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WorldSkills Kazan 2019: Two golds for Team UK

WorldSkills Kazan 2019: Two golds for Team UK

The UK’s competitors in Kazan also claimed silver and bornze medals

27th August 2019, 7:05pm

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Team UK had won four medals at this year’s WorldSkills competition in Kazan - two of them gold.

Beauty therapy competitor Rebecca West, from Sussex Downs College, won gold - the third successive WorldSkills winners in this skill for the UK. Her employer is Bespoke You.

The second gold medal was won by Haydn Jakes of Nottingham University, in aircraft maintenance.

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Connor McKevitt, trained by Riverpark Training and employed by Wrights Accident Repair Centre, claimed a silver in car painting, while Phoebe McLavy from Coleg Sir Gar, employed by Morgan Edward Salon, won bronze in hairdressing.

They were awarded their medals at a spectacular closing ceremony in Kazan, Russia, tonight, at which Russian president Vladimir Putin made a speech.

Team UK were also awarded 15 medallions of excellence - which are given to competitors who have achieved the international standard in their skill.

At EuroSkills in Budapest last year, Team UK walked away with one gold and three bronze medals. At WorldSkills in Abu Dhabi the year before, they achieved seven medals, including one gold.

Neil Bentley-Gockmann, chief executive of WorldSkills UK, said: “This is a fantastic result for the team and the UK as a whole - I couldn’t be prouder. This was the ultimate test and they stepped up to the mark.

“The members of Team UK, all under 25 years, championed the UK focus on skills development in front of a global audience, sending a strong message that the UK is a world-class place to invest, do business and create jobs.

“Governments, education and industry need to continue to work with us to make sure the UK stays at the cutting edge of global best practice in skills development.”