About the competition - Hardware and Software
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Entry Levels: Advanced
Entry Deadline: 18 April 2008
Entry Type: Individual competitors
Competition Type: Live
Who is this competition for?
This competition is open to anyone preparing to be an ICT Technician by training, work experience and/or employment. The competition is for individuals.
What does the competition prepare you for?
This competition places you within the role of an ICT technician. This includes the installation, configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance of computer hardware.
What does the competition cover?
This competition is in either one or two stages:
Stage 1: an ‘in house’ competition can be held within the training
organisation/institution to select a finalist to compete at the UK final.
Stage 2: Finalists and other individual competitors compete at the live final
What happens if I win?
UK Gold winners will be invited to a high profile national awards event.
If eligible, outstanding national winners will be invited to compete for a place in the UK’s
team a EuroSkills or the WorldSkills Competition.
Further information
For detailed information about the technical aspects of the competition, please contact Jen Bell
of Northumberland College
jen.bell@northland.ac.uk
For general information about competitions please contact:
WorldSkills UK contact centre 0800 612 0742 or email
worldskillsuk@ukskills.org.uk
Further opportunities
There is the possibility of progressing to a
EuroSkills competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to an
International WorldSkills competition.
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