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It’s Official - Team UK Raises it’s Game!

The results are in and Team UK learns that it pulled 7th in the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 rankings (based on team average point score) and joint 6th in terms of medal count. 

In 2007 at the WorldSkills Shizuoka Competition in Japan, the team ranked as 11th in the World.

What an incredible achievement!

Bask in their glory by viewing the team’s celebrations at the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Medals Ceremony below:

(Acknowledgements: UK Skills)

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Team UK bringing it home!

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Katie Watson from Hamilton, who works at the Gleneagles Hotel winning a well earned bronze medal in the restaurant service competition.

Katie was one of nine Team UK competitors who won a medal at the competition, making them the most successful UK Team ever! 

Team UK wins 3 gold medals, 6 bronze medals and 14 medallions of excellence which are awarded for reaching a World Class benchmark at WorldSkills Calgary 2009.

A huge well done to all of Team UK for stepping up to the challlenge and for doing us proud.

More pictures will be uploaded shortly.

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Cliff Happy to Have Finished

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Cliff manages to finish the final task at the end of the final day of competition and assemble the pagoda - much to his relief!

The final day was the toughest for Cliff but he managed to complete a highly technical piece of the roof against a tight deadline.

Now the long nail-biting wait to see how Cliff, Dean and the rest of Team UK have done over the intense four days competition.

Fingers are crossed for everyone and a very well done to all in Team UK for their great effort and enthusiasm!

Watch to see the emotional finish for Team UK competitors as they complete their tasks at the end of Day 4:

(Acknowledgements: UK Skills)

The Great Outdoors!

 

As well as bringing you pictures, updates and videos from the WorldSkills Calgary 2009 competition at Stampede Park, we wouldn't be doing justice to Canada without showing you some pictures of the pristine wilderness and breathtaking scenery that are a short distance from Calgary.

To give you an idea of location, Calgary is located in the foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and is the largest city in Alberta and the fifth largest city in Canada. With a population of around one million, the city is located 151 miles north of the U.S./Canadian Border, 246 miles east of Jasper, and 176 miles south of Edmonton.

A short drive North of Calgary is the protected 'Banff National Park', which is home to grizzly and black bears, mountain caribou, moose and wolves and even bald eagles. Located within the National Park is the beautiful Lake Louise, which looks all the more impressive due to the surrounding thick alpine forrest, jagged mountain peaks, glaciers and ice fields. Have a look at flickr for more amazing pictures!

 

Experiencing the Thrill of the Skill!

Some say you can read all you want about skilled professions, but there’s nothing like actually getting in there and trying it for yourself!

At WorldSkills Calgary 2009 this is exactly what visitors have been doing at Skill City. From landscape gardening to beauty therapy and carpentry to computer animation… students have been thinking about their future career choices in a hands-on way.

See for yourself – here’s a great update on Day 2 at Skill City Try-a-Trade:

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(Acknowledgements: Skills Canada Alberta)