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• Built Environment

  Construction, Britain's largest industry, covers every type of building work. From designing and planning, to restoration and maintenance. Our construction and building services competitions allow you to showcase these skills and more.

  • Bricklaying - Closed
  • Cabinetmaking - Closed
  • Carpentry - Closed
  • Cleaning - Closed
  • Electrical Installation - Closed
  • Environmental Sciences - Closed
  • Heating and Ventilation - Closed
  • Joinery - Closed
  • Landscape Gardening - Closed
  • Painting and decorating - Closed
  • Plastering - Closed
  • Plastering and dry walling - Closed
  • Plumbing - Closed
  • Refrigeration - Closed
  • Roof Slating and Tiling - Closed
  • Stonemasonry - Closed
  • Wall and Floor Tiling - Closed
  • • Built Environment Brochure 2010 2011Kb PDF Document Download

• Cultural and Creative Arts

  Within the UK, the cultural and creative sector is of great economic and social importance, accounting for over 5% of gross domestic product, and growing at twice the rate of the economy as a whole. The sector covers many careers that directly benefit other sectors because they add a wealth of creative capabilities to other businesses and organisations.

  • Architectural Stained Glass - Closed
  • Fashion Design - Closed
  • Fine Jewellery Making - Closed
  • Floristry - Closed
  • Graphic Design - Closed
  • Performing Arts: Acting - Closed
  • Performing Arts: Musical Theatre - Closed
  • Popular Music - Closed
  • Video Moving Image - Closed
  • Visual Merchandising (skillVM) - Closed
  • • Cultural Arts Brochure 2010 1429Kb PDF Document Download

• Engineering

  With continuous advances in all areas of technology and work processes, engineering is a varied, exciting and highly skilled industry in which to be involved. If you are interested in showcasing your engineering skills view the competitions on offer for more information.

  • Aeronautical Engineering - Avionic - Closed
  • Aeronautical Engineering - Mechanical - Closed
  • Autobody Repair - Closed
  • Automobile Technology - Closed
  • Car Painting - Closed
  • CNC Milling - Closed
  • CNC Turning - Closed
  • Industrial Electronics - Closed
  • Mechanical Engineering CADD - Closed
  • Mechatronics - Closed
  • Mobile Robotics - Closed
  • Welding - Closed
  • • Engineering Brochure 2010 1296Kb PDF Document Download

• IT and Business Administration

  The skills currently most in demand are an understanding of finance and budgets, IT, organisation and planning, people management, verbal communication. If you are interested in showcasing your IT skills view the competitions on offer for more information.

  • Accounting Technician Skills - Closed
  • Microsoft IT Technician - Closed
  • Cisco Network Technician - Closed
  • Microsoft Network Administrator - Closed
  • Microsoft Applications Specialist - Closed
  • Entrepreneurship - Closed
  • Web Design - Closed
  • • IT and Business Administration Brochure 2010 1005Kb PDF Document Download

• Professional and Hospitality Services

  The Caring competition is currently still open for entry

  • Afro-Caribbean Hairdressing - Closed
  • Beauty Therapy - Closed
  • Caring - closed
  • Confectioner/Pastry Chef - Closed
  • Cooking - Closed
  • Hairdressing - Closed
  • Holistic Therapy - Aromatherapy - Closed
  • Holistic Therapy - Reflexology - Closed
  • Media Make-up - Closed
  • Nail Technology - Nail Art - Closed
  • Nail Technology - Nail Enhancements - Closed
  • Restaurant Service - Closed
  • Uniformed Services - Closed
  • • Professional, Social, Public and Hospitality Services Brochure 2010 1772Kb PDF Document Download