Weymouth College was celebrating along with rest of the UK after Stonemasonry Apprentice Robert Broomsgrove won silver at WorldSkills Leipzig 2013, which took place from 2 – 7 July in Germany. This result confirms Robert as the UK’s best and the world’s second best, trainee stonemason.
WorldSkills is the world’s largest international skills competition. The Competition is held in cities around the globe and the competition sees over 1000 young people compete in a range of skills to be named the ‘best in the world’ in their chosen skill.
Team UK, made up of apprentices and young employees’ age 18 – 25, enjoyed great success and put in a world class performance showcasing the skills of young people in this country.
Vice Principal for Enterprise and Employability, Rob Jones praised Robert’s efforts and added what a fantastic asset he was to the College: “The College’s provision in Stonemasonry is truly world-class and has an international reputation. When you have outstanding students like Robert working with our inspirational teaching staff and fully engaged employers, you have a recipe for incredible success”
Director of School for Construction and Engineering at Weymouth College, Rex Witts said: “Once again Weymouth College students demonstrate to the world the standards we achieve. This is the third consecutive time UK Skills have selected our stonemasonry students to represent the UK. Robert is an excellent mason who represents his employer Wells Cathedral, Weymouth College and himself with pride. We are very proud of him and all of the other students who have pushed Robert all the way to represent their country. Stonemasonry teaching team Richard, Peter and Dave have inspired many students but this is a great accolade for them too.”
Team UK won two gold medals in Bricklaying and Cabinet Making, one silver medal in Stonemasonry, (Robert Broomsgrove) and three bronze medals in Autobody Repair, Aircraft Maintenance and Electrical Installations. The remaining 17 members of Team UK were awarded a medallion for excellence.
The WorldSkills Competition enables competing countries to share best practice in Apprenticeships and vocational teaching raising standards on an international scale.
Many of the Team UK members were invited to compete in the selection process for the team after excelling at the WorldSkills UK National Competitions, the finals of which are held at The Skills Show. The Skills Show is taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 14 – 16 November, visit www.worldskillsuk.org for more information.
Weymouth College offers a range of courses, Apprenticeships and work-place learning in Stonemasonry with excellent links with industry and award-winning students. To find out more, please visit: study.weymouth.ac.uk
