training manager: Daytun Unitt, Coleg Cambria
Manufacturing team challenge – Isaac Khan
Provider: Stegta
Employer: CarnaudMetalBox Engineering
Training manager: Daytun Unitt, Coleg Cambria
Manufacturing team challenge – James Thomason
Provider: Stegta
Employer: CarnaudMetalBox Engineering
Training manager: Daytun Unitt, Coleg Cambria
Mechanical Engineering CAD – Ross Megahy
Provider: New College Lanarkshire and the University of Strathclyde
Employer: University of Strathclyde
Mechatronics – Jack Dakin
Employer: Toyota Manufacturing UK
Training manager: Calum Knott, Festo Didactic
Mechatronics – Danny Slater
Employer: Toyota Manufacturing UK
Training manager: Calum Knott, Festo Didactic
Painting and decorating – Callum Bonner
Provider: Forth Valley College
Employer: Clackmannanshire Council
Training manager: Michael Swan, Dundee and Angus College
Plastering and drywall systems – Curtis Johnson
Provider: SERC
Employer: Self-employed
Training manager: David Kehoe, British Gypsum
Plumbing and heating – Thomas Thomas
Provider: Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor
Employer: Aer Cymru
Training manager: Ronald Ferris
Restaurant service – Collette Gorvett
Provider: Gower College Swansea
Training manager: Dr Shyam Patiar MBE
Visual merchandising – Konnar Doyle
Provider: City of Glasgow College
Training manager: Julianne Lavery, University of Westminster
Wall and floor tiling – Mark Scott
Provider: City of Glasgow College
Employer: J McGoldrick and Sons Council
Training manager: Paul Doran, Southern Regional College
Refrigeration and air conditioning – Orlando Rawlings
Provider: Grimsby Institute
Employer: Daikin UK
Training manager: Mark Forsyth, Coriolis International
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