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Kate Halsey from New College Lanarkshire won a gold medal at the 2025 WorldSkills Finals in South Wales
Scotland was once again well represented in the WorldSkills UK National Finals which took place last week in venues across South Wales. No fewer than 31 Scottish apprentices competed in 15 different disciplines, including digital construction where Scotland has historically done exceptionally well.
Representation in cyber security, renewable energy and 3D Digital Game Art reflected the changing face of skills provision alongside more traditional skills in areas like health and social care, electrical installation and heavy vehicle technology.
When the results came in, finalists representing Scotland were successful across the full spectrum of medals, winning four golds, three silver and three bronze. It was another exceptional year for New College Lanarkshire which came joint second in the institutional medal table.
In the Foundation Skill competitions designed for students who have a statement of Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities, Kate Halsey from New College Lanarkshire won a gold medal in the Health and Social Care category.
In the mainstream competitions Peter Heggie from New College Lanarkshire won gold in Digital Construction. In the same category Adam Lyon from Glasgow Caledonian University won silver and Andrew Dearie from New College Lanarkshire won bronze. Ellis Stevenson from the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) was the gold medallist in Electrical Installation and Adam Souter, also from SECTT won silver. Also taking home a silver medal was Michael Till from North East Scotland College. Michael’s medal was for Network Infrastructure Technician.
The gold medal in the Mechanical Engineering: CAD category went to Callum Patience from New College Lanarkshire. Scotland’s other bronze medallists were Glasgow Kelvin College’s Craig Gow in the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps category, and Abby Ward from New College Lanarkshire in Health and Social Care.
Full details of the 2025 WorldSkills UK National Finals can be found on the WorldSkills UK website.
