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Apprentice success at this years NI SkillBuild Heats!

Wednesday the 1st February 2017 saw us wave goodbye to grim old January and say hello to the beginning of a fresh, new month in 2017! It was also the day Springvale Learning began to celebrate Engineering success, having entered the reputable NI Skillbuild competition for the very first time.

NI Skillbuild has been run by CITB Northern Ireland for over 45 years and sees the best in construction talent compete against each other to be crowned the Skillbuild winner in their chosen trade. This is a points based test and marks are received on the accurate build of a standard circuit board. The competition is comprised of various heats and those with the highest scores from each heat will compete in the next round at Southern Regional College, Portadown, on the 24th March 2017.

Five Springvale Engineering Apprentices, took part in the competition held in our Belfast campus workshop. Springvale’s Chief Executive, Alan Blair, is thrilled with the results from our competing apprentices;

“We are delighted to be able to give our apprentices the chance to showcase their talent by entering CITB’s NI Skillbuild. This is the first time that Springvale Learning has entered its apprentices into the competition and we are very happy with the outcome, with all the competitors scoring highly with their work, and the judge being greatly impressed with their efforts. The competition also boosted the confidence of all the apprentices who entered and created a great buzz in the workshop yesterday. We look forward to entering more of our learners into competitions of this nature in the near future, thereby giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their talent within their chosen trades.”

SkiilBuild NI held at Springvale

NI Skillbuild competitors with Springvale Chief Executive Alan Blair and David Cooper, Director, CITB NI

CITB Northern Ireland Director, David Cooper, was in attendance to present the Springvale competitors with certificates. He also explained the success that can be achieved from entering the NI Skillbuild competition.

Well done to our runner up, Kevin Carrothers and a massive congratulations to our overall winner Jamie Boyd!

CITBNI Director David Cooper (right) presenting Alex Brady with his certificate. Also pictured, Dr Alan Blair, Chief Executive, Springvale (left).
Alex Brady competing in Skillbuild NI held at Springvale Learning, Belfast
CITBNI Director David Cooper (right) presenting 2nd place competitor Kevin Carrothers with his certificate and prize. Also pictured, Dr Alan Blair, Chief Executive, Springvale (left).
Judge Peter McGilly and tutor Damian Kearns discussing Leon's work
Springvale Chief Executive Alan Blair (right) presenting James Maloney with his certificate.
Kevin working hard against the clock during the NI Skillbuild competition
(From left to right) Apprentices Kevin Carrothers, Tutor Damian Kearns, Jamie Boyd and Alex Brady,who participated in the NI Skillbuild competition held at Springvale Learning, Belfast
Springvale Chief Executive Alan Blair and CITBNI Director David Cooper, congratulate the apprentices for their hard work and efforts throughout the day
Winner Jamie Boyd working hard during the NI SkillBuild Competition.
SkiilBuild NI held at Springvale
SkillbuildNI competitors with Springvale Chief Executive Alan Blair and David Cooper, Director of CITB NI
Skillbuild NI Springvale Learning Belfast Heat winner Jamie Boyd
Congratulations to the winner of our Skillbuild NI heat, Jamie Boyd, held at Springvale Learning, Belfast

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February 2nd, 2017
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