DerekThompson, Electrical Training Trust (ETT) commented, “We would like to thank the hardworking lecturers and management team at NRC who have contributed to Ryan's success. Both Ryan and his employer have clearly benefited from the joint College and ETT partnership approach to apprenticeship training”.
Electrical Installation Tutor, Alistair McDonald said, “We are delighted with Ryan’s success. He is a very hard working dedicated apprentice and is a great ambassador for NRC and the industry.”
Just under one hundred competitors from across Northern Ireland tested their skills in 11 different construction trades at Skillbuild 2014, held at the Southern Regional College in Newry on 7 & 8 May 2014.
Skillbuild NI, run by CITB-ConstructionSkills NI, is held annually each spring with the top local construction apprentices competing to win coveted titles ranging from brickwork to wall and floor tiling. The winners may then go on to represent Northern Ireland in the Skills Show UK and potentially at WorldSkills.
Commending the competitors on their hard work and dedication shown in their area of expertise, Dr Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning said: “Skillbuild, as with all skills competitions, is about raising the status and standards of professional and technical education and training, and the benefits from having more skilful, highly motivated staff. We have a proud record of success at skills competitions not only on a local level but also on a regional, national and world level. We look forward to building upon past successes, and getting a good Northern Ireland representation on the UK Team for the next WorldSkills competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2015.”
For further information on electrical courses at NRC please visit the NRC website www.nrc.ac.uk.
