Hello,

Well my first couple of days on the job were a little hectic to say the least, two days down at the World Skills, at the NEC in Birmingham. If I could sum up the experience in one word it would have to be ‘unbelievable’, the size of the event was enormous and the number of people amazing.

Walking around the event and being able to watch the talented competitors was inspiring, who knew you could fit so many different skills in to one place. From watching hair and beauty, to observing aviation mechanics, you never quite knew what was around the next corner.

Not only were you able to admire the skills being used, there were areas where you could ‘have a go’. These areas were consistently full, with all ages wanting to ‘have a go’ with activities such as; building your own plane, creating jewelry, sculpting a car out of clay, and how fast can you hammer a 4inch nail in to a block of wood, which was  extremely popular with the school children.

Just to make the experience that more memorable, we had students from Kendal College competing within the film category, who WON GOLD! I shall attempt to attach the link to their final piece, fingers crossed, I hope you enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAUSWrFDuBA