Worcester Students best in their fields

Hive-Worcester

From Worcester News 11 May 2011

CONSTRUCTION trainees from Worcester have been crowned the best in their fields at a regional construction skills competition.

Rory James, Greg Hitchcox and Hayden Shuck achieved gold awards in the carpentry, joinery and painting and decorating categories respectively at the West Midlands regional heat of SkillBuild 2011.

The Worcester College of Technology trainees were marked on essential skills such as following detailed instructions, producing accurate work outputs, being economical with materials and working to strict timescales.

Mr James, who is employed by Good Timber, said: “The competition tested the skills I use on a daily basis so it was really rewarding to have these recognised.”

The highest scoring students will go through to a UK final in September at Leeds College of Building. The competition is managed by CITBConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council for the construction industry.