WorldSkills UK Wales

skillscymru offers more with Cardiff & Co

Thinking of coming to skillscymru? Thanks to a new partnership with Cardiff & Co, skillscymru visitors and exhibitors can access a number of added benefits.

Discounted accommodation is available at a number of hotels within the city and visiting groups have the option of staying at two of Cardiff University’s halls of residence – providing an excellent opportunity for those considering university to gain a feel for student life on campus.

We’ve also developed a ‘Guide to Educational Visits in Cardiff’, helping group organisers enhance their visit to skillscymru with ideas and discounts for groups. Take a look at the new pages that have been added to the skillscymru website and book your place now.

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skillscymru 2010 – New channels now available

 
   Keep up to date with all the latest as we move towards the big event!

Choose your channel/s and follow skillscymru:

        
www.skillscymru.co.uk 

16-18 September 2010, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

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A Stroke of Success for Coleg Gwent Student Jess

This is Jess Brown, a 17 year old from Griffithstown, who is studying painting and decorating at Coleg Gwent’s Pontypool campus. Recently, she battled it out against other trainees at a  skillscompetition Wales heat, and took home the gold medal!

Although she was the only female taking part, Jess didn’t let that deter her and was over the moon to place first in the competition. We asked Jess what she thought of her experience…she said, “I’ve never entered a competition like this before as I’ve never really been interested in anything, so being able to benchmark my skills against other trainees was a great experience and winning was a very welcome bonus. It was pretty nerve-wracking but lots of fun”. Jess will now go on to compete at the skillscompetition Wales final which is being held at Bridgend College on 18 March. Keep a look out for our update on this exciting event!

We think that Jess is a great role model and news of her success comes at an opportune time with the advent of International Women’s Day this week.

As various events take place across the country, students at Swansea College are also marking the occasion as they step into each other’s shoes to try their hand at subjects they have never encountered before.

On this note, don’t forget that there will be plenty of opportunities at skillscymru 2010 to get hands on experience and try a skill. Make sure the 16-18 September 2010 is in your diary!

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skillscymru 2010 – launch photos now on flickr!

We’ve just uploaded some great photos of some of the demonstrations that we organised for our skillscymru 2010 launch event. Check out the set on flickr.

You’ll see that we took the opportunity to give our guests a flavour of the types of activities that will be on hand at the big event in September.

With an emphasis on fun, there will be plenty of skills to marvel at and try out for yourself. Visit the skillscymru website to find out more.

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skillscymru 2010 video

Missed the coverage of our launch event on the news? Well take a look at our round up video below.

Watch out for our Welsh skills stars, Dean Jones and Cliff Williams!

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