A CARPENTRY student from Grimsby has won a regional competition proving his skills in the trade.
Krzysztof Bartel, 19, a CITB Carpentry and Joinery learner at the Grimsby Institute, has won the regional heat in Nottinghamshire of SkillBuild – the UK's largest multi-trade competition.
The former Oasis Academy Wintringham student is now hoping to compete in the regional finals later in the year where students with the top scores will battle it out for the national title.
Kryzysztof said: "I'm really pleased to have done so well – it's a compliment just to have been nominated to compete and to go on to win it makes me feel great.
"It shows that I'm one of the best young trades-people in the area, which I think is definitely something I can be proud of.
"I'm now looking forward to the experience of going to the final and I'll keep practicing my skills until then."
The competition is held annually and managed by the CITB, the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry, and supported by local employers as well as national sponsors.
Trainees compete in a variety of trades including bricklaying, cabinet making, carpentry, dry walling systems, joinery, painting and decorating and plastering.
SkillBuild is part of the WorldSkills UK competition framework, which is a series of around 70 skills competitions taking place in a diverse range of sectors from construction and the built environment to cultural and creative arts.
Dave Potts, team leader for carpentry and joinery at the Institute, said: "It is brilliant for the achievement of our learners to be recognised at a national competition like SkillBuild and goes to show what a good department we are and how excellent our learners aspire to be.
"The training our learners receive is up-to-date and we are very stringent in the way we teach.
"We always seem to do well at these competitions – thanks to the skills of our learners."
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