Northern Ireland Successes
Global Winners
Northern Ireland competitors perform very well on the world stage.
In October 2011 at Worldskills London, Philip Green won a gold medal in bricklaying. James Cuffey won a silver medal in Landscape gardening and Stuart Millar won a bronze medal in Refrigeration and air conditioning. The mechatronics team, Mark Maginty and Chris Downey were awarded Medallions for Excellence which are presented to those competitors who reach the world class level in their skills discipline.
Previous Competitions
In 2009 Trevor Woods won a bronze medal for joinery in Calgary, Canada.
In 2007 Jonathan Lloyd won a bronze medal for car painting in Shizuoka, Japan.
In 2005 Andrew Blair won a gold medal for autobody repair and Christopher Robinson was awarded a medallion of excellence for plumbing at the WorldSkills competition in Helsinki, Finland.
| Year | Competitor |
|---|---|
| 2009 |  Read an interview with Trevor Woods |
| 2005 |  Read an interview with Andrew Blair |
| 2005 | Read an interview with Christopher Robinson |
UK Winners
More information on UK winners at WorldSkills can be found at WorldSkills UK Alumni website.
You can read more about the UK Alumni network by downloading the WorldSkills UK Alumni brochure.
You can keep in touch with Northern Ireland's latest successes as they arise.
