WorldSkills UK is coming to Rochdale Training in November

Rochdale Training is hosting this year's WorldSkills UK national final competition in welding.

The UK’s top students and apprentices will be going for gold in Greater Manchester this November after the region was chosen to host the prestigious WorldSkills UK national finals.

Venues across the region will play host to over 50 finals with 500 competitors from all over the UK competing between 18 and 21 November.

The competitions are a seven-month process including regional heats and intensive training before stepping up to the ultimate test of the national finals in November.

 

 

Young people are full of praise for the competitions with the vast majority (87%) of previous entrants saying taking part improved their technical skills.

In addition, the average earnings of those who have participated in WorldSkills UK’s competitions are more than 60% higher than those of a comparable peer group.

Rochdale Training will have many activities and are keen to hear from employers and schools who want to get involved.

Their engineering team will have several have-a-go activities for year 10 and 11 school students.

Jill Nagy, chief executive of Rochdale Training said: “This is a great opportunity for schools, apprentices and employers to get involved in this exciting event. We are thrilled to be chosen to host the event for the category of welding. Good luck to those taking part.”

Events during the week include:

• High school Have a Go activities: Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 November
• H&S breakfast event for employers with tour: Wednesday 20 November 8am - 10am
• Open day: Thursday 21 November 12pm - 6.30pm
• Rochdale Training apprentices vs finalists: Friday 22 November 9.30am - 12pm

If you would like to attend or get involved, contact Rochdale Training
on 01706 631417 or marketing@rochdaletraining.co.uk