Apprentices from the College have seen off competition from hundreds of other construction students from rival colleges to win 17 top place positions in regional skill competitions.
The College hosted the SkillBuild, SkillPlumb, SkillElectric and SkillFridge competitions for the Yorkshire region at its North Street and Hunslet campuses in Leeds.
Construction Craft students competed in eight disciplines covering 14 categories winning six first place, five second place and three third place positions. Sustainable Building Services students competed in three disciplines covering three categories winning a first, second and third place position.
Timothy Smith took first place in bricklaying, Oliver Elmes took first place in carpentry, Benjamin Pick took first place in joinery, Jordan Kitching took first place in plastering and drywall systems, Harry Pennock took first place in roof slating and tiling, Jack Wray took first place in wall and floor tiling and Tom Bottomley took first place in the SkillFridge competition.
This years’ results were outstanding. Everyone worked so hard, these results would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the dedication of each competitor and those who trained our students to the impeccable standards required to compete against other colleges.
Mark Sims, Leeds College of Building’s competition co-ordinator and lecturer
The roof slating and tiling students did particularly well winning all of the top three places in their category and the wall and floor tiling students also took the top two places in their category.
Shaun Ward, Abigale Johnson, Charlie Oakes, Callum Pearson and Luke Calvert all gained second place positions and Louisa Tolson, James Tidswell and Jacob Wall all gained third place positions.
The highest scoring competitors from all of the regional heats will now go on to take part in three days of intense competition at the National Skills Show at Birmingham’s NEC from 16th – 18th November. They may also get the opportunity to represent the UK in the international skills competitions – EuroSkills and WorldSkills.
Leeds College of Building students win 17 top place positions in regional skill competitions.
