At WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 the UK retained its top 10 medal table performance. This excellent outcome was achieved through the hard work and determination of 34 of the UK’s most skilled students and apprentices in 29 skills.
1 Gold medal
3 Silver medals
3 Bronze medals
13 Medallions of excellence
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Team UK excelled in
Gold
Beauty Therapy: Kaiya Swain (Sussex Downs College and Kaiya Rose Beauty)
Silver
Architectural Stonemasonry: Archie Stoke-Faiers (Weymouth College & www.archiefaiers.co.uk)
Car Painting: Daryl Head (Thatcham Automotive Academy and Nationwide Repair)
Visual Merchandising: Catherine Abbott (Windsor College and Topshop)
Bronze
Autobody Repair: Andrew Gault (Riverpark Training and Glenn Allen Accident Repairs)
Cabinet Making: Angus Bruce-Gardner (Waters & Acland and Silverlining)
Plumbing and Heating: Daniel Martins (EAS Mechanical and Briggs and Forrester)
Medallion
Restaurant Service, Elizabeth Forkuoh (Coleg Sir Gar and The Gleneagles Hotel)
Mechanical Engineering CAD: Betsy Crosbie (New College Lanarkshire)
Bricklaying: Josh Hunter (Hull College and Geo Houlton & Sons Ltd)
Painting and Decorating: Jordan Charters (Edinburgh College and George Charters)
Joinery: Conor Wilmott (West Suffolk College and Cambridge Conservatory Centre)
Jewellery: Alex Wood (The Goldsmiths’ Centre and N Goves Ltd)
Hairdressing: Bridie Thorne (Train with Pride and Pride Hairdressing and Barbershop)
Landscape Gardening: Adam Fergusson (CAFRE and Historic Royal Palaces, Hillsborough Castle) and Will Burberry (Merrist Wood College and Radial Landscape Construction)
Cooking: Ruth Hansom (Westminster Kingsway College and Hansom Lambert)
Mechatronics: Sam Hillier and Tom Revell (Toyota Manufacturing UK)
Welding: Josh Peek (Great Yarmouth College and L&G Engineering)
Aircraft Maintenance: Joseph Massey(Coleg Cambria and Airbus UK)
IT Network Admin (Cyber Security): Shane Carpenter (Nescot College and BAE Systems)