He made it! After a long couple of months of intensive training, David Bowen has been selected to represent Team UK in the web design competition at WorldSkills London 2011.
David, aged 18 and a student at Coleg Sir Gar, is the youngest member of the 43-strong Team UK; he is also the only member of the team from Wales. He will now go head-to-head with the best in the world when he competes at WorldSkills London which takes place 5-8 October 2011 at ExCel. During this toughest of tests, David will have to design and build a website in just 20 hours.
Our Deputy Minister for Skills, Jeff Cuthbert, has congratulated David on his success saying, '...His selection is testimony to his talent and hard work and I'm sure he will do Wales proud'. David is pictured here with the Deputy Minister and Barry Liles, Principal of Coleg Sir Gar, at the VQ day awards (where he was a finalist), on 22 June 2011.
To celebrate his inclusion in Team UK, David also joined all of the other members of Team UK at a special reception held at Buckingham Palace this week, which must have been a fantastic experience!
David says that '...It is a great honour to be selected for WorldSkills and I'm looking forward to competing against the best in the world. Being involved in this event has been a big boost to my confidence and I have learned a lot competing and training for the finals'.
David must now continue to apply himself further with more intensive training scheduled in the lead up to London to refine his skills ready to compete on the international stage. Congratulations on your success so far, David! We'll be watching your progress with interest and fingers crossed for a medal at London!
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