WorldSkills Team UK 2026 - Shanghai
Eight local students have been selected to take part in WorldSkills as part of Team UK.
| Skill | Team UK | Hometown | Organisation | Training Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Digital Game Art | Logan Cook (Holds BTEC qualification) | Newport, Wales | Coleg Gwent (Training Provider) | Paul Browne, Cheshire College - South and West |
| Additive Manufacturing | Oliver Coombs (Apprentice, holds BTEC qualification) | Bath | Bath College (Training Provider) BIMTek (Employer) | Bryn Jones, Grwp Llandrillo Menai |
| Aircraft Maintenance | Elyot Harmston (Apprentice, holds BTEC qualification) | Biggleswade, Bedfordshire | The Shuttleworth Collection (Employer) | James Callaghan, Royal Navy |
| Autobody Repair | Joe Wilton (Apprentice, holds BTEC qualification) | Ballymena, Northern Ireland | Riverpark Training (Training Provider) SDM Paintwork (Employer) | James Bown, self-employed |
| Beauty Therapy | Neve Dunn | South Shields | Tyne Coast College (Training Provider) Crown Hair & Beauty (Employer) | Hayley Huxtable, Beauty Therapy Consultant |
| Bricklaying | Joseph Shingler (Apprentice) | Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury College (Training Provider) The Shingler Group (Employer) | Stephen Chapman, Southern Regional College |
| Cabinet Making | Stanley Mackintosh (Apprentice) | Norwich | Rycotewood College (Training Provider) Bill Cleyndert and Company (Employer) | Christian Notley MBE, WorldSkills UK |
| Car Painting | Oisin McKerr | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | Southern Regional College (Training Provider) Porters Body Shop (Employer) | Richard Wheeler, Coleg Gwent |
| Chemical Laboratory Technician | Ruth Douglas (Apprentice) | Banbridge, Northern Ireland | Southern Regional College (Training Provider) Almac (Employer) | Michael Hughes, University of Manchester Deirdre Murray, Southern Regional College |
| CNC Milling | Tomas Ankers (Apprentice, holds BTEC qualification) | Wrexham, Wales | Coleg Cambria (Training Provider) Electroimpact (Employer) | Adam Youens, Coleg Cambria |
| Electrical Installation | Jonathan Gough (Completed apprenticeship, holds BTEC qualification) | Waringstown, Northern Ireland | Southern Regional College (Training Provider) Self-Employed | Mitchel Smith, NICEIC |
| Hairdressing | Katie Sime (Apprentice) | Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire | Reds Hair Company (Training Provider and Employer) | Linzi Weare, Reds Hair Company |
| Health and Social Care | Grace Longden | Macclesfield, Cheshire | Macclesfield College (Training Provider) Keele University (Training Provider) | Sau Man Li, JS Consultants |
Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 | Caolan McCartan (Completed apprenticeship) Patrick Sheerin (Completed apprenticeship) | Newry, Northern Ireland Portadown, Northern Ireland | Southern Regional College (Training Provider) Southern Regional College (Training Provider) A J Power (Employer) | Marcin Regulski, Wago UK & Ireland |
| IT Network Systems Administration | Charlie Priestley | Aberdeen, Scotland | North East Scotland College (Training Provider and Employer) Robert Gordon University (Training Provider) | Nitheesh Kaliyamurthy, University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
| Joinery | Jamie Matthews (Apprentice) | Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | Northern Regional College (Training Provider) Mivan (Employer) | Andrew Pengelly, self-employed |
| Mechanical Engineering CAD | Stuart Lyons | Lanark, Scotland | New College Lanarkshire (Training Provider) Glacier Energy (Employer) | Andrew Beel, Howden |
| Mechatronics | Emily Bettridge (Apprentice) Liz Hopkinson (Apprentice) | Nottingham Alfreton, Derbyshire | Toyota Manufacturing UK (Training Provider and Employer) Toyota Manufacturing UK (Training Provider and Employer) | Calum Knott, Didactic Services Ltd |
| Painting and Decorating | Shelby Fitzakerly (Apprentice) | Accrington, Lancashire | Accrington and Rossendale College (Training Provider) SPAIN Building and Maintenance (Employer) | Mike Swan, Dundee and Angus College |
| Plumbing and Heating | Andrew McCann (Completed apprenticeship) | Aughnacloy, Northern Ireland | South West College (Training Provider and Employer) AMC Plumbing and Heating Services (Employer) | Ronnie Ferris, self-employed |
| Refrigeration & Air Conditioning | Samuel Jones | Ashton, Wigan | PRTC Burnley (Training Provider) Industrial Cooling Equipment Ltd (Employer) | Mark Forsyth, Coriolis International |
| Renewable Energy | Madeleine Warburton (Apprentice) | Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire | Grwp Coleg Menai (Training Provider) RWE (Employer) | Chris Turnbull, Didactic Services Ltd |
| Restaurant Services | Yuliia Batrak | Llandudno, Wales | Grwp Llandrillo Menai (Training Provider) St George's Hotel, Llandudno | Dr Shyam Patiar, self-employed Ian Whitaker, Bean 2 Work CIC |
| Web Technologies | Finn Gallagher (holds a BTEC qualification) | Cardiff, Wales | Cardiff University | Val Adamescu, University of Portsmouth |