About the competition - SkillBuild
SkillBuild, construction’s biggest skills competition is searching for the best young builders across a variety of construction trades:
- Bricklaying
- Cabinet Making
- Carpentry
- Joinery
- Painting and Decorating
- Plastering
- Stonemasonry
- Wall and Floor Tiling
- Roof Slating and Tiling*
- Roof Sheeting and Cladding*
- Built Up Felt Roofing*
- Single Ply Roofing*
*National Final competition only
Entry Levels: Intermediate, Advanced
Entry Deadline: 28 February 2009
Entry Type: Individual competitors
Competition Type: Live
Who can enter?
SkillBuild is open to all 17-21 year olds currently studying any of the competition trades at S/NVQ level 2/3 through FE Colleges or work based apprenticeships.
Competition structure
Stage one: SkillBuild 2009 heats – 13 competition heats take place across England, Northern
Ireland, Scotland and Wales (competitions in Northern Ireland are organized by SkillBuild NI)
during April to June 2009.
Competitors have to complete a specific project to complete designed to test both practical
skills and related knowledge. Competitors compete against the clock and each other.
Stage two: SkillBuild 2009 UK final – highest scoring competitors across all heats that meet
the required standard will be invited to compete at the UK final over a three day national event in
October 2009.
In the spirit of SkillBuild, the national final is an opportunity for all involved to
celebrate excellence in construction training.
Further information
Paul Sykes: skillbuild.info@cskills.org or www.cskills.org/skillbuild
To enter this competition, please visit www.skillbuild.org
Further opportunities
There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to an
International WorldSkills competition.
Competition partners
SkillBuild is organised and promoted by ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council for Construction.