1,000 young competitors from 51 nations were competing to be the best of the best in 45 different skill area’s which featured Cooking, Confectioner Pastry and Restaurant Service . The event lasted four days with team GB winning 13 medals in total, five of them were gold with Ben Murphy winning gold in the Cooking event.
More than 200,000 people from the UK visited and were inspired by the dedication of the teams taking part in the Competition.
Visitors were able to Have a Go at hundreds of new skills, meet top employers and get specialist careers advice to help make that important next step.
HIT were a sponsor of the hospitality zone with offered some of the most enjoyable activities on the day. Activities included an omlette cooking challenge, a restaurant obsticle course, a check-in challenge and 5* bed making. Information, Advice and Guidance was also provided to any thinking about starting a career in the Hospitality and Catering industry.However the event did not see the end of World Skills! HIT Training continiue their WorldSkills ‘Have a Go’ Road-show around the country at various careers events. Students are given the opportunity to try their hand at many technical
industry related activities like; Laying a table the 5* way, mixing mocktails or creating their very own fresh pasta.
The Events will continue to run all the way up to Apprenticeship week on 6th - 10th February 2012
With every community and business in the UK thriving on skills, enterprise and inspiration the have a go events will be the catalyst that sparks the ambition of young people by showing them the endless possibilities their futures could hold and inspire them to gain the expertise which business’s in this country need.
To find out more about WorldSkills London and ‘Have a Go’ events in your area visit www.worldskillsteamuk.org/home
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