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Can you cut it with the best? Then please sign up to compete in this year’s WorldSkills UK Hairdressing competitions. Entries needed by 5pm tomorrow, 19 March 2010.
The competitions are open to intermediate and advanced levels. More information can be found on our website.
Industry experts will judge your creative flair and technical skills. The talent of last year’s WorldSkills UK competitors can be seen in this picture gallery, whilst the video clip below shows a short slice of the action from a previous WorldSkills UK Hairdressing competition.
(Acknowledgements for use of video: UK Skills)
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There are only 3 days to go before entry closes for SkillBuild 2010. So time is running out for top tilers and other construction trainees and workers to register for this year’s round.
Wales will host two regional heats and the SkillBuild final this year, so it is an excellent time to get involved; Coleg Sir Gâr hosts a heat in June with Coleg Menai hosting a heat in May and the final in September 2010.
SkillBuild competitions are feeder routes for WorldSkills UK and include:
Organised by ConstructionSkills, these competitions also offer the possibility of progressing to the international competition, WorldSkills London 2011. This round is the last chance to be considered for the Team UK that will compete in 2011.
What does competing at an international standard look like? Take a look at this short clip of the Wall and Floor Tiling competition at WorldSkills Calgary 2009.
If you think you are up for the challenge, don’t delay, register today! Entry closes at 5pm on Friday 19 March 2010.
(Acknowledgements for use of image and video: UK Skills)
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Coleg Sir Gâr will host a regional heat of the WorldSkills UK Beauty Therapy competition on 6 May 2010. A perfect opportunity for beauty therapists across Wales to test their skills amongst the best in the country. Winners will go on to compete at the UK final in June.
The competition is open to intermediate and advanced levels. See our website for more information.
This photo gallery shows some of the 2009 finalists competing at the WorldSkills UK Beauty Therapy final. Wow, the clients in these pictures look pretty relaxed as the competitors are on top form!
Last year, the WorldSkills UK Beauty Therapy competition led to the international competition at WorldSkills Calgary 2009. Charlotte Burford, aged 19, from South Staffordshire College, competed for Team UK against the best in the world from over 50 countries. Charlotte succeeded in bringing home a bronze medal.
Take a look at this short clip below to see Charlotte (number 16) and other competitors in action at WorldSkills Calgary 2009. Then, start your own journey and enter the WorldSkills UK competition now!
(Acknowledgements for use of photograph & video: UK Skills)
Help raise the profile of vocational skills, WorldSkills and skills competitions in Wales
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