Three Scottish trainees win gold at SkillBuild National Final
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Three students representing colleges throughout Scotland have been named some of the country’s most talented trainees at the SkillBuild National Final.
Organised by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild is one of the longest running construction competitions in the UK and has been showcasing the talents of trainees for several decades.
Stonemasonry Gold winner Calum Munro from Edinburgh College with Gina Webster, product category manager for SkillBuild
The competition involves a variety of challenges in a number of skills, including plastering, stonemasonry, painting and decorating and bricklaying.
Held at WorldSkills UK LIVE between 15 – 17 November, the SkillBuild 2018 National Final saw over 70 competitors, selected across 15 regional qualifiers, travel to Birmingham’s NEC Arena to battle it out to be named the best in their chosen trade.
John McMenamin from City of Glasgow College scooped the Gold for Plastering
The Scottish winners included:
- Gold – Calum Munro, Stonemasonry – Edinburgh College
- Gold – John McMenamin, Plastering – City of Glasgow College
- Gold – Aiden Dearie, Painting and Decorating – City Building Glasgow
City Building Glasgow's Aiden Dearie was awarded Painting and Decorating Gold
Sandy MacGillivray, CITB Scotland regional delivery manager, said: “It is fantastic to see a group of talented people from Scotland taking home gold at the 2018 SkillBuild Final. The standard that’s been shown by the competitors over the weekend was hugely impressive.
“SkillBuild is one of the many ways we can demonstrate the immense talent coming into the construction industry and attract more young people into a rewarding career in our sector.”
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