Worldskills UK National Finals

Photo: City of Glasgow College

The WorldSkills UK National Finals 2024 took place last week in Greater Manchester. 

After two full days of competitions in almost 50 skills at venues throughout the region, the event culminated at Manchester’s prestigious Bridgewater Hall. 

Scotland was represented at the finals by 36 students from six colleges, all of whom had won through in regional finals to gain their coveted place in Manchester. They competed in skills that included digital construction, mechanical engineering and heavy vehicle technology. 

From Scotland’s 36 finalists, no fewer than 22 received medals or were highly commended at the awards ceremony, and New College Lanarkshire came first in the medal league table  with 32 points; ten points ahead of second place. Scotland had two gold medallists in Lennon Bulloch from New College Lanarkshire who won gold in the Digital Construction category and Luke Clayton, also from New College Lanarkshire who won gold for his skills in computer-sided design in mechanical engineering. A third gold medal for Scotland and New College Lanarkshire came in the Network Infrastructure Technician competition where cyber security student, Cryptic Nexus, took the top award.

Scotland was also represented by three exceptional students from New College Lanarkshire in the Foundation Skill competitions designed for students who have a statement of Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities.