SkillBuild background
SkillBuild is the largest multi-trade competition in the country for construction trainees and apprentices. It covers ten crafts:
- Bricklaying
- Cabinet Making
- Carpentry
- Dry Walling Systems
- Joinery
- Painting and Decorating
- Plastering
- Roofing
- Stonemasonry
- Wall and Floor Tiling
The competition is run by ConstructionSkills with the endorsement of UK Skills, the competition managers for the bi-annual WorldSkills UK competitions. Success at the SkillBuild regional heats will give entrants the opportunity to challenge for a place on the WorldSkills UK team and progress to compete at the 2011 WorldSkills competition in London. So the sky is the limit!
Entry Criteria
- SkillBuild is open to all trainees to enter, including all apprentices and those on full time course that lead to technical certificates.
- There are no age restrictions to enter SkillBuild, however entrants to WorldSkills have to be below 22 years of age.
- To be eligible for WorldSkills 2011 trainees must be born on or after 1/1/1989
- To be eligible for WorldSkills 2013 trainees must be born on or after 1/1/1991
- The maximum number of entrants for Bricklaying, Carpentry and Joinery is three in each category per college - this counts both junior and senior candidates towards the total but can't include more juniors than seniors
- SkillBuild regional heats are free to enter but the national final has a one off entry fee of £100 plus VAT.
- All applications must be made via the college or the employer and not by the trainees themselves.
- Applications for SkillBuild 2010 closed on 19 March 2010.
Terms and Conditions
- Names of entrants to the regional heat competitions can be changed up to three weeks before the regional heat date. Replacements will not be allowed on the day.
- The maximum number of entrants for Bricklaying, Carpentry and Joinery is three in each category per college - this counts both junior and senior candidates towards the total but can't be more juniors than seniors.
Regional Heats
The regional heats take place in the spring and summer and involve students working on test plans which take a day to complete. The highest scoring winners from the regional events are put forward to compete in the national final.
The national final test plans take 2.5 days to complete and end with an awards evening. Competitors' accommodation and food are paid during the national final competition.
The test pieces are designed to challenge the ability of entrants to follow detailed instructions, produce accurate and neat work outputs, be economical with materials while working to strict timescales – all essential requirements for today’s construction industry.
For any additional queries please email skillbuild.info@cskills.org
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