MidKent College apprentices are celebrating success at the Trades Industries event of the Kent and Medway FE College Skills Competition (KFE4Skills) held at North Kent College, Gravesend Campus on Wednesday 5th March.
The competition tests the skills of rising stars of the construction industry as they compete against other Colleges in timed challenges in their trades.
In Bricklaying, Owen Gravenell, 18, took first place and Ollie Setter, 18, came second in Bricklaying. Both are apprenticed with Roe Brickwork, Margate.
In Painting and Decorating, Mollie Platts, 21, took 1st place. She is an apprentice with Ian Williams Ltd, Tonbridge.
Matt Bartholomew, 17, who is an apprentice with LFA Brickwork, Chatham, came third in the junior competition and Taylor Spendiff, 17, apprentice with Gransden Construction, Sittingbourne, came third in the junior Carpentry competition.
KFE4Skills is the annual skills competition showcase of the three colleges covering Kent and Medway. Finalists have the chance to be selected to enter the regional and national World Skills UK competitions as a representative of one of Kent's Further Education (KFE) Colleges.
MidKent College’s winners are now preparing for the Guilds competition in April at Reading College and, following that, the regional heats of Skills Build 2025 in May at Oaklands College, St Albans.
