Northern Regional College has maintained its excellent record at the national WorldSkills finals. For the second consecutive year, engineering students at the College secured top honours in the Industrial Robotics category.
Charlie Carson and Jason Scott were gold medal winners while Ryan Crooks and Luke Cassidy were bronze medalists. Both Charlie and Jason are Foundation Degree students at the College in Ballymena where they are studying mechanical manufacturing engineering and electrical and electronic engineering respectively. They were among the seven students and apprentices from the College to qualify for the prestigious WorldSkills UK 2022 national finals held at six venues across the UK.
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Gold medal winner Charlie Carson, who is from Ballymoney, said competing in WorldSkills had been a great learning experience and securing a gold medal was the icing on the cake. He said: “It was brilliant to get an opportunity as taking part in the WorldSkills competition was truly a great experience. Our lecturers were very supportive, we learnt a lot of new skills and it was great to have a chance to put these into practice as we prepared for the final.
“I would encourage anyone who is considering taking part in the WorldSkills competitions next year to dedicate their time to preparing to compete as it will be time well spent.”
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WorldSkills is a competition-based development programme, designed by industry experts, to enhance the practical skills and knowledge taught on vocational training courses at FE Colleges and Training Centres. Competitions are designed to boost the competitors’ skills and confidence and improve their employability.
Last year, engineering students at the College in Ballymena had a clean sweep in the Industrial Robotics category at the national finals.
Source: Written from press release
