SPARKS Female Skills Competition 2024 Grand Final This Week!
We are delighted to announce that the Grand Final of the SPARKS Female Skills Competition 2024 is just two days away!
The SPARKS UK Apprentice of the Year Final begins today!
After an impressive turnout which has blown all previous competitions out of the park, today is the day that our seven Regional Winners go head-to-head in the battle to win the Apprentice of the Year crown.
The final, which is being held at Stephenson College in Leicestershire, will run over two days, with a six-hour practical today and a final four-hour practical tomorrow, putting our electricians of the next generation to the ultimate test.
Not only will the winner hold the championed SPARKS UK Apprentice of the Year title, but they will also win a Megger MFT1730 worth more than £1300, £500 worth of vouchers from Trade Direct and a package of testers worth more than £1000 for the college which they attend.
But no finalist will go home empty-handed: all of them will receive a Megger AVO410 multimeters worth over £150 each.
See below the list of the regional winners – who knows which one could be victorious tomorrow when the Apprentice of the Year is revealed!
South West Regional Heat Winner
Matthew Doe from Bridgwater College, Level 3 Apprentice
Wales Regional Heat Winner
Ben Moss from Coleg Menai, Level 2 Full Time Student
North East Regional Heat Winner
Jake Sowersby from Darlington College, Level 3 Apprentice
North West Regional Heat Winner
Luke Shield from Lakes College, Level 3 Apprentice
South East Regional Heat Winner
Oliver Clarke from Uxbridge College, Level 3 Apprentice
Midlands Regional Heat Winner|
Pierce Cook from Boston College, Level 3 Apprentice
Runner Up
Joe Breadon from Walsall College, Level 3 Apprentice
Best of luck to all of our regional winners – and thank you to everyone who has helped us to make the SPARKS Apprentice of the Year competition the huge success it has been this year.
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